Moochelle Promotes Universal Rights, But Not Liberty, for China

http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2014/03/22/Michelle-Obama-My-Husband-And-I-Welcome-Criticism-from-Media-and-Our-Fellow-Americans

Cold War, China vs. U.S.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-chinese-government-and-networking-firm-huawei-a-960199.html

Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan's documentary that imagines the United States had it lost the Revolutionary War. The film is set to hit theaters on July 4.

‘Obama March Madness: Scandal Edition’: College Students Fill Out Their Brackets on Top Obama Scandals

http://youtu.be/f_cI78IAsiI

And You Wonder Why Parents Worry

http://youtu.be/WCSN4jR7a3k

Ian Hunter, Tartan Clef Awards

http://youtu.be/Z4J-K8lmeMA

Blacks Voting for Democrats are Chumps, Malcolm X

http://youtu.be/7BYVv4LY_KQ

Harvard Hillel Visit Arafat's Grave

http://pamelageller.com/2014/03/jews-jihad-jewish-donors-funded-harvard-students-trip-arafats-grave.html/

American Police Military

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21599349-americas-police-have-become-too-militarised-cops-or-soldiers

Leverett House

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LquuPcRDMNo

Lev House remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vum5mMyGrs

PA Write Beats Republicrats

Introducing mention for iPad

To download the app: http://bit.ly/mentionforiPad

http://youtu.be/HS_gZFBuMyc

No Water = No NSA Data Center

http://youtu.be/8ANUo8BnYoo Offnow.org

SAT Dumbing Down for Common Core: Gov't to Put Companies Out of Business

SAT test prep companies out of business and aligning the test to the Common Core Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/sat-test-prep-makeover-104291.html#ixzz2v81LnhTc

Yosemite

One in Three Say They’ve Been Personally Hurt by Obamacare

Hurt

Common Core Principal Against Common Core

http://nepc.colorado.edu/author/burris-c-c

ATF Violates the Bill of Rights

Footage Captures the Moment Federal Agents Storm Calif. Gun Parts Store http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/17/feds-work-around-restraining-order-to-execute-search-warrant-on-gun-parts-store/

China Deploys Missile to Attack Americans on Guam

China Fields New Intermediate-Range Nuclear Missile

Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople - Drivin' Sister and All The Way From Memphis: Don Kirschner's Rock Concert

http://youtu.be/zvFpX98EOPo

This version seems to be of higher quality, adds a few seconds to the beginning of Sister, and appears better than earlier versions.

UCLA Ben Shapiro Israel

http://youtu.be/cOIv6owDXYo Ben Shapiro at UCLA: "BDS is just another form of anti-semitism"

USA GIVES UP CONTROL OF NET; NEW GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet

Almost Single-Handedly, Obama Ushers in the New Cold War

Russia And China 'In Agreement' Over Ukraine

http://news.sky.com/story/1219922/russia-and-china-in-agreement-over-ukraine

Rep. Mike Kelly Defends Free Speech from IRS Crackdown on House Floor

Free Creative Commons Resources, music, illustrations

http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=7298

Sparta and Homosexuality

http://sexandhistory.blogspot.com/2008/06/sparta-experiment-in-state-fostered.html

Manhattan Declaration in Philadelphia, 2 May 2014

https://www.cvent.com/d/b4qqnb?lang=en&sms=7&cn=2Zm5j9F6ZUuJmiCaAcvTUg&refid=smsharelinkpostreg

Shut up your mouth, Obama

http://youtu.be/wtFeoup7p74 http://youtu.be/qe0jZ630Tk0

Should Presidents Follow the Constitution?

http://youtu.be/Qw0AsBanu-o

Are Young Americans Abandoning Their Religion Due to Teachings on Homosexuality?

