Update
The FEV numbers have been yo-yoing. Up Saturday, down
Sunday, up Monday, down Tuesday, back up higher Wednesday morning. I think it
depends on where the phlegm is in my lung, blocking a tube or not.
I remind people that I don't do Facebook--I use it mostly to
log into websites to get links. And I use Linked In only to link rto those who
ask, so no use endorsing this retired, sick guy. Thanks. ~Bob
General News and Comment
Quote
The language of our constitution is already undergoing
interpretations unknown to the founders. --James Madison, letter to Charles
Lee, 1824.
Poll Finds Widespread
Economic Anxiety: Respondents in WSJ/NBC Poll Fear Their Children's Generation
Will Have Fewer Opportunities—And They Blame Washington
Excerpt: A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that
despite the steady pace of hiring in recent months, 76% of adults lack
confidence that their children's generation will have a better life than they
do—an all-time high. Some 71% of adults think the country is on the wrong
track, a leap of 8 points from a June survey, and 60% believe the U.S. is in a
state of decline. What's more, seven in 10 adults blamed the malaise more on Washington leaders than
on any deeper economic trends, and 79% expressed some level of dissatisfaction
with the American political system. ... The
president's approval rating dropped to 40% in this latest poll from 41% in a
June survey, and he notched a disapproval rating of 54%, matching a previous
high. Meanwhile, 36% approve of Mr. Obama's handling of foreign policy,
compared with the 60% who disapprove—his worst-ever marks.
Obama making fools of the media. By Joseph Curl
Excerpt: Back on July 10, Germany
expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin , charging espionage. The move was
extraordinary: Germany , one
of America ’s
closest allies, went public with a private gripe. More, the move was the kind
expected by a rival country like Russia ,
signaling a complete breakdown of diplomacy between the U.S. president
and the German chancellor. (Yes, President Obama is making fools of the
media and the American people! --Don. I dunno, Sir They
elected him. Maybe the majority had already been made fools by the media and
the educational system. ~Bob)
Excerpt: British Minister of State Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
has resigned this morning, telling her Twitter followers that she was unable to
support the British government’s policy in the Middle East ,
with specific relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Mad Magazine Mocks
Obama's Birthday E-Card, Political Isolation
Excerpt: Enter the Usual Gang of Idiots. Mad Magazine whipped up the following
graphic today to honor Obama's birthday. (About 8th grade, I thought Mad Magazine was the greatest
publication in the world. Maybe why i have my weird sense of humor today. ~Bob)
Voters Oppose Obama
Acting Alone But Don’t Think House Can Stop Him
Excerpt: Most voters agree with Republicans in Congress that
the president does not have the right to change laws without Congress’
approval, but they doubt a House lawsuit will stop him from acting on his own.
... A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 22% of
Likely U.S. Voters believe the president should be able to change a law passed
by Congress if he thinks the change will make the law work better.
Worth Reading : Fmr
Secret Service Officer Dan Bongino Explains Differences Between DC and America
Excerpt: Former Secret Service agent and conservative
congressional candidate Dan Bongino posted on his Facebook page the
differences between politicians and actual Americans. And it’s spot on.
(Another black conservative. ~Bob)
$7,060,259,674,497.51--Federal
Debt Up $7 Trillion Under Obama
Excerpt: The total federal debt of the U.S. government
has now increased more than $7 trillion during the slightly more than five and
a half years Barack Obama has been president. That is more than the debt
increased under all U.S.
presidents from George Washington through Bill Clinton combined, and it is more
debt than was accumulated in the first 227 years of this nation's
existence--from 1776 through 2003. (Barack Obama, the man who chastised George
W. Bush's "unpatriotic" spending binge, has now added more than $7
trillion in debt to the federal deficit. --The
Patriot Post)
Why the economy’s performance may be overrated. By Rick Newman
Excerpt: Second-quarter growth numbers were strong largely
because of an unusual expansion in inventories. But that doesn’t reflect actual
growth in the economy, because inventory growth means companies are just
replenishing stockpiles. Another component of GDP that more closely reflects
actual spending is "real final sales" of things like cars, computers
and services, which grew by just 2.3%. “What that’s telling you is, we’re not
growing at 4% but probably closer to 2%,” Rosenberg
said in an interview.
World War I: The Air
War. (Slideshow)
Great pictures. ~Bob
Excerpt: Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mine Workers
of America, and other board members of the UMWA were arrested Thursday in Pittsburgh . They’re there
to protest the EPA ruling regarding new carbon emission regulations for coal
fired power plants.
Abolishing the
Corporate Income Tax Could Be Good for Everyone
Excerpt: In a new paper for the National Center United States ,
where they face high taxes. Companies would quit avoiding American taxes by
moving abroad, explains Kotlikoff, if the United States (which boasts the
highest corporate tax rate of all developed countries) reformed its tax code.
