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Today’s offerings. Syria at the end. I will post this before the President speaks—not that I intend to listen. ~Bob.

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Breaking: Titled of Obama's historic speech leaked - "Is your foreign policy better than a fifth graders?" -- Obama's speech will be him waving the Kerry Compromise agreement and saying, "I have met with Herr Assad... and secured peace in our times!"

Bob’s Grape-Nut Pie

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2013/09/bobs-grape-nut-pie_10.html

A few readers asked for this after I mentioned baking grape pies for church. ~Bob

Good Article: A carbon tax would make no sense. By Richard Rahm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/2/rahn-a-carbon-tax-would-make-no-sense/

Excerpt: A carbon tax has real costs to the American economy. Energy prices and food prices would be higher, and virtually everything else that people consume would cost more. The results of higher prices are a lower standard of living, less economic opportunity, lower real wages and fewer jobs. All for what?

Obama’s net worth

http://pinterest.com/pin/463800461596140375/

Economic Growth and Right-to-Work Laws

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=23579&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DP

Excerpt: States with right-to-work laws had higher economic growth rates than they otherwise would have based on the results of a statistical model. Specifically, the average right-to-work state had annual growth rates that were 0.8 percentage points higher for real personal income and 0.5 percentage points higher for population growth. Right-to-work laws boosted average annual employment growth rates by 0.8 percentage points measured from 1970 through 2011. (Unions are all about jobs—the one percent jobs of the fat cat union bosses. ~Bob.)

The Bucks Start Here. By Christopher DeMuth

http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.2133/article_detail.asp

Excerpt: The growth of executive government and the growth of government debt are both highly worrisome to many people. They are, however, usually thought of as separate problems, arising from separate government functions. On the one hand, the executive branch operates mainly through regulation: agencies issue rules to private parties, telling them how to design their products, keep their books, set their prices, withhold their crops from market, recruit women for their sports teams, manage their trash. Government borrowing, on the other hand, is a method of public finance: treasury departments market bonds to raise funds for spending in excess of tax revenues—because the government is making a long-term investment, because it is facing an emergency, or just because it has overpromised and wants to keep the spigots open.

Jordanian MP opens fire in parliament

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/09/201391095921803331.html

Excerpt: No injuries reported after member of parliament fires automatic weapon following a dispute over a budget matter. (We need this guy in Congress. ~Bob.)

The Government Episode 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_oxgrFokck

Satire with a lot of truth. ~Bob

The U.S. Military’s Pivot to Africa. By Nick Turse

http://www.thenation.com/article/176045/us-militarys-pivot-africa#axzz2eUzWjLm8

Excerpt: To hear AFRICOM tell it, US military involvement on the continent ranges from the miniscule to the microscopic.

The Mexican Version of Obamanomics Won’t Work any Better than the American Version. By Daniel J. Mitchell 

http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/09/10/the-mexican-version-of-obamanomics-wont-work-any-better-than-the-american-version-n1695715?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Excerpt: But some people never learn. The President of Mexico has unveiled a new scheme to increase taxes to finance bigger government.

Is America Finally Ready To Tell Obama "No?"

http://justcommonsense-lostinamerica.blogspot.com/2013/09/is-america-finally-ready-to-tell-obama.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMoXTa+%28Lost+in+America%29

Excerpt: No laughs for Obama these days; the times are far too dreary for humor. Instead, America seems to have finally recognized that they made a huge mistake in re-electing a man-child without a smidgeon of leadership talent. Instead they find the man child shedding responsibility or blame faster than a wolf-hound in summer. Perhaps worse, America has tuned out Barack Obama. His Rose Garden speeches and his Great American College Tours have lost their luster. The only ones still listening to Obama is his adoring mainstream liberal media and even they are showing signs of jumping ship.

Obama boasts of ‘decimated’ al Qaeda undermined by intel briefings

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/9/intel-clashes-obamas-election-year-al-qaeda-claims/

Excerpt: As President Obama ran to election victory last fall with claims that al Qaeda was “decimated” and “on the run,” his intelligence team was privately offering a different assessment that the terrorist movement was shifting resources and capabilities to emerging spinoff groups in Africa that posed fresh threats to American security.

All play fast and loose when talking about race. By Cathy Young

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cathy/young091013.php3#.Ui8zxNK-r8I

Excerpt: Acknowledging inconvenient facts and listening to the other side may not give us the solutions to the thorny issues of race and crime. But it would be a good start.

Father of 13-year-old Egyptian boy married off to 10-year-old girl: "You're never too young for marriage"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/09/father-of-13-year-old-egyptian-boy-married-off-to-10-year-old-girl-youre-never-too-young-for-marriag.html

Excerpt: Few things are more abundantly attested in Islamic law than the permissibility of child marriage. Islamic tradition records that Muhammad’s favorite wife, Aisha, was six when Muhammad wedded her and nine when he consummated the marriage:

Dentist struck off for offering to perform female genital mutilation on girls as young as 10 in Birmingham

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415492/Dentist-Omar-Addow-struck-offering-perform-female-genital-mutilation-girls.html

Excerpt: Somali-born Omar Addow is the first practitioner to be struck off by the General Dental Council for offering the illegal procedure in more than a decade. The 56-year-old was allegedly recorded saying he would carry out the crime, which carries a 14-year prison sentence, in a Birmingham dental practice last year.

Considerate Racial Predators. By Colin Flaherty 

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/colin-flaherty/considerate-racial-predators/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fea32703c7-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-fea32703c7-156414477

Excerpt: Before he bashed the 62-year-old Jeffrey Babbitt in the face this week in a New York park, leaving him with permanent brain damage, LaShawn Marten proclaimed: “I hate white people.” He saved us the trouble of wondering if the attack was “racially motivated.

Jeffrey Babbitt, victim of "I Hate White People" rampage, dies.

http://pix11.com/2013/09/09/union-square-beating-victim-dies-at-bellevue-hospital/#ixzz2eRAKwbCJ

Excerpt: Police were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

Good Column: The Worst Part Of Obamacare. By Mark Hendrickson 

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/mark-hendrickson/the-worst-part-of-obamacare/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fea32703c7-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-fea32703c7-156414477

Excerpt: Because Obamacare has been one gigantic distraction that has kept us from addressing the most crucial economic issue of all—the ticking fiscal time bomb that is Medicare and Medicaid. Federal spending on health care is projected to more than double from approximately $771 billion this year to $1.59 trillion in 2023—a mere ten years away.