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/27/should-gay-marriage-be-decided-at-the-state-or-national-level-americans-weigh-in/

Fracking is turning the US into a bigger oil producer than Saudi Arabia

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fracking-is-turning-the-us-into-a-bigger-oil-producer-than-saudi-arabia-9185133.html

Obama Supporter Law Professor Warns America at 'Constitutional Tipping Point'

The Moment a Prof. Warned That America Is at a ‘Constitutional Tipping Point’

1st Video of the Supremes (Court)

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/27/see-the-first-known-video-taken-inside-the-supreme-court-while-it-was-in-session/

Obama to Weaken U.S. Military

Pentagon plans to shrink US Army to pre-WWII level

Harvard’s Rebel Without a Clue

Harvard’s Rebel

Black leaders discuss how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves

http://youtu.be/9RABZq5IoaQ

Black conservative leaders discuss how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves - SHORT VERSION

Black conservative leaders discuss the reason the NRA was founded and how gun control is an effort to control people.

The Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) hosted a group of prominent figures from the African American community at 9:45A.M. on Friday, February 22nd at the National Press Club to speak out against gun control legislation currently being considered on Capitol Hill.

CURE is the largest black conservative think tank in the nation and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

CURE organized the news conference in response to concerns shared by black conservatives that the Senate proposed laws will restrict their ability to defend themselves, their property and their families. They are also concerned that the proposed gun control legislation puts too much power in the hands of politicians.

"I believe that it is our duty to stand together and challenge the proposals currently on the table in the Senate, which invoke painful memories of Jim Crow laws and black codes," said CURE president and founder, Star Parker. "Black history is rife with government demands for background checks in order to qualify for constitutional rights. All Americans should be concerned."

Star Parker, a nationally syndicated columnist and other noted thought leaders, authors and speakers will make the case against the type of gun control measures President Obama and his liberal allies are proposing. While the group believes that Sandy Hook was a national tragedy, they oppose its use as an opportunity to advance government control and strip any American citizens of their constitutional rights. In the middle of Black History Month, CURE is calling for a serious national dialogue about the impact of gun control on the black community.




"We want to inform United States senators that we will be notifying urban pastors, business leaders and other black voters of their legislators' position on the Second Amendment—especially blue senators in red states currently up for re-election." The news conference is to rally behind the tradition of former slave and great American orator Frederick Douglass who said, "A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box."

DAFR fights for the inalienable firearms rights of responsible disabled Americans. Disabled Americans have unique needs when exercising their 2nd Amendment rights. The mission of DAFR is intertwined within five basic areas of focus.

These areas consist of:

1. The introduction of firearms for self-defense to disabled Americans.
2. Shooting sports program and organized competition for disabled Americans and wounded veterans.
3. Oversee firearms legislation and research their impact on Americans with disabilities.
4. Offer assistance to responsible disabled Americans in order to exercise their 2nd Amendment right.
5. Educating the public and elected officials about how disabled American firearms owners have unique needs that must be met when exercising their 2nd Amendment right.


We have also become concerned with recent legislation that is proposed throughout the United States in reaction to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. With that, our organization has taken a clear stand on various bills, public acts and proposed laws that we deem would be disadvantageous to responsible disabled firearms owners. DAFR intends to shed light on the fact that many Disabled Americans can only use certain types of firearms such as the highly adaptable AR15 rifle platform. A ban or other serious restrictions on the AR15 rifle as well as certain other firearms will have an adverse effect on the rights of thousands of disabled Americans.

http://www.dafr.org

http://www.facebook.com/DAFRUSA

http://www.twitter.com/DAFRUSA

If you support Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights, please visit our website at http://www.dafr.org , join our organization and spread the word, THANK YOU ALL for the support!

Blackphone, Deutsche Telekom, Guardian Project

Silent Circle and Geeksphone have partnered to combine best-of-breed hardware with all the skills and experience necessary to offer BLACKPHONE, the world's first smartphone which prioritizes the user's privacy and control. Both sides of a call have to be using the same service to get full encryption.

http://youtu.be/WczXWirN9oo

Deutsche Telekom has already launched its SiMKo 3-Smartphone, an adapted version of Samsung's Galaxy, which encrypts e-mails, contact data, appointments, text messages, photos, audio recording and voice conversations.

The open-source Guardian Project is another service offering free applications for secure communication over smartphones and tablets.

Gun Grab

http://youtu.be/m5ukrWC0lns

Fed-Up Navy Veteran : ‘I’m Telling You Right Now, I Will Not Comply’

http://youtu.be/se7VtF4Cu7U

Krauthammer On Obama’s Handling of Russia

TheBlaze

List of Hillary Clinton's Accomplishments: Democrats Trumpet

US v China: is this the new cold war?