Using a dynamic economic model, Kotlikoff was able to analyze the short and
long-term economic impact of changing the corporate tax burden. First, he
analyzed the effect of abolishing the corporate income tax entirely: Capital
stock would increase 23 percent to 37 percent. Real wages would increase 12
percent to 13 percent. The United
States ' gross domestic product would
increase 8 percent to 10 percent. The United States would still see
positive effects from reducing the corporate tax from 35 percent to 9 percent
and eliminating loopholes while imposing a small wage tax: (It is worth
subscribing to their free Daily Policy Digest at www.ncpa.org.
~Bob)
Obama woos African
leaders to counter growing Chinese influence: President denies he is playing
catch-up with China
Excerpt: Obama has visited Africa just twice during his
presidency and his administration has been accused of lecturing rather than
listening to the leaders of nations being rapidly changed by democratisation,
trade and technology. Some African delegations are disgruntled before the
meetings have even started because Obama has ruled out one-on-one talks with
heads of state who wish to press interests not necessarily of concern to the
wider continent. Washington has
invited all but five African leaders.
Army to force out 550
majors; some in Afghanistan
Excerpt: About 550 Army majors, including some serving
in Afghanistan ,
will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a
budget-driven downsizing of the service.
Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army,
acknowledged Friday that telling troops in a war zone that they're
out of a job is a difficult task.... The decision to cut Army majors
comes on the heels of a move to slash nearly 1,200 captains from the ranks.
John Kerry
Intimidates Putin by Riding Pink Bicycle Around Nantucket .
By Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/john-kerry-intimidates-putin-by-riding-pink-bicycle-around-nantucket/Excerpt:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/john-kerry-intimidates-putin-by-riding-pink-bicycle-around-nantucket/Excerpt:
Excerpt: I don’t think I can add anything to this photo of
John Kerry riding a pink bicycle with a step through frame while Putin steps up
the pressure in Ukraine ,
Hamas does its terrorist thing in Israel
and ISIS overruns Iraq .
Excerpt: Do you ever get the feeling that the world you live
in is somehow vastly different that the world our government tells you you're
living in? Well, I'm not an economics expert but here's some of the
observations I've made.
Excerpt: 80-year-old NJ Logan was home healing from hip
replacement surgery when one or more burglars broke into her home while her
husband was away. Mrs. Logan armed herself with her revolver and then made
her way downstairs on her new hip, yelling a warning to the intruders.
Fortunately, the criminals beat a hasty retreat once they realized the home was
occupied instead of ambushing her when she came downstairs. Once she got
downstairs and found that the burglars had fled, Mrs. Logan then dialed
911… and was repeatedly told to put down her gun.
Cavuto: 'I feel
ashamed' of Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Excerpt: See video
Atheist Conservative:
The Best Conservatives Are Atheists. Ace of Spades
http://minx.cc:1080/?post=350972
Excerpt: I think 88% of all persuasion actually just takes place on this subconscious,
emotional level of affinity. The arguments put forward don't usually convince the other person; rather, simple human affinity convinces the other person. If you've convinced him, he may repeat your words when he makes the argument himself; but the actual words you said to him will be have been a very minor contribution to his being convinced.
http://minx.cc:1080/?post=350972
Excerpt: I think 88% of all persuasion actually just takes place on this subconscious,
emotional level of affinity. The arguments put forward don't usually convince the other person; rather, simple human affinity convinces the other person. If you've convinced him, he may repeat your words when he makes the argument himself; but the actual words you said to him will be have been a very minor contribution to his being convinced.
Report: Race-Hustler
Al Sharpton and His Business Owe $4.7 Million in Tax Debt.
http://weaselzippers.us/195498-report-race-hustler-al-sharpton-and-his-businesses-owe-4-7-million-in-tax-debt/
Excerpt: Taxes are racist.
http://weaselzippers.us/195498-report-race-hustler-al-sharpton-and-his-businesses-owe-4-7-million-in-tax-debt/
Excerpt: Taxes are racist.
The Lancet: What moral
narcissism looks like in the medical world. By Theodore Dalrymple
http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/07/30/what-moral-narcissism-looks-like-in-the-medical-world/
http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/07/30/what-moral-narcissism-looks-like-in-the-medical-world/
Excerpt: In the week before a Malaysian Airlines plane,
taking many AIDS doctors and activists from Amsterdam
to Melbourne for an international conference on
AIDS, was shot down over eastern Ukraine , the Lancet published a
statement called the Declaration of Melbourne, a typically sickly and
nauseatingly unctuous statement of ethical principles. It began by saying
something that, if not a lie exactly, was certainly not a truth:
Long Shadows. By Mark
Steyn
http://www.steynonline.com/6503/long-shadows
Excerpt: The ruling classes of the Great Powers believed they had lost their moral authority in the slaughter of theSomme ,
and, although they rallied sufficiently to defeat Nazism and Fascism and
eventually Communism, they never truly recovered that civilizational
confidence. These days an institutional counter-tribalism is so deeply
ingrained throughout the west we barely notice it. As I wrote a decade ago: "There's
always been a market for self-loathing in free societies: after all, the most
effectively anti-western idea of all was itself an invention of the West,
cooked up by Karl Marx while sitting in the Reading Room of the British
Library."
http://www.steynonline.com/6503/long-shadows
Excerpt: The ruling classes of the Great Powers believed they had lost their moral authority in the slaughter of the
VIDEO:STALKING:
"This can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time (8.58). By Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/08/06/campus-carry-advocate-and-dartmouth-student-taylor-woolrich-details-horrible-stalking-n1875397
Excerpt: Shame on Dartmouth for putting anti-gun political ideology above the safety and well being of their female students who have evidence of men wanting to do severe harm.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/08/06/campus-carry-advocate-and-dartmouth-student-taylor-woolrich-details-horrible-stalking-n1875397
Excerpt: Shame on Dartmouth for putting anti-gun political ideology above the safety and well being of their female students who have evidence of men wanting to do severe harm.