Benghazi Whistleblower: "I've been punished for speaking out" By Guy Benson

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/09/09/video-benghazi-whistleblower-says-hes-been-punished-for-speaking-out-n1694699

Excerpt: Gregory Hicks is no stranger to regular readers. The State Department official, who was second-in-command to murdered Amb. Chris Stevens in Libya, was one of the star witnesses during the House Oversight Committee's Benghazi hearings this past spring. Visibly frustrated by the lack of accountability over last year's deadly attacks, Hicks appeared on ABC News to share his story. 

U.S. Air Force Cracking Down on Christians. By Todd Starnes

http://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2013/09/09/air-force-cracking-down-on-christians-n1695083

Excerpt: The accusations against Monk are a court-martial offense in the Air Force – and it’s quite possible that the 19-year veteran with a spotless record could be booted out of the military because of his Christian beliefs. And he’s not the only Christian at Lackland Air Force Base facing persecution for opposing gay marriage, according to Monk’s pastor.

West Maryland? Citizens call for secession. By Cortney O'Brien

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2013/09/09/west-maryland-citizens-call-for-secession-n1695152

Excerpt: Marylanders sick of Annapolis’s liberal agenda are hoping to follow in West Virginia’s footsteps and secede from the state they begrudgingly belong to.

From the Washington Post: {...} A 49-year-old information technology consultant wants to apply the knife to Maryland’s five western counties. “The people are the sovereign,” says Scott Strzelczyk, leader of the fledgling Western Maryland Initiative, and the western sovereigns are fed up with Annapolis’s liberal majority, elected by the state’s other sovereigns.

The Times poses a question only Christianity can answer. By Mr Alexander Boot via Archbiship Cranmer 

http://www.archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-times-poses-question-only.html

Excerpt: The triad ‘God, king and country’ encapsulates neatly the essence of British conservatism, both its transcendent inspiration and political expression. The starting point of deliberation for any Christian thinker is that the key institutions of Christendom, which is to say of the West, must somehow reflect the teaching of Christ and, on a deeper level, his person. The essence of Christ, as accepted by all apostolic denominations, is that he is both fully divine and fully human, uniting within himself the transcendent and the transient, the timeless and the temporal, the physical and the metaphysical.

Australia has ditched an incompetent Anglican for a Roman Catholic of promise. By Archbishop Cranmer

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2013/09/australia-has-ditched-incompetent.html

Excerpt: [Tony Abbott's] politics are informed by his theology; his theology is informed by Roman Catholic social doctrine - suffused with more than a hint of Thatcherite notions of individual responsibility and duty to family and community. As the Great Lady said: 'Reading recently, I came across the starkly simple phrase: "Christianity is about spiritual redemption, not social reform". Sometimes the debate on these matters has become too polarised and given the impression that the two are quite separate.'

Global warming cleverly hides itself with 1 million more square miles of Arctic ice. By Jazz Shaw

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/08/global-warming-cleverly-hides-itself-with-1-million-sq-miles-more-arctic-ice/

Excerpt: 'Only six years ago, the BBC reported that the Arctic would be ice-free in summer by 2013, citing a scientist in the US who claimed this was a ‘conservative’ forecast. Perhaps it was their confidence that led more than 20 yachts to try to sail the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific this summer. As of last week, all these vessels were stuck in the ice, some at the eastern end of the passage in Prince Regent Inlet, others further west at Cape Bathurst.'

The Ice is Cracking...Er. By Steven Hayward

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/09/the-ice-is-cracking-er.php

Excerpt: The climateers and their media cheerleaders keep ignoring the new First Law of Environmental Doomsaying: Always—always—long-date your predictions, so that you won’t be around to be held accountable when they fail. The trouble with the climate campaign is that they are so desperate for immediate action that they have to grab onto any and every weather “irregularity” (a nonsense term, yes, but roll with it) to Keep Hope Alive.

Arctic Ice Melt IS a Problem because Right-Wing Newspapers Smell, Explains Guardian Climate Expert. By James Delingpole

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100235012/arctic-ice-melt-is-a-problem-because-right-wing-newspapers-smell-explains-guardian-climate-expert/

Excerpt: At the weekend my old mucker David Rose reported in the Mail On Sundaythe shocking news that there is 60 per cent more sea ice at the Arctic than there was this time last year. So too did Hayley Dixon in the Telegraph. The implication of both pieces was that perhaps this global warming thing we've been hearing about ad nauseam this last couple of decades isn't quite the deadly threat the 'scientists' have been telling us it was; that indeed, maybe the more pressing worry ought to be global cooling.

Leaked UN report confirms Global Warming is non-existent, planet actually cooling.

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/09/leaked-u-n-report-confirms-global-warming-is-nonexistent-planet-actually-cooling/

Excerpt: The jig is up, Al. Via Beltway Confidential: Global warming alarmists, Al Gore, we need to talk.

Bundle Up: Global Warming is Over.

http://moonbattery.com/?p=36274

Excerpt: Years of screeching from liberals that the planet is doomed because of global warming have been a good indication of cold weather ahead. Sure enough: 'A cold Arctic summer has led to a record increase in the ice cap, leading experts to predict a period of global cooling. There has been a 60 per cent increase in the amount of ocean covered with ice compared to this time last year, the equivalent of almost a million square miles.'

Global Warming put on ice. By John Hayward

http://www.humanevents.com/2013/09/10/global-warming-put-on-ice/

Excerpt: A gang of unfortunate dupes who fell for the global warming scam actually tried to sail their yachts through the Northwest Passage this summer, doubtless with little plastic Al Gore bobbleheads affixed to their helms. Twenty of them are still stuck in the ice at the time of this writing, awaiting rescue from Canadian icebreakers, according to the UK Daily Mail. That’s because the Arctic ice has grown by a remarkable 60 percent – 920,000 square miles – over the past year:

Krugman: 'Obamanomics "an astonishing, horrifying failure" http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/09/krugman-obamanomics-an-astonishing-horrifying-failure.php

Excerpt: Better late than never, I suppose: Paul Krugman now says that the five years of the Obama administration have been “years of tragic waste,” and that the nation’s economic policies during that time have been “an astonishing, horrifying failure.” One wonders: what took Krugman so long to figure that out?