US v China

1971 Midnight Lady, Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople

Midnight Lady 1971 West German pop show Mick Ralphs speaks german MTH at 3.10 after The Slade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzsvupYiFww

Click the "play" arrow for the Common Common Core audio report

Common Core audio report http://www.grassrootsaction.com/201105/offer.asp?Ref_ID=25183&p=1&CID=201107&RID=41539123 See more at: http://www.grassrootsaction.com/201105/offer.asp?Ref_ID=25183&p=1&CID=201107&RID=41539123#sthash.v8WrYqgf.dpuf

If He Believes It, It Must Be So

Obama's scary interview.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-02/obama-to-israel-time-is-running-out

Moochelle Obama: 'Young People Are Knuckleheads,' Which Is Why They Need Obamacare

Dr Ben Carson CPAC 2014 speech

Dr Ben Carson CPAC 2014 speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lFQcc7tOOA

The World's Fastest Jet Powered Truck: Shockwave

Brand New Leather Jacket, British Pop Sharia Song

http://www.youtube.com/embed/wq_lhlIn1e0

Boston University Caves to Islamic Supremacist Demands

Boston University Caves to Islamic Supremacist Demands - See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/02/boston-university-caves-islamic-supremacist-demands.html/#sthash.aF2flMJN.dpuf I work at a university library in Boston, Mass., and books are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System, not by title or “importance”. Muslim students (most of them from abroad) told administrators that they were offended because the Koran wasn’t given a place of honor on a top shelf, as dictated by Islamic law and custom.

Library staff were then ordered to shift entire sections of books in the stacks so that the Koran could be “honored” appropriately. - See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/02/boston-university-caves-islamic-supremacist-demands.html/#sthash.aF2flMJN.dpuf

Idaho Muslim Police Officer Kills a Disabled Man’s Service Dog

Idaho Muslim Police Officer Kicks, Shoots and Kills a Disabled Man’s Service Dog

Dogs are reviled as unclean in Islam.

“Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Sahih Bukhari 4.54.50
“Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.” — Sahih Muslim 3811
“Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.” — Sahih Muslim 551

- See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/02/video-idaho-muslim-police-officer-kicks-shoots-kills-disabled-mans-service-dog.html/#sthash.WhCXFDYx.dpuf

“Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Sahih Bukhari 4.54.50 “Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.” — Sahih Muslim 3811 “Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.” — Sahih Muslim 551 - See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/02/video-idaho-muslim-police-officer-kicks-shoots-kills-disabled-mans-service-dog.html/#sthash.WhCXFDYx.dpuf
- See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2014/02/video-idaho-muslim-police-officer-kicks-shoots-kills-disabled-mans-service-dog.html/#sthash.WhCXFDYx.dpuf

Read the story: http://bit.ly/1eRc3HR. The video from Filer police officer Tarek Hassani's dashboard-mounted camera, released Monday by the Filer Police Department, shows the moments leading up to and following Saturday's shooting that left a dog dead. The animal's owner, Rick Clubb, said Hassani's use of force was unwarranted. The Times-News edited the video for length.

Obama Betrayed the Victims of Fort Hood

“Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!”

Baltimore County Police Brutality

Baltimore County cops doing their thing at the Towson bars. from Gootz on Vimeo.

Circuit Court Upholds Sharia Law

Google ordered to remove anti-Islamic film from YouTube Yahoonews

Rand Paul Is the GOP's Early Presidential Front-Runner

Rand Paul

Federal Regulations Drive Out Banks: 29-percent-more-big-banks-and-24-percent-fewer-small-banks-veronique-de

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/371907/2000-there-are-29-percent-more-big-banks-and-24-percent-fewer-small-banks-veronique-de

Top of the 2,073-Foot Shanghai Tower

http://youtu.be/gLDYtH1RH-U

Map Shows U.S. Had ‘Multitude of Forces’ in Region Surrounding Libya During Benghazi Attack

The unclassified map was obtained by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Randall R. Schmidt via a Freedom of Information of Act (FOIA) request. Schmidt is reportedly investigating the U.S. military’s response to the Benghazi attack and provided a copy of the map to the group.