As disability awards
grow, so do concerns with veracity of PTSD claims By Alan
Zarembo
Excerpt: The 49-year-old veteran explained that he suffered
from paranoia in crowds, nightmares and unrelenting flashbacks from the Iraq war. He
said he needed his handgun to feel secure and worried that he would shoot
somebody. The symptoms were textbook post-traumatic stress disorder.But Robert
Moering, the psychologist conducting the disability examination at a Veterans
Affairs hospital in Tampa , Fla. Del )
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admitted Bergdahl was a Deserter. By Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair-admitted-bergdahl-was-a-deserter/
Excerpt: Bowe Bergdahl’s status is a no-brainer. It was Rolling Stone, of all places,a leftier than left outlet, that reported on it. There’s a small mountain of quotes from members of his unit.
And now from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair-admitted-bergdahl-was-a-deserter/
Excerpt: Bowe Bergdahl’s status is a no-brainer. It was Rolling Stone, of all places,a leftier than left outlet, that reported on it. There’s a small mountain of quotes from members of his unit.
And now from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Obama is an
unreliable ally. By Senator Bob Corker, R-TN
Excerpt: Those around the world who are looking to the United States
for support against intimidation, oppression or outright massacres have learned
a tough lesson in the past few years: This U.S. president, despite his bold
pronouncements and moral posturing, cannot be counted on.
Ebola News
Excerpt: The experimental drug used to treat two American
aid workers who have been infected with the Ebola virus has never been tested
on humans before and was only identified earlier this year as part of an
ongoing research program backed by the U.S. government and military. Dr.
Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol have each received doses of the drug, known as
ZMapp, aimed at boosting the immune system's efforts to fight off Ebola and is
made from antibodies produced by lab animals exposed to parts of the virus.
Ebola Tweet from Leslie ☀️ #WeAreN@LADowd
Just sayin' - In the movies, the smart-asses who joke about
the deadly pathogen are the first ones to bite the dust.
Ebola Scare Hits NYC. By Christine Rousselle
Excerpt: Americans have little to be concerned about a mass
outbreak in the United
States . Ebola is only spread through
contact between infected bodily fluids, such as blood or urine–not by water or
air, like other ailments. More people have died from malaria in
the past two days than have ever succumbed
to Ebola. As the Ebola kills quickly, patients typically die before they get
the chance to spread it. (Some claims that this strain is different. ~Bob)
Controversy Over
Bringing Ebola Patients to US
Clip ends with statement which may/not be true. --Barb
Should We Bring Ebola Patients Back to the States? Dr. Ben
Carson Responds. By Kara Jones
Excerpt: Carson
began by explaining that with proper treatment, the mortality rate of Ebola is
actually lower than many may think. "Ebola is a terrifying disease. If you
don't treat it, close to 90 percent of people will die. A lot of people think
that's just the case in general, but in fact, with adequate treatment, you get
closer to 50-60 percent. I'm sure with more experience with [the virus], we'll
get better than that.” Although the CDC may be equipped to handle Ebola
patients, Carson
warned against bringing the disease back to the states. "I'm a little
concerned that we're bringing it back here. I think we have the ability to
treat it in other places." (We can let in tens of thousands of illegal
colonizers, but bar the door to two sick Americans? No, we should treat them,
taking every possible precaution. ~Bob)
Report: 6 Tested In
NYC Tested For Ebola; News Withheld From Public
Excerpt: CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke about six patients in
New York City that were tested for Ebola and one who had recently traveled to
Africa that is undergoing tests for the Ebola virus on
Monday’s broadcast of “Wolf.” ...He also pointed out that even though
the patient isn’t in isolation, “This
isn't the kind of thing that they worry about spreading to other patients in
the hospital, spreading to people who are walking around the hospital. This is
not an airborne virus. (Bolding mine.The assumption by regime is not airborne. They
are leaning towards other thoughts in Africa, seems like, and Canada ... with
the pig/monkey trial. News withheld. Don't tell them the Martians have
landed....Might get alarmed. Not vote for you. Real important.--Barb)
Deputy National
Security Advisor: We Are Monitoring Ebola Situation Closely
Excerpt: Monday on CNN's "The Situation Room With
Wolf Blitzer," Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken, after being
interrupted by a press conference on the patient in New York who recently returned from a West
African country is being tested for Ebola, said the White House is closely
monitoring the Ebola situation. Blinken said, "We're doing more than
watching. ..... Here at home we're taking every precaution with the
protections, protocols you've heard about, to make sure there's no problem
here. (MY COMMENT: What if their "protocols" are based on a false
conception of the attributes of the virus they are dealing with, especially, as
reported in one source, this was an experiment for a vaccine which mutated to
air transmission (i.e., weaponized)? --Barb)
Ebola: Are We Being
Told Everything? Brian Joondeph, MD, Retina Surgeon
Excerpt: Last week the president signed an executive order allowing, “The apprehension,
detention, or conditional release” of certain individuals with acute
respiratory disease. Seems a bit extreme if we are safe from Ebola. Unless the
administration is hoping to catch Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity sneezing or
coughing on air. (Mentions other reassurances from regime like Benghazi caused by a
video, no corruption in IRS, and we could all keep our insurance and save money
with Obamacare.....Barb)
Many US hospitals not
prepared for Ebola
Excerpt:....Frieden argues it’s unlikely people sick with
Ebola with board planes, because the symptoms are so debilitating. Despite what
Frieden is saying, the agency sent bulletins to U.S. hospitals
on diagnosing Ebola, providing protective gear for healthcare workers, and
preventing the spread to other patients.... In the last three months, three
incidents of the CDC mishandling pathogens -- anthrax, avian flu, and smallpox
– have come to light.
