Must Read: Somalia
Excerpt: Lewiston , Maine , a place as traditionally synonymous with gangs as Mogadishu Maine Los Angeles
Must Read: NYT: Obamacare Collapse 'Has Deeply
Embarrassed' White House
Excerpt: A New
York Times investigative article based
on two dozen interviews with industry insiders and confidential Obama
Administration documents reveals that the catastrophic $500 million Obamacare
rollout "has deeply embarrassed the White House" and has the
technology companies involved "publicly distancing themselves" from
the Obamacare fiasco.
Senate leaders
announce agreement to end shutdown, raise debt
Excerpt: Top senators struck a deal Wednesday to reopen the
government and extend the federal
government's borrowing authority into next year and both sides
of the Capitol are hoping for quick action to reassure nervous financial
markets eyeing a Thursday deadline set by the Treasury
Department.
McConnell
and Reid Strike a Deal. By Keith Koffler
Excerpt:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
this morning reached a deal to end the government shutdown and avoid a default.
The House is expected to vote on the measure first. Approval is by no means
assured.
Visits to federal
health-care Web site off 88%
Excerpt: The number of visitors to the federal
government’s HealthCare.gov Web
site dropped 88 percent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13, according to a new
analysis of America
A Terror Mastermind Comes to New York
Excerpt: In a revealing move, the Obama Administration has
announced its intention to try captured al-Qaeda jihad terrorist Abu Anas
al-Libi in federal court in New York
City
Is Elisabeth
Hasselbeck Getting the Last Laugh Over 'The View'?
Excerpt: But while "The View" has held mostly steady in
the ratings, Hasselbeck's addition to the cabel show has been a big success.
After a month, "Fox & Friends" is up double digits in total
viewers and adults 25-54. And last week saw their second biggest ratings of the
year, behind only the week of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Top Muslim Authority Unwittingly Equates Jihad with
Terrorism. By Raymond Ibrahim
Excerpt: A recent Arabic article appearing in Egypt’s Al Ahram newspaper
titled “Is Terrorism Jihad?” written by Islamic law expert Dr. Abdul Fatah
Idris offers important lessons—from the fact that jihad does involve
subjugating non-Muslims to why the Western mentality is still incapable of
acknowledging it.
Exchanges Will Raise U.S.
Excerpt: Forget the superficial comparisons to a commodity
exchange, an online retailer or even a bulletin board. The health exchanges
won’t resemble any other marketplace. Over time, rather than encourage insurance
providers to offer ever more attractive and
affordable policies, the exchanges are poised to push up the cost not only of insurance but also of health care
itself. That means, if the history of U.S.
The Approaching
Default. By Jim Geraghty, Morning Jolt
Excerpt: This ultimately all can
be laid at the feet of the mainstream media, or whatever you like to call it
these days: The New York
Times, the Associated Press, Time,
the network news crews, and so on. They've created a political environment of
near-zero accountability. We live in an atmosphere where Democrats aren't
worried about any of their decisions backfiring, because they know the
mainstream coverage will always give them the benefit of the doubt, hammer
their opponents, and gloss over or downplay their worst moments. The flip side
of the coin is a "Tea Party caucus" (for lack of a better term) that
has absolutely no fear of getting bad press -- because they feel/suspect/know
they'll get negative coverage no matter what they do.
Civil
Disobedience: Citizens Pushing Back. Americans have some
recourse against Obama’s shutdown theater. By Kevin D.
Williamson
http://nationalreview.com/article/361309/civil-disobedience-citizens-pushing-back-kevin-d-williamson
Excerpt: The people we elect to represent us come to believe
that they are there to rule us, and we push back against being ruled, sometimes
in penny-ante ways, sometimes more dramatically, as with the recent outburst of
civil disobedience in Washington, D.C., where veterans and other righteously cheesed-off
citizens tore down the barricades surrounding our national monuments and
deposited them in front of the White House, as excellent a gesture of the
American spirit as our increasingly docile nation has seen in years. Every
American has a little sedition in his soul, and this is a very good time to
give it free rein.
Excerpt: So why does the Left cling so tightly to timetables
and systems that not only risk rendering legal compliance with Obamacare
mandates impossible but also place many families
at real risk? Today, during our daily ACLJ radio show, Jay Sekulow Live, we asked listeners to call
and tell us about their experiences with the exchanges. Of course we heard
stories of repeated failures and frustrations, but also truly distressing
stories of families dropped from their catastrophic care plans because of
Obamacare (insurers were no longer offering plans that weren’t compliant
with ACA minimal standards) only to find out they not only can’t yet replace
their lost insurance, the new coverage (if they could get it) offers less real
coverage for far more money.
Excerpt: What do America
Syria blast kills 21,
U.S.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Oct-16/234773-21-killed-as-truck-hit-by-blast-in-south-syria-activists.ashx#axzz2hspgyPRb
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Oct-16/234773-21-killed-as-truck-hit-by-blast-in-south-syria-activists.ashx#axzz2hspgyPRb
Excerpt: A blast ripped through a pickup truck Wednesday in
southern Syria Washington
How Much Will Obamacare Coverage Cost?