'Homeland' Purchasing 141,000 MORE Rounds of Sniper Ammo...

According to a solicitation posted on FedBizOpps, the federal agency is looking to procure 141,160 rounds of Hornady .308 Winchester 168gr A-MAX TAP ammunition.

Such ammunition is sometimes retailed as “Zombie Max,” a marketing gimmick alluding to its power.

 https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=94034530e947269f2603ada738cbbdb1&tab=core&_cview=0

FBI

Scary 1929 market chart gains traction

If market follows the same script, trouble lies directly ahead

China Gets to Spy on Military Exercises and Propagandize

The U.S. is leading the largest multinational military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, and Chinese media are hailing Beijing’s first-time participation in the annual drill as proof that the communist nation’s “regional military impact” cannot be ignored.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/12/china-flexes-its-muscles-in-us-led-military-exerci/

Father's Letter to Daughter

He has made a habit out of writing letters to his young daughter.

http://www.viralnova.com/father-letter-to-daughter/

Video of U.S. Forces Capturing a Terror Suspect

The Washington Post obtained the video captured in the early morning hours last October, when Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai headed home after morning prayers in Tripoli, and was snatched by U.S. forces for his alleged role in the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa.

DHS Contracted To Purchase 704 Million Rounds of Ammo Over Next 4 Years: 2,500 Rounds Per Officer - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/dhs-contracted-purchase-704-million-rounds-ammo-over-next-4-years-2500-rounds#sthash.b9MdnhVy.dpuf

DHS Contracted To Purchase 704 Million Rounds of Ammo Over Next 4 Years: 2,500 Rounds Per Officer - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/dhs-contracted-purchase-704-million-rounds-ammo-over-next-4-years-2500-rounds#sthash.b9MdnhVy.dpuf DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Ammunition Purchases Have Declined since 2009 GAO-14-119: Published: Jan 13, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 12, 2014.

American Taxpayers Pay to Support Chinese Green Firms

http://p.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/enlarge/image/federaljpg_735282/?iframe=true&width=830&height=800

Federal Government Gone 25% of the time: notice?

http://p.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/enlarge/image/federaljpg_735282/?iframe=true&width=830&height=800

Krauthammer on Latest Obamacare Delay: ‘This Is Stuff That You Do in a Banana Republic’

Krauthammer Goes Off on Latest Obamacare Delay: ‘This Is Stuff That You Do in a Banana Republic’

11 Quotes from the highest-ranking Soviet bloc intel officer to ever defect

Romanian Lt. Gen. Ion Pacepa, in connection with the release of his most-recent title “Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism.”

’007′ the Crow Effortlessly Solve an 8-Step, Complex Puzzle

Programme website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03tt7jm Dr Alex Taylor sets a difficult problem solving task, will the crow defeat the puzzle?

http://youtu.be/AVaITA7eBZE

Ian Hunter, Roll Away The Stone, Hugo and Luigi - Rockabilly Party (Roulette Records No. 4012 - 1957)

Hugo & Luigi were an American record producing team, made up of songwriters and producers Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti, who shared an office in New York's Brill Building. Besides their working relationship, the two were cousins.

First coming to attention with singles released on Mercury Records in the mid-1950s, they went on to produce Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke and other artists for RCA Victor, including the hit records "Twistin' The Night Away", "Another Saturday Night", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens, the Isley Brothers's classic "Shout", and Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him". They co-wrote Presley's hit "Can't Help Falling in Love", with George David Weiss. They also produced albums by Della Reese including The Classic Della, a collection of pop songs based on classical themes and Waltz With Me, Della, a collection of popular songs in 3/4 time. Their track, "La Plume de Ma Tante" reached #29 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1959.

Hugo & Luigi were also onetime co-owners of Roulette Records. Songs composed by the duo were often credited to "Mark Markwell", and records they produced carried their distinct logo. While at Roulette Hugo and Luigi did a series of Beautiful Music recordings of "Cascading Voices" and later "Cascading Strings."