Obamacare News
Doctors Begin To Refuse Obamacare Patients. By Sarah
Hurtubise
http://joemiller.us/2014/08/doctors-begin-refuse-obamacare-patients/?utm_source=JoeMiller.US+List&utm_campaign=034896e18e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_065b6c381c-034896e18e-230980933
Excerpt: Obamacare plans have shrunk payments to physicians so much that some
doctors say they won’t be able to afford to accept Obamacare coverage, NPR
reports.
More ObamaCare Chaos.
By Arnold
Excerpt: The Affordable Healthcare Act is apparently the
gift that keeps on giving. A series of new revelations are highlighted by the
idea that if you like your current ObamaCare plan you can keep it—but it will
likely cost you more, and you may have trouble finding a doctor who will treat
you.
Undocumented Democrat News
Immigrants
We need to stop calling our visitors from South of the
Border "illegals." That gives them cachet in the eyes of the
Progro-Fascists. Let us call them "unregulated immigrants," and force
the PFs to explain why they have suddenly found ONE thing in all the world they
are unwilling to regulate. --Tom H.
Liberal Newspaper
Warns Obama: Don’t ‘Tear Up the Constitution’ With Executive Action on Immigration
Excerpt: The Washington Post editorial board, a generally
reliably liberal voice, strongly warned President Barack Obama against taking
executive action on immigration, saying congressional paralysis doesn’t mean he
can “tear up the Constitution.” The Post’s editorial said it’s up to the
legislative branch to fix the matter of thousands of unaccompanied minors
crossing the U.S.
southern border, as reports have surfaced that Obama is prepared to take
executive action regarding the border while Congress is on recess.
Border Patrol
Confesses: Citizenship 'No Longer Matters': Shock video reveals frustration of
agents
http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/border-patrol-confesses-citizenship-no-longer-matters/
http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/border-patrol-confesses-citizenship-no-longer-matters/
Excerpt: “U.S. citizen?”
asks the agent. “Yeah, but does it really matter?” Pope then asks. “Not
anymore, unfortunately.
Feds Placed Honduran
Girl In Care Of Illegal Immigrant Sponsor Who Sexually Abused Her, Allegedly
http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/04/feds-placed-honduran-girl-in-care-of-illegal-immigrant-sponsor-who-sexually-abused-her-allegedly/#ixzz39UhvvnpE
http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/04/feds-placed-honduran-girl-in-care-of-illegal-immigrant-sponsor-who-sexually-abused-her-allegedly/#ixzz39UhvvnpE
Excerpt: A 42-year-old illegal immigrant from Honduras who was awarded custody of an
unrelated 16-year-old Honduran girl has been accused of sexual abuse and of
smuggling her into the U.S. Pedro Lara Portillo is charged with alien
smuggling and encouraging an alien to illegally enter the country, according to the Baltimore Sun. Lara, who told authorities
he has been in the U.S. illegally for seven years, also lied to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement when he
said that he and the girl would have separate rooms while she lived with him,
according to federal court documents. (Article notes Lara not arrested
immediately but finally found in Tennessee .
--Barb)
Worth reading (short): Immigration Puzzle
Excerpt: How many days would it take for a 6 year old to
walk 1220 miles without help, directions, food, sun protection, etc.? That dog
just don't hunt. I don't think the truth is being given to us, folks. Someone
created and assisted this, and the media should be figuring out who it is.
Jailed Marine Andrew
Tahmooressi back in Mexican court
Excerpt: On Day No. 127 of imprisonment, Marine Sgt. Andrew
Tahmooressi entered a federal court in Tijuana and faced four border officials
who were involved in his March 31 arrest on weapons charges.
Following the approximately five-hour hearing, Defense Attorney Fernando
Benitez told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News' "On the Record" that he
felt his client was "a little more upbeat" and that he was
"growing more optimistic as evidence is entered into his case." (POW.