Illinois Charges 13 Democrats Including Jeremiah Wright's Daughter, Niece of Dem Rep. Danny Davis With Embezzling $13 Million From Taxpayer-Funded Grants. Another was chief of staff to Obamas longtime friend Eric E. Whitaker when Whitaker was Illinois public health chief.

http://beforeitsnews.com/scandals/2013/09/nice-illinois-charges-13-democrats-including-jeremiah-wrights-daughter-niece-of-dem-rep-danny-davis-with-embezzling-13-million-from-taxpayer-funded-grants-another-was-chief-of-2432176.html

Excerpt: From the city that brought us Barack Obama. Via Chicago Sun-Times: The U.S. attorney’s office in Springfield has been busy the past few years investigating a variety of fraud schemes involving state grants. Thirteen people have been charged so far, six who have pleaded guilty.

The new test for grads that could get them a job. By Beth Braverman

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/09/09/New-Test-Grads-Could-Get-Them-Job

Excerpt: More than 200 schools, including some in the Texas and California state systems, have signed on to offer students the new voluntary Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+) test, designed to give employers an objective way to measure entry-level candidates. 

RFK, Jr. slammed Jackson, Sharpton in leaked diary entries. By Patrick Howley

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/rfk-jr-slammed-jackson-sharpton-in-leaked-diary-entries/#ixzz2eRRSHm9X

Excerpt: “Al Sharpton has done more damage to the black cause than George Wallace. He has suffocated the decent black leaders in New York. His transparent venal blackmail and extortion schemes taint all black leadership,” Kennedy wrote in his diary in 2001, adding that Sharpton is a “buffoon” who gives Kennedy “the creeps.”

2 Million Biker Ride Set for D.C. By Robbie Cooper

http://urbangrounds.com/2013/09/2-million-biker-ride/

Excerpt: So you say you haven’t heard about the 2 Million Biker Ride to D.C. in your local or national news? I can’t imagine why…oh, wait…I can. It’s because they’re a bunch of bed-wetting Liberals who hate Conservatives and American-loving patriots. You know if Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were planning a 10-man march on D.C. it’d be on every news program and front page of the NY Times.

'2 Million Bikers' Cruising Through DC on 9/11 Despite Permit Denial. By Steven Nelson.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/09/09/2-million-bikers-cruising-through-dc-on-911-despite-permit-denial

Excerpt: "We find this regretful for the residents and businesses of that great city, and humbly offer our apologies," organizers of the ride said Friday on Facebook. "What could have been a one or two hour ride through will now likely be an all day event." It's legal for motorcycles to drive through D.C. and participants plan to cross into the capital undeterred after 11 a.m.

Allen West Starts Social Media Campaign Against Obama on Benghazi. By Kevin Derby

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/blog/allen-west-starts-social-media-campaign-against-obama-benghazi

Excerpt: Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the attack on the American embassy in Benghazi and former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, is launching an effort to mobilize voters angry with President Barack Obama’s reaction to it. West posted on Facebook late on Sundayasking supporters to “melt down” Obama’s social media accounts on Benghazi.

UK: Another Vicious Third-World Criminal Granted Permanent Asylum by Euroweenies.

http://moonbattery.com/?p=36263

Excerpt: Only moonbats could reduce the concept of human rights to something twisted and wrong. From occupied Britain: 'A judge has ruled a Zimbabwean national who was jailed for five and a half years after he scarred a woman for life cannot be deported because it would breach his human rights. Drug dealer Valentine Harverye burned his 34-year-old victim with a melted cider bottle and scalded her with boiling water.'

VIDEO: Tricking the Girls into Buying the Pink Stuff: Little Girl Brainwashed Into Reciting Absurd Liberal Dogma.

http://moonbattery.com/?p=36287

Excerpt: Despite his liberal bona fides Larry Summers was reckless enough to say things like this: 'I think, while I would prefer to believe otherwise, I guess my experience with my two and a half year old twin daughters who were not given dolls and who were given trucks, and found themselves saying to each other, look, daddy truck is carrying the baby truck, tells me something.' What it should have told him is to shut up about his daughters’ playtime habits. As a result of pronouncements deemed inconsistent with liberal theory on the nonexistence of male/female differences, Summers was drummed out of his position as President of Harvard.

The Number Of Private Sector Jobs Fell By 278,000 Last Month But The Economy Is Getting Better?

http://www.fedupusa.org/2013/09/the-number-of-private-sector-jobs-fell-by-278000-last-month-but-the-economy-is-getting-better/

Excerpt: Have you heard about the “wonderful” employment numbers that were just released? Last month, the unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent. Somehow this happened even though the percentage of working age Americans with a job actually declined and the number of private sector workers fell by 278,000. So how did the federal government magically produce a drop in the unemployment rate even though less people have jobs? Well, they did it by pretending that more than half a million Americans “dropped out of the labor force” last month. (We used to ask of Richard Nixon "would you buy a used car from this man?" Would you buy a used car ffom Obama? I prefer Nixon's car lot to tell the truth, and that is not saying much. Zero is by far the crookedest, er, excuse the expression, presi... prezi.. sorry, can't manage to say it... White House resident that we have ever had. --Don Hank)

105 Years in Jail for Posting a Link? By Kevin Drum

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/09/barrett-brown-105-years-jail-posting-link

Excerpt: ....“The YouTube video was a mistake, a big one,” said Gregg Housh, a friend of Mr. Brown’s who first introduced him to the activities of Anonymous [hacker collective]. “But it is important to remember that the majority of the 105 years he faces are the result of linking to a file. He did not and has not hacked anything, and the link he posted has been posted by many, many other news organizations.”

VA officials regret patient deaths but keep bonuses
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/10/va-officials-regret-patient-deaths-but-keep-bonuses/?test=latestnews

Excerpt: Top health care officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs apologized for a recent string of preventable patient deaths, but not for the big performance bonuses paid out afterwards, during a congressional field hearing in Pittsburgh Monday.

