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Excerpt: Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make "a definitive announcement that he is in the 2012 race for the presidency Saturday," aides told Fox News.
Appeals court strikes down health overhaul requirement that most Americans must buy insurance
Excerpt: A federal appeals court panel on Friday struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. The divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the so-called individual mandate, which is considered the centerpiece of the law, siding with 26 states that had sued to block the law. But the panel didn’t go as far as a lower court that had invalidated the entire overhaul as unconstitutional.
Excerpt: It took 140 years to build up the House of Reeves furniture store, but only a few hours to destroy it. On Aug. 9, the morning after arsonists left the Croydon landmark in ruins, its owner put on a brave face for reporters. "It's been there since 1867, survived two wars, a depression. Yet the community seems to have burned it down," Maurice Reeves told news crews. "I'm 80 years old. It was my wedding anniversary yesterday. I don't know how I'm here today, but I am." On Aug. 10, Reeves paced around the wreckage - red bricks charred black, wooden planks split like toothpicks - but kept his eyes glued to the asphalt. Then, when a yellow bulldozer emblazoned with the word "Demolition" pulled up, Reeves walked away. For a town recovering from the worst violence since bombs rained down during World War II, the destruction of the House of Reeves symbolizes the mindless thuggery that engulfed Croydon as well as cities and towns across England London
Worth Reading : How the liberals ruined Britain
Excerpt: So now the chickens have well and truly come home terrifyingly to roost. The violent anarchy that has taken hold of British cities is the all-too-predictable outcome of a three-decade liberal experiment which tore up virtually every basic social value. The married two-parent family, educational meritocracy, punishment of criminals, national identity, enforcement of the drugs laws and many more fundamental conventions were all smashed by a liberal intelligentsia hell-bent on a revolutionary transformation of society. Those of us who warned over the years that they were playing with fire were sneered at and smeared as right-wing nutters who wanted to turn the clock back to some mythical golden age.
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Forced to strip naked in the street: Shocking scenes as rioters steal clothes and rifle through bags as people make their way home
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024001/UK-riots-2011-London-Birmingham-people-forced-strip-naked-street.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024001/UK-riots-2011-London-Birmingham-people-forced-strip-naked-street.html
Excerpt: This picture shows the shocking depths the thugs were prepared to plumb – stealing the clothes from a man’s back. The taller, broader man already holds a pair of white and green trainers and a white T-shirt in his hands. Now, it seems, he wants the trousers too. The shorter man dutifully removes his jeans, leaving only his dark blue underpants and his white socks.
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Excerpt: Thousands of pages have already been written in explication of the British rioting and (quite lesser incidence of) American flash mobbing. If one combines these analyses with direct news accounts, op-eds, Youtube confessionals, and official government pronouncements describing constantly changing strategies, I think one can draw three disinterested conclusions. 1. Material well-being is now defined in relative rather than absolute terms. That is, poverty means lacking the opportunities afforded the 21st-century upper middle classes, not in being deprived, in a Dickensian sense, of food (obesity, not hunger, is a Western epidemic), shelter, hot water, or access to transportation. 2. There is a natural assumption that inequality is attributable to oppression of some sort, rather than luck, fate, circumstances of birth, hard work, education, and all the multitude of complex factors that determine that a few work for $200 an hour and far more earn $20 or less.
A more positive story, but they didn’t win the Battle of Britain by sweeping up after the raids. They have to go after the anti-British barbarian invaders. ~Bob. Excerpt: After the rioting every night this week, the news headlines told a bleak story of communities under attack. But hours later locals wearing wellies and washing up gloves were reclaiming the streets with brooms, bin bags and dustpans. The fightback has been co-ordinated by the Twitter campaign #riotcleanup, launched by Dan Thompson and Sophie Collard, two strangers who were united by a shared sense of outrage at the scenes of devastation. "The most shocking thing was the TV footage of fires spreading across London ," says Thompson, an artist in Worthing . "The pictures of the furniture warehouse in Croydon burning was like something out of the Blitz." The response to the Twitter campaign was dramatic. By the following morning crowds of people had gathered in riot-affected areas like Clapham Junction and Hackney. When London Mayor Boris Johnson went to inspect the damage in Clapham Junction, the crowd chanted "where's your broom" and one was soon pushed into his hand.