Greta expressed concern with his attorney's statements/representation. --Barb)
Family Units crossing
the border up 438% in 2014. By Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/08/05/another-major-illegal-immigration-problem-family-units-crossing-the-border-up-438-percent-n1875082
Excerpt: In 2013, 9,350 family units crossed the Southwest Border. In 2014, 55,520 family units have crossed. Family units are typically defined as at least one parent traveling with at least one child. The vast majority of family units are coming fromCentral America , with
the most coming from Honduras.013, 9,350 family units crossed the Southwest
Border. In 2014, 55,520 family units have crossed. Family units are typically
defined as at least one parent traveling with at least one child. The vast
majority of family units are coming from Central America, with the most coming
from Honduras .
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/08/05/another-major-illegal-immigration-problem-family-units-crossing-the-border-up-438-percent-n1875082
Excerpt: In 2013, 9,350 family units crossed the Southwest Border. In 2014, 55,520 family units have crossed. Family units are typically defined as at least one parent traveling with at least one child. The vast majority of family units are coming from
Murder in the Rio Grande Valley
http://michellemalkin.com/2014/08/05/murder-in-rio-grande-valley-this-is-coming-to-a-town-near-you/
http://michellemalkin.com/2014/08/05/murder-in-rio-grande-valley-this-is-coming-to-a-town-near-you/
Excerpt: The36-year-old agent, Javier Vega Jr., was shot
execution-style in front of his wife, his parents, two of his sons and another
child in the Rio Grande
Valley Matamoros . "They're
here illegally," my source said with a weary sigh. And not just that. They
had been previously deported after committing other serious crimes, he says.
"But we just drop the thugs off at the border, and they come right back."
"You're Greener Than Gore" News
VIDEO: Sarah Palin on
The Delta Smelt: "Where I come from we call that bait."
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=dJ5fQKaxuNQ
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=dJ5fQKaxuNQ
The Delta Smelt and
the Man-Made California
http://naturalresources.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=5921
Excerpt: May 2007, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that increased amounts of water had to be re-allocated towards protecting the Delta smelt – a three-inch fish on the Endangered Species List. Because of this ruling, in 2009 and 2010 more than 300 billion gallons (or 1 million acre-feet) of water were diverted away from farmers in the Central Valley and into the San Francisco Bay – eventually going out into the Pacific Ocean.This man-made drought cost thousands of farm workers their jobs, inflicted up to 40 percent unemployment in certain communities, and fallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland. (This is the truth. We had a film about the Delta Smelt in our Commie Geography class atLos Angeles
City College
http://naturalresources.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=5921
Excerpt: May 2007, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that increased amounts of water had to be re-allocated towards protecting the Delta smelt – a three-inch fish on the Endangered Species List. Because of this ruling, in 2009 and 2010 more than 300 billion gallons (or 1 million acre-feet) of water were diverted away from farmers in the Central Valley and into the San Francisco Bay – eventually going out into the Pacific Ocean.This man-made drought cost thousands of farm workers their jobs, inflicted up to 40 percent unemployment in certain communities, and fallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland. (This is the truth. We had a film about the Delta Smelt in our Commie Geography class at
California’s
Drought: Genetic engineering can produce drought-resistant
plants. But activists still don’t like it. By Henry I. Miller
Excerpt: It seems logical, then, that conservation measures
should be focused on agriculture, but not everyone has figured that out. From
their perch in a parallel universe, the New York Times’s editorial board
saw fit to weigh in last week: “California is in the third year of its worst
drought in decades. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at how much water the
state’s residents and businesses are using.” You wouldn’t know it, either, by looking at the
years of rants that the Times has published in opposition to a proven
technology that could go a long way toward reducing the usage of water and the
impact of the drought.
John Kerry: Climate
Change Will Make Combatting World Hunger More Difficult. By Caroline May
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/04/Kerry-Climate-Change-Will-Make-Combating-World-Hunger-More-Difficult
Excerpt: John Kerry: All you have to do is look at the extreme conditions that farmers are dealing with around the word. Hotter temperatures, longer draughts —like inCalifornia for our instance and other
parts of the world — unpredictable rainfall patterns,” Kerry continued
highlighting Delhi , India
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/04/Kerry-Climate-Change-Will-Make-Combating-World-Hunger-More-Difficult
Excerpt: John Kerry: All you have to do is look at the extreme conditions that farmers are dealing with around the word. Hotter temperatures, longer draughts —like in
Religion of Peace News
Excerpt: A man believed to be an Afghan soldier opened fire
at an Afghan military academy in Kabul on
Tuesday, killing a U.S.
general and wounding up to 15 other personnel, including a German general and
eight Americans, U.S.
and coalition officials said. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, deputy
commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in Kabul , is the highest-ranking U.S.
service member killed in Iraq
or Afghanistan .
U.S.
officials said five of the eight wounded Americans are in serious condition; a
number of British soldiers and three Afghan troops were also wounded.
.