The Louisiana GOP gains a convert: Elbert Lee Guillory, Cajun noir. By Michael Warren

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/louisiana-gop-gains-convert_752790.html#

Excerpt: On May 31, Guillory became the first black Louisianan to serve at the state or federal level as a Republican since Reconstruction. In truth, he was a Republican before running for the statehouse in 2007, serving on the party’s St. Landry Parish committee and the state committee. But when he decided to run for office in his majority black, majority Democratic district, having an “R” by his name would have done him no favors.

Syria

Good Columns: Syria and Obama. By Thomas Sowell 

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2013/09/10/syria-and-obama-n1695460?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Excerpt: I cannot see why even a single American, a single Israeli or a single Syrian civilian should be killed as a result of a token U.S. military action, undertaken simply to spare Barack Obama the embarrassment of doing nothing, after his ill-advised public ultimatum to the Syrian government to not use chemical weapons was ignored. … Since so little real history is taught in even our prestigious colleges and universities, it may be worth noting how World War II -- the most catastrophic war in human history -- began.

Syria and Obama: Part II. By Thomas Sowell 

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2013/09/10/syria-and-obama-part-ii-n1695461?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Excerpt: Chickens are coming home to roost for Barack Obama, both at home and overseas. When he first entered the White house, to worldwide acclaim, and backed by huge majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, he could do whatever he wanted -- and could do no wrong, in the eyes of the mainstream media.

Obama calls chemical arms proposal a potential 'breakthrough'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/john-kerry-in-london-campaigns-for-world-to-support-military-strike-against-syria/2013/09/09/e8ad7a72-193d-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html?hpid=z1

Excerpt: President Obama on Monday called a Russian proposal for Syria to turn over control of its chemical weapons to international monitors in order to avoid a military strike a “potentially positive development,” that could represent a “significant breakthrough,” but he said he remains skeptical the Syrian government would follow through on its obligations based on its recent track record. (Alternative headline: Obama sees potential escape hatch from the box he put himself in. ~Bob)

Putin Demands the U.S., Not Assad, Renounce Use of Force. By Jim Geraghty

http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/358125/putin-demands-us-not-assad-renounce-use-force-jim-geraghty

Excerpt: Now Putin announces that the Russian deal on Syrian chemical weapons only works if there are no consequences for not honoring it:

Putin didn't save Obama, he beat him: With the Russion proposal on Syrian chemical weapons, the United States is being escorted out of the Middle East. By Lee Smith

http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/blogs/putin-didnt-save-obama-he-beat-him_753730.html

Excerpt: By helping Obama out of a jam with Syria, Putin has made himself the senior partner to whom the White House is now beholden. Accordingly, when Putin proposes the same sort of deal with Iran, with Russia having established its bona fides as an interlocutor for Syria, Obama is almost certain to jump at it. What’s unclear is whether Obama understands that his foreign policy legacy will be to have ruined the American position in the Middle East, our patrimony of the last seven decades.

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/09/remarks-prepared-delivery-national-security-advisor-susan-e-rice

But now Russia will help us. Right. ~Bob. Excerpt: Three times we negotiated for weeks over the most watered-down language imaginable. And three times, Russia and China doubled vetoed almost meaningless resolutions. Similarly, in the past two months, Russia has blocked two resolutions condemning the use of chemical weapons that did not even ascribe blame to any party. Russia opposed two mere press statements expressing concern about their use. A week after the August 21 gas attack, the United Kingdom presented a resolution that included a referral of war crimes in Syria to the International Criminal Court, but again the Russians opposed it, as they have every form of accountability in Syria.

Syria says yes to Russia-inspired chemical weapons deal

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/10/syria-says-yes-russia-inspired-chemical-weapon-dea/

Excerpt: Syria on Tuesday said the government would take the deal proposed by Russia to turn over its chemical weapons cache to international control, the nation’s foreign minister said. (They should get three weeks out of this to hide their military stuff in civilian areas to protect against a strike. ~Bob.)

BREAKING: Harry Reid Cancels Senate Vote On Syrian Military Authorization. http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/09/breaking-harry-reid-cancels-senate-vote-on-syrian-military-authorization/

Excerpt: McRINO devastated: Via NBC News: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is delaying a Senate test vote to authorize the use of force against the Syrian regime. Reid said Monday evening that he would not take a procedural step on the measure that would have officially begun the Senate’s debate, setting up a test vote on Wednesday.

Obama’s Farce: He sold his plan for bombing Syria on flawed political assumptions. By Victor Davis Hanson

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/358048/obamas-farce-victor-davis-hanson

Excerpt: I wish it were not true, but there is scant evidence that the world, led by the U.S., went to war in the past over the use of weapons of mass destruction — whether by Gamel Nasser in Yemen or by Saddam Hussein against the Kurds and the Iranians. Understandably, the current West’s reaction, including Obama’s, to possible Syrian WMD use is calibrated mostly on the dangers of intervention, not the use of WMD per se. 

The Amateur’s War. By Daniel Greenfield 

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/the-amateurs-war/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fea32703c7-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-fea32703c7-156414477

Excerpt: Syria would be Obama’s fourth war, but it might as well be his first war. The amateur has an impressive war machine that can level entire countries, but not the understanding of how to use it.

John Kerry stumbles on Syria sale. By Chris Cillizza

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/09/john-kerry-stumbles-on-making-the-syria-sale/

Excerpt: It’s been a rough past few days for Secretary of State John Kerry. Like, really rough.

Kerry promises ‘unbelievably small’ strike on Syria

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/kerry-promises-unbelievably-small-strike-on-syria/

Excerpt: That’s contrary to other reports from the Pentagon, where officers are reportedly planning a two or three-day campaign, complete with hundreds of strikes from ships and long-range bombers. (The General says we had :light casualties.” The 18-year-old kid with the sucking chest wound begs to differ. ~Bob. Today Kerry said a war with Syria will be "unbelievably small". Years ago when confronted with a similar situation, Bush said, "It will be shock and awe!"..............those too are different values and tactics. Nick)

France to float resolution at U.N. Security Council over Syria arsenal

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/top-french-diplomat-russian-turnaround-on-syrias-chemical-weapons-due-to-western-pressure/2013/09/10/dec57d46-19ee-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html

Excerpt: France will float a resolution in the U.N. Security Council aimed at forcing Syria to make public its chemical weapons program, place it under international control and dismantle it, the French foreign minister said Tuesday. The French initiative comes a day after Russia, a fellow permanent member of the council that has been a key ally of Assad’s regime, expressed support for a proposal for Syria’s chemical weapons arsenals to be placed under international control and destroyed.

