Update
Bonnie, Bob, Britnye, Dale, Brit's friend Brooklyn, Lupe, Caramel
Happy Easter. Lovely day in Madison . We went to church, including the
Easter breakfast to support the youth mission to Alabama , then the family came over for
dinner & an egg hunt with the grandson, Dale and two neighbor boys. Pardon my
shades--too bright without them. With all, I didn't get enough BiPAP time, so
shorter blog post (I use it nights and when I have computer time). ~Bob
General News and Comment
Blue States Bleeding Red. by Matt Walter
Excerpt: Last week, Republicans expanded their majority in
the Pennsylvania House of Representatives when 26-year-old Martina White won
a special
election in the 170th district. Expanding a legislative majority
in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama is significant on its own, but
expanding it because of the support of a unique coalition of Republican and
traditionally Democratic-leading voters in a district in Philadelphia , a city where Republicans have
not won an open General Assembly seat in 25 years, is extraordinary. The
Republican wave did not end in November 2014, and White is just the latest
Republican to win in Democratic territory this year.
Liberals May Regret Their New Rules. By Kurt Schlichter
Excerpt: That photo is me about ten years ago, standing in
the ruins of a land where people rejected the rule of law in favor of the rule
of force. I think a lot about my year-long deployment to Kosovo these days. I
think a lot about people today who, for short term political points,
cavalierly disregard the rules, laws and norms that made America what it
is. I think a lot about how liberals, especially those who boo God,
should pray
to Him that those rules, laws and norms are restored.
Excerpt: In case you haven’t noticed, ICE under President
Precious has essentially abandoned immigration enforcement, and instead has
thrown open the nation’s borders to undocumented invaders from Latin America
and the Middle East . But real Americans .
. . now we’re a different story: Privacy advocates who reviewed a copy of the
privacy impact assessment said it fell short. “If this goes forward, DHS
will have warrantless access to location information going back at least five
years about virtually every adult driver in the U.S., and sometimes to their
image as well,” said Gregory T. Nojeim, senior counsel for the Center for
Democracy & Technology.
White House Blames
Horrible Jobs Report On The Weather [VIDEO]
Excerpt: In an interview with MSNBC’s “Rundown w/ Jose
Diaz-Balart,” Jason Furman – chair of the White House Council of Economic
Advisors — blamed the horrible March jobs report on bad weather. Guest host
Craig Melvin noted that March’s jobs report showed “the weakest job growth
since 2013. Employers added some 126,000 jobs, less than half the number of
gains that were expected. The unemployment rate remains steady at 5.5%… (If
less than half of gains in job growth expected, how can unemployment remain
"steady"? Books cooked. Many have given up as those on the dole
increase. --Barb. Yes, this is even with millions having given up and left the
workforce on Obama's watch. ~Bob)
The Entire White
House Press Corps Just Dropped a Bombshell About Obama
Excerpt: The air is thick with frustration among the ranks
of the White House press corps — a group of type-A reporters who follow President
Barack Obama and his administration to report their doings to the
citizens of the United
States . Having said that, due to the fact
that a majority of media outlets, including newspapers, lean to the left —
there must really be some seriously bad juju between the Obama and the press
corps if the latter group has taken to voicing public dissatisfaction. The
White House Correspondents’ Association has crafted a list of demands to be
sent to the White House. This came on the heels of an incident last week in Salt Lake City that had
press corps reporters highly upset. Apparently, as Obama traveled to Salt Lake City to speak
with a group
of Mormon leaders, White House press corps members were denied access.
(Believe it when I see it. I doubt they have the nerve. ~Bob)
Navy Captain Lê Bá
Hùng
Good Story: What The Recruit Said His Father Said And
What The Recruit's Father Actually Said. By Andy Weddington
Excerpt: "Sir, this recruit does not want to be
here. This recruit does not want to be a Marine. This recruit's father told him
that if he got to Parris Island and found it
was not for him that he could come home." (I cannot imagine saying that to
anyone of my DIs. I doubt that I would have lived to meet the Series Commander.
And though my Dad was Navy, he warned me--plus I wanted to be a Marine. ~Bob)
Gun News
Concealed Carrier
Shoots Car Thief Who Sped Away With Victim On The Hood [VIDEO]. By Chuck Ross
Excerpt: The woman was reportedly screaming for help as the
suspect sped past several bystanders, including an off-duty Smyrna city worker. Luckily, that man, who is
also captured on camera, was carrying a concealed gun at the time. He chased
after the Honda and fired through the window, hitting the suspect in the
shoulder.