After founding Avco Records and producing artists such as The Stylistics in the 1970s, Hugo & Luigi launched a new label, H&L Records, which they ran until they retired, at the end of the decade. Peretti (born December 6, 1916) died on May 1, 1986. ~SOURCE: Wikipedia

http://youtu.be/Z2TS9jhtXeQ

The Clinton Files

Ruthless

ND pumps record 313.5M barrels of oil in 2013 North Dakota pumps record 313.5M barrels of oil in 2013; tops previous high by 70M barrels

Yahoo News

"Obama Most Radical US President ever" states prestigious Harvard Phd

Dr. Richard L. Rubinstein, author of "Jihad and Genocide", Harvard Phd, Yale fellow, "Distinguished Professor of the Year", and Harvard Phd, states that president Obama's intention is to "correct the historical mistake of the creation of the state of Israel." Dr. Rubenstein states that Obama due to his family heritage is extremely pro Muslim - to the point of "wanting to see the destruction of Israel."

http://youtu.be/P8WfSMek-bQ

Debunking Global Warming on Campus

http://youtu.be/1i3aN4mvcbs

National Guard Training Envisions Attack by Second-Amendment Supporters...

Ohio National Guard Training Envisions Right-Wing Terrorism

Obama: 'I Can Do Whatever I Want'

Ian Hunter, guitar on The Logical Song, with Roger Hodgson, Ringo Starr

The Logical Song Roger Hodgson, co-founder of Supertramp (with Ringo Starr)http://youtu.be/tkxg1belDWg

College Students Sign Petition to Imprison All Registered Gun Owners

Shot in San Diego, California. Political prankster Mark Dice tells some of the students signing the petition that he'd like to kill all registered gun owners, and it doesn't deter them from signing! Subscribe to http://www.YouTube.com/MarkDice http://www.Facebook.com/MarkDice http://www.Twitter.com/MarkDice

Geopolitics Resources

http://www.fantasygeopolitics.com/resources.html

Fantasy Geopolitics

A new game called Fantasy Geopolitics (think Fantasy Football meets Model United Nations) is radically changing the way high school students in Minnesota are interacting with the news. In 2009, Eric Nelson, a Social Studies teacher at North Lakes Academy Charter School in Forest Lake, Minn., developed Fantasy Geopolitics after recognizing that his attempts at getting his students to engage with the class weren't quite hitting the mark.

The Beatles in America - Ed Sullivan Show - First Presentation (February 9, 1964)

The Beatles in America - Ed Sullivan Show - First Presentation (February 9, 1964) from Lucy Zanetti on Vimeo.

4 Year Jihadi: Child soldier in Syria

Child soldier: Shocking video surfaces of purported 4-year-old Jihadist in Syria Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24619175/child-soldier-shocking-video-surfaces-of-purported-4-year-old-jihadist-in-syria#ixzz2sJafADxE http://youtu.be/aEieWqsY45w

Bill O'Reilly interviews Obama before the Super Bowl

Bill O'Reilly sits down with President Obama at the White House to discuss the IRS scandal, Benghazi, the Affordable Care Act and the Super Bowl.

http://youtu.be/9uzJYlbhH54

Economy and Crime Spur New Puerto Rican Exodus

NYT

Resources for Teaching Digital Humanities

Introduction to Digital Humanities

The CUNY Digital Humanities Resource Guide

Digital Humanities Education

IRAN THUMBS NOSE OBAMA: SENDING WARSHIPS CLOSE TO US BORDERS

Feb 8, 10:14 AM EST IRAN SENDING WARSHIPS CLOSE TO US BORDERS AP

Cow Thief Is First American Arrested, Jailed With Drone’s Help

The cow snatcher case was not dismissed on the grounds that there was no warrant for drone surveillance: a federal judge rejected his motion. While we can all chuckle that the perpetrator should have just returned the darn cows to his neighbor after they wandered onto his property, the real interest, and a precedent has been set, as he is the first American to be sent off to prison thanks to drone assistance.

Forbes points out that it’s disconcerting that drones created to protect American borders are now being used to apprehend American citizens, although a manned helicopter could have done the same thing. The danger, though, is that widespread drone use could be easier to achieve than buying a helicopter for every local precinct in the country.

Records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group, found that CBP Predator drones flew 700 missions between 2010 and 2012 for other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police departments. CBP Predators were equipped with Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER), developed by the military to detect insurgents in Afghanistan.