For Obama, Syria requires more than words. By Walter Pincus, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/for-obama-syria-requires-more-than-words/2013/09/09/3c98ec46-1724-11e3-804b-d3a1a3a18f2c_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

Excerpt: If there is one common complaint about President Obama and the White House staff in their dealing with the Syrian crisis, it is the lack of preparation. International coalitions can’t be pulled together at the last minute. Getting foreign leaders to speak out on a common cause is hard. (You mean, on foreign affairs, he doesn’t get a trophy just for showing up? That’s racist! ~Bob.)

Opposition to Syria airstrikes rises as Republicans shift sharply against action

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/09/opposition-to-syria-airstrikes-rises-as-republicans-shift-sharply-against-action/

Excerpt: As President Obama launches a media blitz to build public support for a military strike against the Syrian government, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans moving in the reverse direction, with Republicans leading a growing legion in opposition. (The Iraq boot is on the other foot. ~Bob.)

Belgian prisoner claims rebels used gas in Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln_ClOoeHkY

It turns out this reporter was a supporter of the "democracy" movement ostensibly motivating the Free Syrian Army! Ideologically, he had every reason to support their cause and no reason to say that they were behind the nerve gas attack in Damascus. He was originally bitterly opposed to Assad. Yet he heard conversations, while in the company of the rebels, clearly indicating that the rebels themselves were behind the attacks, clearing Assad of the blame. Because he and his companions were prisoners at the time, he said they were extremely frustrated that they had information that could avert a possible war and could not get away to tell the world the truth. (Imagine his frustration when the world hears the truth but the power elites ignore it as usual). Please read the subtitles. –Don Hank (No blood sausages for the Belgians, the shirkers! [From Le Boudin, the March of the French Foreign Legion.] ~Bob)

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New Obama Syria plan: all the domestic political trauma of a major war; all the geostrategic impact of bombing an aspirin factory

Maaloula: rebels break into the village homes, kill three young Christians
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Maaloula:-rebels-break-into-the-village-homes,-kill-three-young-Christians-28958.html

Excerpt: AsiaNews sources report anti-Christian violence and persecution in the village where people still speak Aramaic. Islamist insurgents have broken into homes and seized at least six young Greek-Catholics. Dead bodies are lying in the streets as a warning to the inhabitants. In Damascus, the local Church tries to help the refugees, but "many families have been stranded in their homes. Nothing is known about them."

Syria can shoot back, Mr. President 

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/090913-670351-administration-pushes-missile-strike-on-syria.htm

Excerpt: As a Chinese warship joins Russian ships in the Mediterranean, we should remember a cruise missile attack on an Israeli warship. President Obama should understand that Syria and Hezbollah have missiles, too. As the Obama administration continues to deploy its comical weapons, with Secretary of State John Kerry promising America any attack on Syria will be "unbelievably small," a Chinese warship deploys off the Syrian coast, joining its Russian counterparts in what used to be an "American lake," the Mediterranean Sea.

Isolationists, Isolationists Everywhere. By Matt Purple

http://spectator.org/blog/2013/09/06/isolationists-isolationists-ev

Excerpt: Large majorities of the American people are opposed to intervening in Syria. Screaming “Isolationist!” is meant to relegate someone to the fringe; it can’t be applied to more than 60 percent of the public.

Obama Concedes Defeat: Admits He Failed to Persuade Public to Support Attack on Syria, Says Getting Congressional Approval Will Take "A Couple Weeks"

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/09/obama-concedes-defeat-admits-he-failed-to-persuade-public-to-support-attack-on-syria-says-getting-congressional-apporval-will-take-a-couple-weeks/

Excerpt: Tingles blames racism for Obama’s humiliating defeat in 3… 2… 1.

Via Free Beacon: CHRIS WALLACE: But it’s going to take a couple of weeks?PRESIDENT OBAMA: I do believe it’s going to take some time. Chris, you guys have polls, you do head counts.

Good Column: Why Obama is Floundering. By Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/why_obama_is_floundering.html#!#ixzz2eR7srQor 
Excerpt: The sheer ineptitude of President Obama's handling of his Syria red line has made jaws drop all across the political spectrum. The man who garnered so much admiration for his oratorical brilliance, personal charm, and political genius has managed to make matters worse with every step he has taken. This dramatic and historic collapse demands explanation.

VIDEOS: Plight of Syrian Christians gets worse: Islamists seize control of beautiful and historic Christian town of Maaloula. By Madison Ruppert

http://www.thedailysheeple.com/plight-of-syrian-christians-gets-worse-islamists-seize-control-of-historic-christian-town-of-maaloula_092013

Excerpt: Some fear that Maaloula might become a safe haven for rebels since the village is on a UNESCO list of tentative heritage sites and both the US and the Syrian government will not bomb it. It is home to Mar Sarkis and Mar Talka, two of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria. (Obama’s moderate allies. ~Bob.)

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Shorter Putin: "I just castrated Obama." RT @AFP BREAKING: Chemical weapons checks in Syria can go ahead if US renounces use of force: Putin

Connecticut’s Himes’ and Blumenthal’s Townhall on Syria Turned On Its Head By Mysterious “Agitator”
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=202356

Excerpt: Just as Blumenthal was giving the crowd notice that he was going to leave, a mystery man in the back of the room yelled that they should poll the room to see if it would comport with their contention that they were not going against the grain in order to prop up an increasingly bizarre foreign policy being supplied by Barack Obama. A bit taken aback, Blumenthal and Himes hesitated before finally agreeing to do the poll. The room was 90% in favor of staying out of Syria’s civil war.

Compare and contrast: George W. Bush vs. Barack Obama on Syria

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/10/flashback-how-bushs-syria-approach-contrasts-with-obamas/?wpisrc=nl_pmpol

Excerpt: It is hard to imagine a sharper contrast between Obama’s approach on Syria and the one George W. Bush outlined in a signing statement a decade ago, when he signed the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 on Dec. 12. Bush repeatedly used signing statements as levers to enhance his executive authority, and the Syria Accountability Act provides a vivid illustration of how closely he guarded the right to set U.S. foreign policy on his own terms.