Cease-Fire in Gaza Begins, and Israel
Excerpt: As a 72-hour cease-fire mediated by Egypt took hold Tuesday morning, Israel announced that it had withdrawn its
forces from Gaza
and Hamas said it would engage in talks on a lasting arrangement to keep the
peace.
Excerpt: An uprising during the ceasefire. Clearly
Hamas sees that there is nothing it can do to lose the support of the UN, the
EU and Barack Obama. So it’s full-speed ahead with the jihad, even during a
“ceasefire.”
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/080414-711730-israel-can-thank-hillary-for-hamas-terror-tunnels.htm
Excerpt: Only, the cease-fire didn't really hold. That's
because the deal Clinton brokered required Israel to ease its blockade of building
materials and other dual-use goods bound for Gaza , which is ruled by the terrorist group
Hamas. Israel
had banned construction goods because Hamas used them to build an underground
network of weapons depots, bunkers and rocket-launching pads. But Clinton naively believed
Hamas leaders' pledge that such supplies would go to bridges, hospitals and
schools.
Excerpt: Some have said that we are living in a
post-industrial era, while others have said that we are living in a post-racial
era. But growing evidence suggests that we are living in a post-thinking era.
... One of the talking points against Israel
is that far more Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli military
attacks than the number of Israeli civilians killed by the Hamas rocket attacks
on Israel
that started this latest military conflict. Are these protesters aware that
vastly more German civilians were killed by American bombers attacking Nazi
Germany during World War II than American civilians killed in the United States
by Hitler’s forces?
Daniel Pomerantz from
Kfar Azar, Rest in Peace. By Dr. Anat Berko
Excerpt: Standing at Daniel's open grave July 24, I realized
how strong the fabric of Israeli society is. Born in this country, the children
and grandchildren of 19th century pioneers, Holocaust survivors and
refugees expelled from the Arab countries generations ago, we are motivated by
the justice of our path and will fight to build our country despite economic
difficulties and bloodthirsty enemies whose only goal is to destroy us.
Worth reading: A Stronger Israel? Elite
opinion believes Israel
Excerpt: In postmodern wars, we are told, there is no
victory, no defeat, no aggressors, no defenders, just a tragedy of conflicting
agendas. But in such a mindless and amoral landscape, Israel in fact is on its way to emerging in a
far better position after the Gaza
war than before.
Displaced Gazans Attack
Hamas Spokesman
Outside Hospital
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/displaced-gazans-attack-hamas-spokesman-outside-hospital/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=displaced-gazans-attack-hamas-spokesman-outside-hospital
Excerpt: Maybe it was his extremely punchable face. Maybe it’s frustration over being dragged into a Hamas war, which it started just to sabotage its own unity agreement, which most Muslims in the West Bank andGaza seem to want, while Hamas doesn’t
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/displaced-gazans-attack-hamas-spokesman-outside-hospital/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=displaced-gazans-attack-hamas-spokesman-outside-hospital
Excerpt: Maybe it was his extremely punchable face. Maybe it’s frustration over being dragged into a Hamas war, which it started just to sabotage its own unity agreement, which most Muslims in the West Bank and
At Pro-Palestinian Protest, Cornel West Calls Obama a ‘War
Criminal.’ By Natalie Johnson
Hamas and North Korea
in secret arms deal - Telegraph
Excerpt: Hamas militants are attempting to negotiate a new
arms deal with North Korea
for missiles and communications equipment that will allow them to maintain
their offensive against Israel ,
according to Western security sources. Security officials say the deal between
Hamas and North Korea is
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and is being handled by a Lebanese-based
trading company with close ties to the militant Palestinian organisation based
in east Beirut .
Photos and Video:
Motorcycles Found Inside Attack Tunnel
Excerpt: In the course of the subsequent
neutralization of the tunnel, many weapons were found inside it, including
RPGs, mortar shells, explosives, and Kalachnikov rifles. In addition,
three motorcycles were found. They were facing Israel and were meant for carrying
out a sophisticated attack on Israeli communities.
As long as Muslims
kill Muslims, the world is only 'concerned. 'But Israel
http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/as_long_as_muslims_kill_muslims_the_world_is_only_concerned_but_israel_defending_itself_sparks_outrage.html
Excerpt: The world seems rather indifferent to the airstrikes, the casualties, and the refugees inPakistan .
And the parallels to Gaza
are striking, up to and including the discovery of tunnels. Yet nobody beyond a
few journalists utters a peep, and the world’s protest groups are silent.