The question of whether aerial surveillance requires a warrant is ambiguous, with some court rulings – including a 1986 Supreme Court decision – allowing warrantless surveillance, while other rulings have found it to be unconstitutional.

Read more at http://betabeat.com/2014/01/north-dakota-cow-thief-is-first-american-arrested-jailed-with-drones-help/#ixzz2riMvcte4 Follow us: @betabeat on Twitter | betabeatNYO on Facebook

Douglas Murray’s ‘Islamophilia

The Blaze

Muslim Brotherhood Lobbyist Met With Obama and Biden

The Blaze

If You Were Taken Aback by Obama’s ‘Smidgen of Corruption’ Claim, Wait Until You Hear Trey Gowdy

The Blaze

Common Core, Wrong

What Is Wrong With The Common Core? Where shall we begin? Let’s start with the “state-led” and “voluntary” claims: Common Core was not developed by the states but rather by a DC-based nonprofit called Achieve, Inc., under the auspices of the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Neither NGA nor CCSSO (which are merely trade associations with private membership lists) had a grant of legislative authority from the states to develop national standards. In fact, Common Core was written by the same progressive education reformers who have been trying to impose a national curriculum for decades. This time, they were savvy enough to invoke the “cover” of NGA so they could paint Common Core as a “state-led” effort. To the extent states had any input, it was limited to offering suggestions that may or may not have been accepted by the people in control. The U.S. Department of Education (USED) did not create the Standards, but it was deeply involved in the effort to gather together the various trade associations and private foundations to do the work that USED wanted done. Once Common Core was created, USED “persuaded” the states to adopt it by tying adoption to the opportunity to obtain Race to the Top (RTTT) funding. No Common Core, no RTTT money. (Since then, USED has also attempted to lure states into the Common Core by dangling No Child Left Behind waivers as a reward for adopting the national Standards and national tests. In both RTTT and NCLB waivers, Georgia took the bait – hook, line, and sinker.) USED is funding the national tests that are being created by two testing consortia (called SMARTER Balanced and PARCC – Georgia is a member of PARCC). Obviously, what’s on the PARCC test will dictate what is taught in Georgia classrooms – in other words, it will dictate curriculum. So by funding the tests, USED will eventually control the Georgia curriculum – in violation of three federal statutes.

Panelist at Podesta Think Tank on Common Core: 'The Children Belong to All of Us' - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/panelist-podesta-think-tank-common-core-children-belong-all-us#sthash.g7hUMfGo.dpuf

Panelist at Podesta Think Tank on Common Core: 'The Children Belong to All of Us' - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/panelist-podesta-think-tank-common-core-children-belong-all-us#sthash.g7hUMfGo.dpuf

Pro-Life Field Trip, Vortex

http://youtu.be/nHuiP6TJnxk

Catholic is Our Core, Not Common

Catholic Schools Standards Project known as the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII)
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicIsOurCore/CatholicIdentityConcerns.aspx
http://ohioansagainstcommoncore.com/2013/08/catholic-school-parents-your-revolt-is-way-overdue/
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/common-core-commotion-is-new-curriculum-catholic-school-friendly/
http://www.cccii-online.org/images/Resources/CCCII_Project_Overview_Ozar_June_2012.pdf
http://www.catholicschoolstandards.org/
http://www.cccii-online.org/images/Resources/Guidelines/CCCII-Guidelines-01-15.pdf
http://www.ncea.org/events/common-core-catholic-identity-initiative-conference

Scenes from a militarized America: Iowa family ‘terrorized’

Washington Post

‘Face the Nation’ Edits Out Senator Cruz Condemning Obama’s ‘Abuse of Power'

I'm In, Grassfire

http://www.grassfirehq.com/201103/survey.asp

Bill O’Reilly aired the remainder of his exclusive interview with Obama on Monday, revealing a few more tense exchanges

The blaze

NSA WATCHING PHONE USERS WITH GOOGLE MAPS

NSA and GCHQ target 'leaky' phone apps like Angry Birds to scoop user data

• US and UK spy agencies piggyback on commercial data
• Details can include age, location and sexual orientation
• Documents also reveal targeted tools against individual phones