Flailing Obama slumps to lowest ratings of his presidency. By Nile Gardiner

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100234866/flailing-obama-slumps-to-lowest-ratings-of-his-presidency-as-us-voters-see-him-as-a-weak-and-indecisive-leader/

Excerpt: Obama’s disapproval stands at 54 percent, the highest negative rating he has received since taking office. There is no doubt that Obama’s handling of the Syria crisis, and his handling of foreign policy in general, is helping drive the president’s unpopularity. According to the Fox poll, 68 percent of likely voters believe the US “should not be more involved in Syria,” with just 26 percent in favour of greater involvement.

Obama hands the world to Putin. By Janet Daley

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100235199/obama-hands-the-world-to-putin/

Excerpt: When I wrote in my last but one column that the only winner in the shambles that the West was making over its response to Syria would be Vladimir Putin, I had no idea how prescient that snide comment would turn out to be. So incompetent has the Obama White House been in its on-again, off-again action against the criminal despot Assad, and so eager is Barack Obama himself to find an exit from his own impasse, that Russia is being absurdly elevated to world saviour in a crisis which it has helped to create. Thanks to an ironic aside from John Kerry (obviously uttered with little thought that it could be taken seriously) to the effect that in the wildly unlikely event that Assad should hand over all his chemical weapons Syria could escape American attack, the US president has jumped gleefully off the hook. (Putin took Obama’s flexibility promise at face value, and has tied him in knots over Syria. ~Bob)

Syria Resolution is No Sure Thing in the Senate. Here's why. By Aaron Blake and Sean Sullivan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/10/syria-resolution-is-no-cinch-in-the-senate/

Excerpt: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) on Monday became the sixth Senate Democrat to announce her opposition to the resolution. And by the end of the day, the number of senators opposed to or leaning against military action in Syria hit 33 — with 25 senators in favor. (See our handy-dandy whip count here.) So what are the prospects from here?

Wow: Senior Senate aide says Obama was short of 50 votes for Syria strike.

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/10/wow-senior-senate-aide-says-obama-was-short-of-50-votes-for-syria-strike/

Excerpt: How bad has it gotten for The One? Quote: “In their private moments, Mr. Obama’s allies said even the argument that his presidency would for all intents and purposes be over did not sway some unsympathetic Democrats, frustrated over how few victories there have been to hang on to in Mr. Obama’s fifth year in office.”

Russia Does That Thing That Everyone Except the White House Brain Trust Knew They Were Going to Do

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/343290.php

Excerpt: Obama has already secured the agreement of all American media figures to call the airing of the episode "bold" and "visionary."

Some things I had to share

Bush was derided for his "Coalition of the Willing" in Iraq. Looks like we will strike Syria with the "Collation of The One!" ~Bob

 

UK: Cameron delays Syria strike after Parliamentary revolt

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/08/uk-cameron-delays-syria-strike-after-parliamentary-revolt.html

Excerpt: The hopeless Cameron is thereby saved from himself. What, meanwhile, are the Republicans doing to stop Obama from this reckless and potentially disastrous attack? Why, nothing, as usual. They don't call it The Stupid Party for nothing. 

British Prime Minister David Cameron fails in bid to add an extra 500 explosions to Syria. The Daily Mash

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/cameron-fails-in-bid-to-add-an-extra-500-explosions-to-syria-2013083079031

Excerpt: SYRIA’S civil war will witness slightly fewer explosions after MPs voted to keep British bombs for something else. Prime minister David Cameron pleaded with MPs to back his plan to make no difference whatsoever to the Middle East’s latest bout of total and complete insanity. But 30 Conservative backbenchers defied Mr Cameron and backed Labour’s plan to make no difference whatsoever to the Middle East’s latest bout of total and complete insanity.

Cameron first British leader to lose war vote in Parliament since 1782!

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/30/us-syria-crisis-britain-idUSBRE97R1BD20130830

Excerpt: In a humiliating defeat for the British leader likely to damage Cameron's hopes of being re-elected in 2015 and set back traditionally strong U.S.-UK relations, parliament defied Cameron by 285 to 272 votes. Commentators said it was the first time a British prime minister had lost a vote on war since 1782, when parliament effectively conceded American independence by voting against further fighting to crush the colony's rebellion

After British Vote, Unusual Isolation for U.S. on Syria. By David E. Sanger

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/31/world/after-british-vote-unusual-isolation-for-us-on-syria.html?hp

Excerpt: With a few exceptions in the past half-century, there has been a simple rule of thumb when it comes to international conflict: America does not use force without Britain at its side. So when Prime Minister David Cameron was unable to muster the votes in Parliament for support for a strike in Syria — even one limited to stopping the future use of chemical weapons — shock could be heard in the voices of senior White House officials who never saw the British rejection coming.

Syria: Enough moral grandstanding already. By James Delingpole

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100233483/syria-enough-moral-grandstanding-already/

Excerpt: These are the only questions that mattered re Syria and I'm quite horrified that [British Prime Minister] Cameron tried to muddy the debate with emotionalism when he urged MPs to watch horror videos of the Syrian gas attack before they voted. Good governance should be about the business of doing what is right rather than what feels right or looks right. But Cameron, PR man that he is, very much prefers surface over depth.

Pelosi Rallies Congress for War

http://conservativebyte.com/2013/08/pelosi-rallies-congress-war/

Excerpt: This is now the biggest argument to be against this. Pelosi never does anything right. Plus she will bomb the country so we can find out what is in it. Check it out: According to Politico sources, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed Obama administration officials “to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation’s ongoing civil war.