Stephens notes the contrast when Jews are involved:
http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/as_long_as_muslims_kill_muslims_the_world_is_only_concerned_but_israel_defending_itself_sparks_outrage.html
Excerpt: The world seems rather indifferent to the airstrikes, the casualties, and the refugees in
Interesting: Democratic Congressman Calls Out Qatar 's Hamas Support on Al-Jazeera America
Excerpt: A congressman's recent
criticism of Al-Jazeera
America
VIDEO: Hamas fires
rocket from densely populated civilian neighborhood. By Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/08/05/video-hamas-fires-rocket-from-densely-populated-civilian-neighborhood-n1875002
Excerpt: Yes, there are mentions of rockets being fired into Israel, but that element of the battle (which is responsible for touching off this terrible bout of hostilities) is almost treated as if it's a naturally-occurring phenomenon, with intense scrutiny paid to Israeli missteps. Precious little attention is focused on who Hamas is, the civilian-endangering tactics they employ, or the insane, genocidal ideology to which they subscribe. Which brings us to [India 's] NDTV's
exceedingly rare -- and certainly unauthorized -- footage of how Hamas' rocket
teams operate:
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/08/05/video-hamas-fires-rocket-from-densely-populated-civilian-neighborhood-n1875002
Excerpt: Yes, there are mentions of rockets being fired into Israel, but that element of the battle (which is responsible for touching off this terrible bout of hostilities) is almost treated as if it's a naturally-occurring phenomenon, with intense scrutiny paid to Israeli missteps. Precious little attention is focused on who Hamas is, the civilian-endangering tactics they employ, or the insane, genocidal ideology to which they subscribe. Which brings us to [
VIDEO: Allen West:
Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Don't listen to Obama, Kerry and the other Islamist
apologists.
http://allenwestrepublic.com/2014/08/04/allen-west-dear-pm-netanyahu-dont-listen-to-obama-kerry-and-the-other-islamist-apologists/#dBuTOqBZssG52wt5.99
Excerpt: If you want to understand the Islamic totalitarian and jihadist mentality, it’s best to simply allow them to express themselves in their own words. Hat tip to Itamar Marcus over at the Palestine Media Watch for bringing us the infamous leader of the Muslim Brotherhood inKuwait , Tareq Al-Suwaidan. This
video aired on Al Aqsa TV (Hamas) this past Friday, August 1st.
http://allenwestrepublic.com/2014/08/04/allen-west-dear-pm-netanyahu-dont-listen-to-obama-kerry-and-the-other-islamist-apologists/#dBuTOqBZssG52wt5.99
Excerpt: If you want to understand the Islamic totalitarian and jihadist mentality, it’s best to simply allow them to express themselves in their own words. Hat tip to Itamar Marcus over at the Palestine Media Watch for bringing us the infamous leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in
Even Saudi Arabia
http://moonbattery.com/?p=48756
Excerpt: Hopey changey fundamental transformation hasn’t just turnedAmerica upside
down, but the whole world. For moral clarity, we can now look not to our own
Hamas-funding government but to the Islamofascist Wahhabi regime in Saudi Arabia :
http://moonbattery.com/?p=48756
Excerpt: Hopey changey fundamental transformation hasn’t just turned
The UNRWA is Hamas.
By Daniel Greenfield
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-unrwa-is-hamas.html#comment-form
Excerpt: The [United Nations Relief and Works Agency] is on the front lines of the Hamas War inGaza .
In the headlines, its schools are forever being fired on or found to be
stockpiling rockets. If individual Gazans are being used as human shields, the
UNRWA often seems as if it is one big organizational human shield. But the
UNRWA isn't Hamas' human shield. The UNRWA is Hamas.
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-unrwa-is-hamas.html#comment-form
Excerpt: The [United Nations Relief and Works Agency] is on the front lines of the Hamas War in
A Tale of Two
Shelters: Israelis and Palestinians United in Fear.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/a-tale-of-two-shelters-israelis-and-palestinians-united-in-fear-571314?site=classic
Excerpt:Some 12 km (seven miles) to the north, across the border, three Israeli families have been living in a public shelter for the past month. They reside inAshkelon , a town that has been a frequent
target of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Their older neighbourhood does
not have the reinforced "safe rooms" that by law must be built into
new apartments, so they sought the refuge of an underground public shelter.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/a-tale-of-two-shelters-israelis-and-palestinians-united-in-fear-571314?site=classic
Excerpt:Some 12 km (seven miles) to the north, across the border, three Israeli families have been living in a public shelter for the past month. They reside in
See Why This Quick
& Amazingly Simple Explanation Of What’s Going On In Gaza Is Making Big
Waves
Excerpt: Radio talk show host Dennis Prager recently
released a YouTube video in which he attempts to explain the Israeli-Arab
conflict. In under six minutes. The conservative Prager, who did
graduate work at the Middle East Institute at Columbia
University , says that while many
believe “the Middle East conflict is the most
complex conflict in the world,” it is also “the easiest conflict in the world
to explain.”
Fighting Without
Silver Bullets. By Caroline Glick
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/caroline-glick/fighting-without-silver-bullets/
Excerpt:Israel ’s operations
in Gaza so far
have been based on the hope that Hamas can be convinced to stand down. Israel
has destroyed its tunnels. The IDF killed hundreds of Hamas terrorists. The IDF
destroyed Hamas’s bases.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/caroline-glick/fighting-without-silver-bullets/
Excerpt:
Captured Hamas Combat
Manual Explains Benefits of Human Shields
http://www.idfblog.com/blog/2014/08/04/captured-hamas-combat-manual-explains-benefits-human-shields/
Excerpt: IDF forces in the Gaza Strip found a Hamas manual
on “Urban Warfare,” which belonged to the Shuja’iya Brigade of Hamas’
military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. The manual explains how the civilian
population can be used against IDF forces and reveals that Hamas knows the IDF
is committed to minimizing harm to civilians.