Police furious at sentences handed out to young rioters despite Cameron's vow they will pay the price
Excerpt: Police are disappointed with sentences being handed out to the rioters that have brought chaos to England London Norman Europe is opposing the elites publicly in such a way that the Ruling Class could lose some of its sway over people's minds. Rioters are politically unaware and only riot out of a vague sense of disenfranchisement. Otherwise, they are inarticulate, so they are no threat to the powers that be, which can easily persuade the bovine masses that they are "protecting" them simply by making speeches and press releases that make them seem tough. Pure posturing. Protecting the innocent from dangerous rioters who senselessly burn buildings and throw rocks at the police is no longer the role of government. David Cameron, like Barack Obama, is ONLY there to lie skillfully to the public and keep them docile -- an increasingly easy job as Westerners are dumbed down to near earthworm level. Western governments have lost the ability to govern. In the long run, that may prove to be a blessing. --Don Hank)
Petition: Free WW II hero Norman Scarth from prison
Norman Scarth was recording in court because he is hard of hearing. In that past he had received permission to do so. This time he was unable to reach the judge in time with his request. Because Norman Norman
Excerpt: In April 1993, black teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death at a bus stop in south London Britain London Britain Britain
Excerpt: The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department released 911 audio from the opening night of State Fair. These tapes display the graphic details of the attacks, some of which were racially motivated. We also spoke with someone who could put that part of the story in perspective. Most callers tell dispatchers they see a racially motivated melee. One caller told dispatchers, "A whole bunch of black dudes f----- jumped on me. I'm bleeding all over. West Allis Police recently released a statement on what took place at State Fair on opening night. They say there are currently nine assaults, one robbery without a weapon and one attempted robbery with a weapon being investigated. (Trust the media to interview a former White Power guy for balance. ~Bob.)
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Excerpt: Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia was true to his word when he took to the pulpit at Mount Carmel Baptist Church United States Philadelphia has been beset by “flash mobs,” roving bands of teenagers who descend on innocent bystanders to beat and rob them in a miniature version of the senseless destruction that has engulfed London
Troubled Waters: Why China 's Navy Makes Asia Nervous
Excerpt: Macau 's harbor was never deep enough for the Varyag. The orphaned warship of a former superpower, with its distinct ski-jump-like bow for launching planes, wound up instead in the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian Dalian China
As The World Burns, Obama Blames Israel
Excerpt: After the bloodiest day ever in Afghanistan , the first downgrade of U.S. credit in history, the Dow crashing and England run riot, it's comforting to know Obama is focused on what's really wrong: Jews building homes in Jerusalem Jerusalem
Who is the focus at this dignified transfer?
Excerpt: “A White House photographer (the only photographer there) was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan Dover
Suggested letter to your local paper
From Paul, a blog reader: Dear Editor: I’ve been – like most Americans – following the debt limit fiasco in Disneyland East (Washington, DC) since it began many weeks ago all the way to its typical political “solution” last week, followed by S & P’s downgrade of our debt (U. S. Treasury issues) from AAA to AA+. For the last 4-5 days, though, when I wake up (and before I have my morning coffee), I have this strange feeling that, overnight, I must have slipped into an alternate universe. It seems like – just the night before – when I went to bed, the continual television news “winners-losers” competition about the debt limit increase, followed by the downgrade, had the GOP House at a slight lead in the competition, followed by the Democratic Senate, with President Obama equally on the same negative level as his Senate. When I woke up this morning and turned on my cable news, after hearing what I thought I heard, I knew that, somehow, I had been transported to an alternate universe. Where before, the GOP was regarded as the only group on capitol hill who had the real solution to solving the burgeoning U. S. debt problem, who maintained that the increasing debt load wasn’t because of not enough revenue (taxes), but, instead, was the result of our government spending and spending way too much money. The GOP-controlled House had also prepared their own well-thought-out budget, which was immediately tabled by Sen. Reid in the Senate. Instead, now I’m hearing that the budget deal could have been reached much more quickly if the GOP hadn’t been so obstructionist, and we wouldn’t have a debt downgrade if it wasn’t for the GOP and the Tea Party. What happened? When I went to bed, Sen. Reid, majority leader of the Democratic majority in the U. S. Senate, had done nothing but refuse to bring to a vote or table anything that originated from the House GOP majority to reduce spending and begin to build to balanced budgets within ten years, without a tax increase. The Senate never even suggested generalities of what they’d like to see and was never specific about anything. Even the bi-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), when asked about the President’s plan, responded by saying, “We can’t score a campaign speech.” The American people have got to wake up, become much more well informed about our U. S. budget deficit, and then vote next November of 2012 to elect a President and more House and Senate members who will vote for what’s best for our country, not just for their re-election and their Party. --YOUR NAME