Greg Gutfeld: Gun
Control is Losing Because Americans Refuse to Feel Guilty Over Self-Defense. By
Awr Hawkins.
Excerpt: Gutfeld
said, “No matter how hard the establishment media tries, they can’t
convince good people how bad guns are when they’re in the right hands.”
He then explained that the American people, while supportive
of the police, have simply come to realize that there are long seconds–and
frequently, agonizing minutes–between the time they dial 911 and the time
police arrive. (See article above. ~Bob)
A Solid Majority Of African-Americans Support Gun
Ownership. By Matt Vespa
Excerpt: There are studies that
show an increase in concealed carry permits reduces
crime. Illinois
was the last state to grant concealed carry permits to their residents. It
resulted in the lowest
murder rate in 56 years.
Tweet from Politics and Humor @PoliticalLaughs
I'd much rather go to my grave never needing my gun than go
there wishing I had it.
Religion of Peace News
Must Hear: Islam is permanently on the take. By Pat
Condell
He's always worth hearing, but this is better than most.
~Bob
How about a White House Petition saying don't sign any deal
with Iran unless they agree in writing to no longer execute gay people and to
not stone women accused of adultery? ~Bob
Excerpt: The assembling of a Sunni coalition to challenge
the advance of an Iranian proxy in Yemen ,
and the subsequent announcement in Sharm al-Sheikh of the formation of a 40,000
strong Arab rapid reaction force are the latest moves in a war which has
already been under way in the Middle East for
some time. This is a war between Sunni and Shia forces over the ruins of the
regional order. It is a war which is unlikely to end in the wholesale victory
of one or another of the sides. Rather, it will end when the two forces exhaust
themselves. What the region will look like when this storm passes is anyone's
guess.
Excerpt: Early Thursday morning an unspeakable tragedy struck
Kenya when Somali terrorist
group al-Shabab stormed Garissa
University College
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/683643/kenya-police-1-gunman-identified-in-attack-that-killed-148
Excerpt: The son of a Kenyan government official has been
identified as one of the gunmen who attacked a Kenyan college where 148 people
were killed, authorities said Sunday. Abdirahim Mohammed Abdullahi, one of the
Islamic extremists who attacked Garissa
University College ,
was the son of a government chief in Mandera
County
Pope Prays for Slain
Kenyan Students, Decries Persecution in Easter Address
Excerpt: Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution
of Christians in his Easter Sunday address, commemorating the students
massacred by Islamist militants at Garissa
University in Kenya . ...
"We ask Jesus, the victor over death, to lighten the sufferings of our
many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for his name, and of all those who
suffer injustice as a result of ongoing conflicts and violence - and there are
many," he said.
Unbelievable: Kerry exposes Iranian family tie — and
subjects family to blackmail. By Kenneth Timmerman
Excerpt: In a
greeting to the Iranian people on the occasion of the traditional New
Year (Nowruz) holiday last week, Secretary of State John Kerry exposed a secret that
journalists and academics have been agonizing over for the past six weeks: the
fact that his daughter has married an Iranian-American who has extensive family
ties to Iran. “I am proud of the Iranian-Americans in my own family, and
grateful for how they have enriched my life,” Kerry said in the official
statement. Kerry also said he was “strongly committed to resolving” the
differences between the United
States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, “to
the mutual benefit of both of our people.”
Excerpt: But the first thing to know about the highly hyped
“historic achievement” that President Obama is trying to sell is that there has
been no agreement on any of the fundamental issues that led to international
concern about Iran’s secret nuclear
activities and led to six mandatory resolutions by the United Nations Security
Council and 13 years of diplomatic seesaw. All we have is a number of
contradictory statements by various participants in the latest round of talks
in Switzerland ,
which together amount to a diplomatic dog's dinner.
Empty words from empty suit: Obama: 'Iran
President Obama vowed that “Iran
We will know who to blame: Obama, Clinton ,
Kerry and how Iran
Excerpt: It is perhaps only an accident of history that
three of the key actors in the diplomatic efforts to deny Iran a nuclear
bomb are the 2004, 2008, 2012 and probable 2016 Democratic presidential
nominees. But their intertwined ambitions provide a dramatic backdrop to the
unfolding and unfinished story. (we'll know who to blame when a nuke destroys New York City --not that
it will matter as our finances and economy explodes and the country collapses
into chaos. ~Bob)
Husband of NY jihad
plotter “shocked,” but had black flag of jihad at Muslim Day Parade. By Robert
Spencer, JihadWatch.org
Excerpt: Says Abu Bakr of his wife’s arrest on jihad terror charges: “I don’t
believe any of it, period. We are all shocked, the whole community. That’s not
who she is.” But back in 2007, Abu Bakr was photographed at the Muslim Day
Parade in New York City
with the black flag of jihad. He carried it at other parades as well.