‘Hitler Was
Right!’ With Europe ’s Muslim
immigrants come ancient hatreds and a revival of anti-Semitism. By Rich Lowry
Excerpt: The Bergische Synagogue in the German town of Wuppertal has a history
with arson. The nearly 120-year-old synagogue was burned down during
Kristallnacht in 1938. Rebuilt after World War II, it was targeted again about
a week ago by arsonists who threw Molotov cocktails at the house of worship
(although, thankfully, they failed to set it aflame). Welcome to the New
Europe, where the street thugs have learned a lot from the Old Europe.
ISIS militant
announces his marriage to terrified 7-year old in occupied city in Syria
Excerpt: A kafir has no human value in Islam. They can be
exploited for their skills, for sex, for slavery, for anything – or just be
killed off. Muslims believe they have great rewards in heaven for killing
kafirs. The photo is from twitter (@Fadel_alHadidi) taken as a screenshot from
a youtube clip and profess to be an ISIS
militant (devout Muslim) marrying a 7-year old kafir in occupied minority
district of Syria (source is unconfirmed).
She’d first be forced to recite the Quran to convert to make the pedo-marriage
halal according to Sharia law.
The Lancet, prominent
British medical journal, will no longer publish letters from 'Israeli
academics.' By Thomas Lifson
http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/prominent_brit_medical_journal_will_no_longer_publish_letters_from_israeli_academics.html
Excerpt: The Lancet was once one of the world’s premier medical journals, but it has been captured by anti-Israel extremists, who are now banning letters of rejoinder from Israeli academics. This is part of an effort to isolate and ultimate strangleIsrael
through capture of world institutions of information, science, culture,
finance, and trade. The general model used is the effort to topple the
apartheid regime in South
Africa . But this time around, instead of
support for the values of democracy, human equality, human rights, and
tolerance, the activists are supporting a murderous, intolerant, woman- and
homosexual-hating regime that seeks to enact genocide on the Jews of Israel
first, and then the world.
http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/prominent_brit_medical_journal_will_no_longer_publish_letters_from_israeli_academics.html
Excerpt: The Lancet was once one of the world’s premier medical journals, but it has been captured by anti-Israel extremists, who are now banning letters of rejoinder from Israeli academics. This is part of an effort to isolate and ultimate strangle
Excerpt: In a Friday sermon in northern Italy , Sheik
Abd Al-Barr Al-Rawdhi prayed to Allah to “count [the Jews] one by one and kill
them to the very last one.” Al-Rawdhi, leading the prayers at Al-Rahma Mosque
in San Donà di Piave, the Province
of Venice
Behind the Scenes:
Muslim Anti-Semitism in Holland
Excerpt: “I have personally heard a number of imams in the Netherlands use verses from the Koran and other
Islamic texts to preach hatred against Israel and the Jews. Thus
theological propaganda has become political hate-mongering. The same hatred
enters Dutch Muslim society via Arab television. One hears more of the same from family members,
Muslim neighbors and classmates.”
Kuwaiti Muslim
Brotherhood leader: Every Muslim mother "must nurse her children on
hatred of the sons of Zion
Excerpt: A Muslim Brotherhood leader in Kuwait , Tareq Al-Suwaidan, said Muslims
"hate" the sons of Zion .
He called for Muslim mothers to nurse their infants on this hatred and to plant
it in Muslim children's "souls," so that the new generation
"will erase the (sons of Zion )
from the face of the earth."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11013786/France-becoming-weak-link-in-European-migration-control-as-police-warn-of-alarming-rise-in-illegal-migrants.htmlExcerpt:
Excerpt: France
is becoming the “weak link” in Europe’s fight against illegal immigration, it
was claimed today, after a leaked police report revealed a steep rise in the
numbers crossing from Italy .
Many of the migrants – mainly Eritreans, as well as Ethiopians, Sudanese,
Afghans and Syrians – were heading for Calais in
the hope of boarding lorries bound for Britain .
Excerpt: During the past few days, the extremist group known
as the Islamic Statehas made significant advances. After consolidating
its gains since the fall of Mosul and other
Sunni areas, the group sought to move toward Baghdad . For now, that advance has been
blocked by Shiite militias, what remains of the Iraqi forces and assistance
from Iran and the United States .
It is evident, however, that the Islamic State has amassed enough manpower and
resources to move against the Kurdish region. ... The writer was the U.S. ambassador to Iraq
from 2005 to 2007 and U.S.
ambassador to the United Nations from 2007 to 2009.
French police break
up violent clashes at African migrant camp in Calais :
Hundreds of migrants trying to reach
Britain
Excerpt: The French newspaper Le Figaro, citing a
confidential border police report, said on Tuesday that 65,591 illegal immigrants
had landed in Italy
between 1 January and 30 June, compared with 7,913 in the first half of 2013.
Eritreans making up a third of the migrants, followed by Syrians, many trying
to escape the civil war.
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