Bachmann Is For Real: Connecting with crowds as she heads into the straw poll
Excerpt: Things look different in the Midwest . Back in Washington Iowa , they’re focused on the state Republicans’ presidential straw poll in Ames Wisconsin Iowa Iowa Minnesota neighbor, former governor Tim Pawlenty, who several months ago seemed destined to carry Iowa
We Don’t Need Another George W. Bush
Last Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry unofficially launched his 2012 Presidential candidacy in Houston South Carolina Houston Houston Clinton was only the second President in US
They’re not all here to work
Excerpt: For years, we have been told by politicians such as Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), former President George W. Bush and current President Barack Obama that illegal aliens are just here “doing the jobs that Americans won’t do.” Open-border advocates continue to make this absurd claim even as actual unemployment in this country approaches 20 percent. While it is true that many illegal aliens are working, it is also true that by doing so, they are in fact, taking a job away from an American. In many cases, they have also stolen a citizen’s identity to take that job from an unscrupulous employer. However, far too many of those who cross into this country illegally do so to commit heinous crimes against the American people. On Monday, the U.S. Border Patrol arrested three previously deported Mexican nationals with serious criminal histories in the Arizona
USPS proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan
Excerpt: In an attempt to stem its financial hemorrhaging, the U.S. Postal Service is seeking to reduce its workforce by 20 percent, including through layoffs now prohibited by union contracts. USPS also wants to withdraw its employees from the health and retirement plans that cover federal staffers and create its own benefit programs for postal employees. This major restructuring of the Postal Service’s relationship with its workforce would need congressional approval and would face fierce opposition from postal unions. But if approved, eliminating contract provisions that prevent layoffs and quitting the federal employee health and retirement programs could have ramifications for workers across the government and throughout the national’s labor movement.
Betting the French credit rating drops next
Excerpt: It was only a matter of time. Paddy Power, which calls itself “Ireland France is the “early favorite” to get whacked, offering 2-1 odds Thursday that the rating agency will drop France France could be next in the firing line,” the bookmaker said, “but the USA
Michele Bachmann: Still standing
Excerpt: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) faced her first major test as the Iowa
The High Cost of Public Employee Health Benefits
Excerpt: In light of budget deficits and the need to identify ways to reduce spending in states across the United States
Shortening Unemployment Benefits Will Help U.S.
Excerpt: In 2009, Congress extended jobless benefits to 99 weeks, the longest period in U.S.
Are Taxpayers Getting Their Money's Worth?
Excerpt: Citizens across the country are struggling to make ends meet. They are frustrated with the failure of their elected representatives in Congress to address pressing national problems to make things better for all Americans. Compounding their frustration is the fact that members of Congress receive pay and benefits far in excess of what average working Americans receive, says the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. In addition to a salary of $174,000 per year, which by itself puts members of Congress among the highest-paid 5 percent of American workers, Congressmen and women receive more generous fringe benefits than typical American employees. In fact, congressional compensation including benefits totals around $285,000 per year. In a time when unemployment rates are at unacceptably high levels and those who are working are often subject to "pay for performance" standards, it is galling to many to hear of the generous pay and benefits Congress has provided for itself. Members of Congress should be adequately compensated for their efforts. However, the salaries and benefits make them among the best compensated employees in the American workforce. Given record budget deficits and Congress' seeming inability to agree on plans to address the shortfall, many Americans are skeptical of what they receive in return for what they are paying their elected representatives. Immediate steps need to be taken to cut Congressional salaries and benefits and reassure Americans that sacrifices made during this economic downturn are being widely shared. (Congressmen do not get a “lifetime pension” after only one term. They have a generous retirement system, probably better than yours, but not that generous. It’s an Internet rumor, forwarded by people who believe everything in their inbox and are too lazy to check. ~Bob.)
President Obama Sticks to Stimulus Script
Excerpt: In the 1993 comedy Dave, a small-town presidential impersonator is called on to pretend to be the actual President of the United States America Holland , Michigan Hollywood
Dozens of Donors Back Multiple GOP Presidential Candidates
Excerpt: Fred Bialek isn't sure whom he'd like to support in the GOP presidential race. So he made a $1,000 contribution to both former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to attend events at which they spoke and to hear what they had to say. "When I did give the money, it was to go to session with them, and my primary motivation was to get a feel for them," Bialek, a retiree from Woodside , Calif.
Did Tim Pawlenty just advocate Mossad's assassination campaign of Iranian nuclear scientists? I mean, YES, of course, but damn.