Sources: Pelosi Pushes For Syria Retaliation

http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/08/30/Sources-Pelosi-Pushes-for-Syria-Retaliation

Excerpt: According to Politico sources, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed Obama administration officials "to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation’s ongoing civil war." Last night, Obama administration officials (sans Obama) held an unclassified 90 minute conference call after a growing number of Congress members demanded to be consulted regarding military action in Syria. Susan Rice, Chuck Hagel, John Kerry, Director of National Intel James Clapper and Sandy Winnefeld, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke for the administration. ("It’s all about a video” was a trial balloon for this installation of “it’s all about an intercepted phone call.” Benghazi was “phony, a bump in the road.” However, just a Benghazi’s secrets are not revealed by Regime, they are not revealing the rest of the story with Syrian chemical weapons which shows quite a different side. They are out to destroy a regime that protects Christians, Jews and a more tolerant way of life in order to turn loose the MB, AQ…for hubris, ego…Pelosi et al are puppets. Who believes Susan Rice? --Barb)

Obama may go solo with Syria strike; U.S., British lawmakers voice opposition

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/29/white-house-stands-firm-questions-emerge-over-who-/

Excerpt: President Obama and his top aides tried to rally support Thursday for retaliatory strikes in Syria, saying they remain convinced that the Assad regime used chemical weapons, but hopes for an international coalition took a major hit when the British Parliament voted against military action. (wonder if Obama regrets sending the bust of Churchill back. Will Kenya join the US in a strike? ~Bob)

NBC poll: Nearly 80 percent want congressional approval on Syria

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/30/20256971-nbc-poll-nearly-80-percent-want-congressional-approval-on-syria?lite

Excerpt: Still, a whopping 79 percent of respondents – including nearly seven-in-10 Democrats and 90 percent of Republicans – say the president should be required to receive congressional approval before taking any action.

Verify chemical weapons use before unleashing the dogs of war
http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/29/verify-chemical-weapons-use-before-unleashing-the-dogs-of-war/#ixzz2dTNYtcvI

Excerpt: The Obama administration has selectively used intelligence to justify military strikes on Syria, former military officers with access to the original intelligence reports say, in a manner that goes far beyond what critics charged the Bush administration of doing in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war. According to these officers, who served in top positions in the United States, Britain, France, Israel, and Jordan, a Syrian military communication intercepted by Israel’s famed Unit 8200 electronic intelligence outfit has been doctored so that it leads a reader to just the opposite conclusion reached by the original report.

No idea who to believe on Syria. ~Bob. Rebels Admit Responsibility for Chemical Weapons Attack: Militants tell AP reporter they mishandled Saudi-supplied chemical weapons, causing accident. By Paul Joseph Watson

http://www.infowars.com/rebels-admit-responsibility-for-chemical-weapons-attack/

Excerpt: Syrian rebels in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta have admitted to Associated Press correspondent Dale Gavlak that they were responsible for last week’s chemical weapons incident which western powers have blamed on Bashar Al-Assad’s forces, revealing that the casualties were the result of an accident caused by rebels mishandling chemical weapons provided to them by Saudi Arabia. (Just got this in from a UK friend. The problem is, while Gavlak is indeed an AP reporter, this story does not seem to appear anywhere but blogs. Even Dale Gavlak's own web page does not seem to carry this story. Now it is possible that AP told Gavlak they would not publish it. And out of fear for his job, Gavlak decided not to put it on his own web page, which carries the AP logo. On the other hand, it could be fabricated. I put it down as unconfirmed. --Don Hank)

The Obama Doctrine. By Jamie Weinstein, The Daily Caller

The Obama Doctrine begins with deriding your predecessor for acting unilaterally -- even though he put together a coalition of four dozen countries for his military actions -- before planning an operation where you actually act unilaterally. In fact, you act so unilaterally that even America's number one military ally, Great Britain, doesn't participate. Then, you telegraph everything you are planning to do to the enemy through leaks. Finally, you get a senior administration official to tell the press something monumentally stupid like the president is trying to craft a military response "just muscular enough not to get mocked." It appears to TheDC Morning that Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign ad didn't quite get it right. It's not just that President Obama appears unprepared for a 3:00 a.m. call. It seems he is unprepared for a 3:00 p.m. call as well.

Tweet from Albert Brooks @AlbertBrooks

I don't know the right decision on Syria, but basically telling them Saturday between 3 and 4 seems stupid.

A SYRIAS MISTAKE: 25 QUOTES About The Coming War with Syria Every American Should See

http://clashdaily.com/2013/08/syrias-mistake-25-quotes-coming-war-syria-every-american-see/

Excerpt: If the American people are going to stop this war, they need to do it now. The following are 25 quotes about the coming war with Syria that every American should see…

One Great Big War. By David Brooks

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/opinion/brooks-one-great-big-war.html?src=me&ref=general

Excerpt: Even Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain and Kuwait could be infected. “It could become a regional religious war similar to that witnessed in Iraq 2006-2008, but far wider and without the moderating influence of American forces,” wrote Gary Grappo, a retired senior Foreign Service officer with long experience in the region.

Don’t Send Our Troops to Syria! – SHARE IF YOU AGREE!
http://clashdaily.com/2013/08/dont-send-troops-syria-share-agree/

The Racist Liberal System. By Daniel Greenfield 

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/the-racist-liberal-system/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bf07d47cb9-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-bf07d47cb9-156414477

Excerpt: There is roughly 100% more evidence that James Edwards, one of the teenagers charged with Lane’s murder, was racist, than that George Zimmerman was racist. But the odds that Edwards will ever be charged with a hate crime, let alone be treated as a national poster boy for bigoted violence the way that Zimmerman was are laughably infinitesimal.

'Blasts happen, nothing new about them,' remorseless Yasin Bhatkal says

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Blasts-happen-nothing-new-about-them-remorseless-Yasin-Bhatkal-says/articleshow/22143430.cms

Excerpt: Branded as the face of modern day terrorism, Zarar Ahmed Siddibaba alias Yasin Bhatkal of the banned Indian Mujahideen (IM) who was arrested on Wednesday night, gained cult status in the home grown terror network after the 2008 Delhi serial blasts. 

Minya: schools, churches and orphanages burnt to erase all traces of a Christian presence

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Minya:-schools,-churches-and-orphanages-burnt-to-erase-all-traces-of-a-Christian-presence-28852.html

Excerpt: With at least 20 attacks against churches, Christian schools and orphanages, Minya Governorate is the part of ​​Egypt where Islamists struck with greatest violence and brutality.