Who done it? Six terror arrests at Dover
Excerpt: Six people have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism
offences, says West Midlands Police. (Doesn't give their names or religion or
ethnicity, so I assume they were Scots Presbyterians crying, "No
bishops!" ~Bob)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3024231/Paris-supermarket-hostages-hid-Islamist-gunman-freezer-sue-French-media-broadcasting-location-live-siege.html
Excerpt: He singled out French 24-hour news channel BFMTV
which revealed live on air that the group - including a three-year-old child
and a one-month-old baby - was hiding in the freezer. They had been taken to
the cold room by one of the supermarket's employees.
Religion of Peace
News
You can track terror attacks here--there are more than I
have space or time to cover. ~Bob
The Arab Spring: The Middle East :
In the Shadow of the Gunmen. By Jonathan Spyer
Excerpt: Post "Arab Spring," the Middle
East is in chaos. And ready to be devoured by the mullahs of Iran . In a
process of profound importance, five Arab states in the Middle
East have effectively ceased to exist over the last decade. The
five states in question are Iraq ,
Syria , Lebanon , Yemen
and Libya .
It is possible that more will follow. (Remember when the liberal media, Obama
and progressive politicians were all swooning over how wonderful the Arab
Spring was? Good times, huh? I wrote on this blog on 2/26/13: "Ah, the
modern, democratic Arab Spring, beloved by progressives in the media and
government. What cold go wrong?" ~Bob)
In the 5th Apr 2015 edition of Israel ’s good
news, the highlights include: An Israeli biotech is developing safe vaccines
using computers and your own cells. Israel ’s new deputy Chief Scientist
is a Palestinian Arab. Two Israeli competitions inspire Kenyan farmers and
Israeli entrepreneurs to Kenya .
Israel ’s
Knesset has completed the largest solar roof for a parliament building. 3,555
Israeli patents were registered in the US in 2014 – a 21% increase on
2013.
Dionne Warwick and Art Garfunkel have confirmed dates for
Tel Aviv concerts. 130,000 tourists are in Israel to celebrate Passover and
Easter. (No wonder Iran
and Obama and Kerry hate them. ~Bob)
Report: Israeli Jet
Struck Weapons Depots in Libya
Excerpt: Arab news sources reported at week's end that an
unidentified jet believed to be Israeli destroyed warehouses in southern Libya that held weapons bought by Iran for Hamas.
... Al Watan added that Egypt
allowed the Israeli jet to pass through its airspace en route to southern Libya .
‘We Love Jesus!’
Iraqi Children Proclaim Love for Christ in Face of Islamic Beheading
Excerpt: Four Iraqi children firmly declared their love for
Jesus in the face of death when Muslims in the country recently demanded that
they convert to Islam.
People Yes, Pork No: Al-Azhar textbook: Eating dead Jews, Christians and infidels ‘halal’ if
necessary. By Al-Masry Al-Youm,
Egypt
Excerpt: Religious jurisprudence textbooks for Al-Azhar
students address, among other things, the issue of eating dead human beings,
quoting Mansour bin Yunus al-Bahuti, a scholar of the Hanbali school of
jurisprudence who died 500 years ago, as saying that eating dead Jews,
Christians and non-believers is halal (permissible by Islam) if it is a necessity,
but non-Muslims are not to eat dead Muslims, even out of necessity. Another
textbook quotes Imam al-Sherbini of the Shafi school of jurisprudence as saying
that dead prophets of any religion should not be eaten. And when he was told
that prophets do not die and that they lie alive praying in their graves
according to the Hadith, he said that he meant if they were found dead before
they were buried. He also clarified that the meat of dead Jews, Christians and
infidels should be eaten raw, not cooked or grilled. ... The book permits
eating a giraffe and forbids eating pork. (Obama: Al-Azhar University
*****
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five
terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of the American Republic.
http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-American-Republic-prevent/dp/1461122538/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304815980&sr=1-5
For a free PDF of Collapse, e-mail him at tartanmarine(at)gmail.com. Hall’s
eleven books are listed here:
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