Perry Tweet from @comradescott Comrade Scott
They were going to name a street after Rick Perry, but no one crosses Rick Perry and lives. (No, I’m not on Twitter yet. Picked these up from posts. ~Bob.)
The Left's Summer of Discontent
Progressives increasingly see Obama as a loser. If so, it's because he is one of them. Barack Obama's recent political difficulties have proved shattering to many of his erstwhile enthusiasts. One of them is Jacob Weisberg, editor of Slate.com, who in a column last week declared himself fed up—with America Illinois America
Sharia Enclaves in the West
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/12/sharia-enclaves-in-the-west/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f9c5910590-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGNExcerpt: Islamist organizations are hard at work creating Muslim enclaves in the West, including right here in the United States. These efforts are designed to create Islamic autonomous areas, often with the expressed desire of incrementally bringing the host country completely under Sharia-based governance. This campaign has not stopped or even slowed down since FrontPage Magazine and the Middle East Forum shined the light on it one year ago. One group leading the effort to establish Islamist communities within the U.S. Israel U.S.
The Left Owns the Election Law Industry
Excerpt: Before the 2000 presidential election, most Americans assumed the mechanics of elections functioned smoothly. The thirty-six day battle for the presidency demonstrated otherwise. Today, most Americans still assume the institutions, firms and foundations that fight about election law disputes are equally matched and similarly funded as between left and right. That is a dangerously incorrect assumption, especially with the 2012 election fast approaching. From an election administration perspective, the 2012 presidential election is already upon us. And the Left is fully engaged. Like so many other institutions, whether academia or the media, leftists dominate the field of election law, and the consequences are immediate and devastating. Worst of all, hardly anyone has noticed that these scores of leftist election experts enjoy a largely unopposed battlefield. Leftist foundations, litigators and organizations have established permanent structures designed to alter election outcomes through policy advocacy and strategic litigation.
The End of Israel
Excerpt: Maybe imagining nightmarish scenarios is only the fantasy of some pessimist writers. Maybe Israel Israel ’s enemies are working for a future that is clear to them: a world without Zionism, a world without Israel Haifa Israel Israel
Soaking the Rich Won't Get Us There
Excerpt: The point missed in the article above--and apparently by many in the public--is that $750 billion over a decade is $75 billion/year out of a deficit that has been running at more than a trillion dollars per year for the last three years. Even draconian and confiscatory tax increases on the wealthy would not be enough to substantially decrease the deficit without endangering economic activity. (Because the rich can often avoid taxes, either illegally like Tim Gaithner and Charlie Rangel or legal, and because increased taxes on them reduce their participation in the tax paying economy, the $75B a year figure may in fact be inflated. ~Bob)
48% Think Spending Cuts Could Trigger Violence
They are right, of course, but the coming forced spending cuts of fiscal collapse will produce much worse violence. ~Bob. Excerpt: Nearly one-out-of-two Americans (48%) think that cuts in government spending are at least somewhat likely to lead to violence in the United States
The White House tries to put one over on the Supreme Court.
Excerpt: "The White House . . . has quietly altered its website to remove the references to Jerusalem being in 'Israel ,' " the New York Clinton U.S. citizen who was born in Jerusalem Israel , but "the embassy refused, citing longstanding State Department policy that such passports list only 'Jerusalem America
CALIF. State's high school dropout rate almost 20 percent
Excerpt: Nearly 1 out of every 5 students in California California
Five things Obama should do to lead
Excerpt: When you have flown through a heavy storm, the plane tossing one way and another, have you ever wondered whether there was really anyone in the cockpit? That's the feeling that many Americans have today -- as if we are lurching through an economic storm with no one in charge. Ordinarily in a crisis, people keep their hopes up because a leader steps forward and instills faith that eventually, this, too, shall pass. Think of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Depression and World War II, calming the country with his fireside chats. Think of John F. Kennedy in the Cuban missile crisis. Or Walter Cronkite during the Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations. Ronald Reagan after his shooting. Or Rudy Giuliani on 9/11.But in the current economic turmoil, the country doesn't have much confidence in anyone. With the stock markets crashing early this week, President Barack Obama tried to reassure -- and the Dow sank another 200 points. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke up Tuesday, and the roller coaster continued. While still popular with their base, Republican leaders have lost considerable ground beyond that group. Voices in the White House -- and some outside -- blame the media for making things worse than they are. And CEOs -- looked to as oracles only a few years ago -- have long since toppled from their pedestals.
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