Another Bullying Tactic By Dysfunctional California

http://justcommonsense-lostinamerica.blogspot.com/2013/08/another-bullying-tactic-by.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMoXTa+%28Lost+in+America%29

Excerpt: California has become a mad rat chasing its own tail. Totally dysfunctional, with soaring unemployment, huge annual budget deficits, rife with crime, and over-run with illegals representing ten percent of the population of Mexico, the state never the less continues to legislate from Peter Panville. The 40 year dominance of liberal Democrats in the California Statehouse has proposed and passed all manner of laws that punishes anyone who dares to hold traditional American values and rewards the strangest of alternative lifestyles.

Police Not Interested In Brutal Beating On Tape: Officer tells victims 'zero' chance of finding attackers

http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/police-not-interested-in-brutal-beating-on-tape/

Excerpt: A couple’s early-morning walk in the world famous French Quarter of New Orleans turned into a nightmare when they were beaten savagely by three black attackers in a horrifying scene that was caught on camera. Then it got worse: The responding police officer decided it wasn’t worth filing a report.

Good Column: Security you can see in Israel: A 16 year-old returns from the Jewish State with a fresh perspective --- and a message to the administration. By Truman Brody-Boyd

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0813/security_you_can_see.php3#.UiDxJJIsnIE

Excerpt: You may be thinking now that Israel is some restrictive society where people are hindered in their everyday lives. But this isn't so. The Israelis have grown up in a land where they must always be on their toes, ready to fight for what they believe at a moment's notice. They understand the necessity for all the security, and almost all are thankful for it. When waiting in the security lines, the only grumbling and discontent I heard was from other tourists like me.

Controversial VMAs puts fresh spotlight on the Television Consumer Freedom Act
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/30/controversial-vmas-puts-fresh-spotlight-on-television-consumer-freedom-act/#ixzz2dU49sXE0

Excerpt: Should parents be able to choose what cable channels they fund? Following the ultra risqué MTV Video Music Awards this past weekend, more questions are being raised and pressure is being placed on Congress to pass the Television Consumer Freedom Act. The act would give parents and consumers a real solution for future raunchy programs – the ability to choose and pay for only the cable networks they want to see.

How Many More Nidal Hasans in Our Ranks? By Michelle Malkin

http://patriotpost.us/opinion/19773

Excerpt: Nidal Hasan spelled it out for his deaf, dumb and willfully blind military superiors: "We love death more then [sic] you love life!" He recommended that the military allow Muslim soldiers "the option of being released" to "increase troop morale and decrease adverse events." Hasan's report was ignored by his superiors, excluded from his trial and goes unheeded at the Pentagon today. Political correctness is an American soldier of Allah's best friend.

Administration announces new gun control measures, targets military surplus imports
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/29/obama-announces-new-gun-control-measures-targets-military-surplus-imports/?test=latestnews#ixzz2dTLlJrRr

Excerpt: The Obama administration unexpectedly announced two new gun control measures on Thursday, including one that would curb the import of military surplus weapons -- in a move that could anger collectors. Vice President Biden announced the new measures Thursday morning. The new rules, announced while Washington was otherwise focused on the crisis in Syria, took the form of executive actions, which President Obama added to the list of 23 steps the White House already determined the president could take on his own. (Because, you know, M1 Garands are used so often by Chicago gangs...~Bob)

Islam Is Coming For Us All

http://eaglerising.com/1496/islam-coming-us/

Excerpt: The United States is the last hope for western civilization... If we do not change our ways as an entire culture – the future may very well belong to the Islamic religion. How will that play out for Christians who will soon be the minority religion? One simply has to look at the Christian church in the Islamic world to figure that out… persecuted, abused and murdered.

Arizona AG: Arrests made in state’s largest undercover food stamp operation seizure
http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/29/arizona-ag-arrests-made-in-states-largest-undercover-food-stamp-operation-seizure/#ixzz2dTPcmyrN

Excerpt: Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced the state’s largest undercover food stamp fraud bust and the arrests of three individuals involved on Thursday. K & S convenience store employees Kameel Sweiss, 51, Ameer Sweis, 22, Faday Sweiss, 33, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly illegally conducting an enterprise, fraudulent schemes and artifices, money laundering, unlawful use of food stamps and computer tampering.

Christian Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Drinking Water Reserved For Muslims

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/08/28/Christian-Sentenced-To-Death-By-Hanging-For-Drinking-Water-Reserved-For-Muslims

Excerpt: Aasiya Noreen "Asia" Bibi has been sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan for drinking water "from a well belonging to Muslim women, [and] using 'their' cup in the burning heat of the midday sun." According the The New York Post, Asia described her plight thus: "I have been sentenced to death because I was thirsty. I'm a prisoner because I used the same cup as those Muslim women, because water served by a Christian woman was regarded as unclean by my stupid fellow fruit pickers." 

New Neighbor's Agenda: White Power Takeover

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/us/white-supremacists-plan-angers-a-north-dakota-town.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=general&src=me

Excerpt: Their new neighbor, they thought, was just another person looking to get closer to the lucrative oil fields in western North Dakota known as the Bakken. But all that changed last week. The Southern Poverty Law Center and The Bismarck Tribune revealed that the man, Paul Craig Cobb, 61, has been buying up property in this town of 24 people in an effort to transform it into a colony for white supremacists.

Latest New York Times Denuciation of Israel. By Leo Rennert

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/08/latest_nyt_denunciation_of_israel.html#ixzz2135VlO9v

Excerpt: As she makes clear in an Aug. 29 dispatch about how Israelis take in their stride the bloody and sickening upheavals next door ("Amid Chaos Israelis Take A Stoic View" front page) Israelis, she writes, remain preoccupied with the start of the school term, the finale of a popular TV show and preparations for the High Holidays, content to leave bigger problems to other people. For the most part, the article, based on interviews with two dozen Israelis, pretty much reflects a current mood, although a careful reading leaves the impression that this mood doesn't exactly suit Rudoren. In fact, there comes a point in the article where Rudoren abandons any and all pretense of objective journalism and lets fly at Israelis who draw a sharp and vivid contrast between their own progressive society and the anarchistic chaos in Syria, Egypt, and other Arab places.

Black Leadership and Racial Murder. By J. R. Dunn

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/08/black_leadership_and_racial_murder.html

Excerpt: If fifty people apply for a job that is given to an unqualified minority applicant, only one has actually been cheated. But the other 49 believe they have been. A system more clearly designed to increase resentment and animosity between the races is not easy to imagine.