How Much Will Obamacare Coverage Cost?
Excerpt: As many Americans are losing their current health
plans, they may be striking out on their own into Obamacare’s health insurance
exchanges. (Or at least they will be, if the website ever starts working.)
Thanks to a new study from Heritage, you can quickly get a sense of the
Obamacare prices hitting your state’s individual insurance market.
No Fast Track For
Obama's Next Power Grab
Excerpt: Article One, Section 8 of the Constitution assigns
Congress the exclusive responsibility to set the terms of “commerce with
foreign nations” -- trade. The Founders established this clear check and
balance to prevent the president from unilaterally negotiating deals that
reward his supporters while harming opponents or the nation as a whole. Under
Fast Track, Obama would be able to sign commercial trade agreements before
Congress votes on them. Congress would not even be able to amend the agreements
in any way -- it would only have an up-or-down vote when the president says so,
before members could even read it.
Black Mob Violence.
One Weekend in New Haven , Hoboken ,
Minneapolis
Excerpt: By 9 p.m. the manager of the Kudeta (pronouced coup
d’etat) knew she had more trouble than she could handle: The promoters
advertised the party and charged admission. That was not supposed to happen. Neither
were the large fights that started inside and “spilled out into the streets”
involving as many as 500 people in what a local TV station called a “massive
brawl.”
Most powerful White
House Obamacare official at center of IRS scandal
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/14/most-powerful-white-house-obamacare-official-at-center-of-irs-scandal/#ixzz2hnmFNbJH
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/14/most-powerful-white-house-obamacare-official-at-center-of-irs-scandal/#ixzz2hnmFNbJH
Excerpt: The White House official who exchanged confidential
taxpayer information with the IRS is a longtime Obama advisor and progressive
activist who is currently the most powerful official on Obamacare
implementation within the White House.
Racial Trade-offs: Part II. By Walter E. Williams
Excerpt: Today white teen unemployment is about 20 percent,
while that for blacks is about 40 percent and more than 50 percent in some
cities. In 1948, the unemployment rate of black 16-year-old and 17-year-old
males was 9.4 percent, while that of whites was 10.2 percent. Up until the late
1950s, both black teens and black adults were more active in the labor market
than their white counterparts. In fact, in 1910, 71 percent of black males
older than 9 were employed, compared with 51 percent for whites. As early as
1890, the duration of unemployment among blacks was shorter than it was among
whites, whereas today unemployment is both higher and longer-lasting among
blacks than among whites. It would be sheer lunacy to attempt to explain these
more favorable employment statistics by suggesting that during earlier periods,
blacks faced less racial discrimination.
Flu vaccine scheme
halted over fears of Muslim parents
Excerpt: The roll-out of the flu vaccine nasal spray pilot
scheme in Glasgow
Cement given to Gaza
EU says Palestinian
Authority lost 2.5 billion euros of aid
Excerpt: The Sunday Times newspaper in the UK has obtained a
draft report by the EU that underlines the concern that the Palestinian
Authority has lost 2.5 billion euros in aid over the last four years. The
newspaper obtained the unpublished draft report from the European Court Luxembourg
Gays would be
executed in ideal world, says UK
Excerpt: Gays would be executed in an ideal world, a leader
of the Muslim community in Luton ,
England
Suicide bombers die
in failed plot at Ethiopia
Excerpt: Two Somali suicide bombers who had planned to kill
football fans during Ethiopia 's
World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria
Excerpt: Russia
has foiled a deadly terror attack at one of its chemical facilities which could
have killed "hundreds of people", officials in Moscow Kirov
David Letterman Draws
Big Laughs Mocking Obamacare
Excerpt: The comic, known for his stinging
jabs at President George W. Bush, has held his fire when it comes to the
current Commander in Chief. Letterman has typically bashed the GOP over the
last five years, even rehashing Bush memes rather than poke fun at Obama.
Monday night Letterman dared to mock
Obamacare, the president's signature legislation, and he drew hearty
laughs along the way.
The
Architect of Destruction
Excerpt:
Obama has promoted the degeneration of peace, civility, and quality of
cooperation between us. He thrives on tearing us down, rather than building us
up. He is the Architect of the decline of America
Parents Outraged Over
This Highly Intrusive School Survey – Which Was Deleted Shortly After Theblaze
Started Asking Questions
Excerpt: What’s your religion? Your sexual orientation? Your
parents’ political affiliation? Should “assault rifles” be banned? Who’s to
blame for the government shutdown?
Do these sound like questions that
high school sophomores should have to answer? A Maryland high
school that is “Common Core” compliant — as described to
TheBlaze by a representative — allegedly administered a survey to its sophomore
class that pried for personal information in a way that was apparently so
invasive and intrusive that two parents contacted TheBlaze to show it to us.
Blogger On Far-Left
Website Thought He ‘Could Go Along’ With Obamacare – Now He Can’t Believe
What’s Happening To His Health Insurance
Excerpt: Now, a community blogger
on the far-left Daily Kos website has penned a blog post complaining that both he and his wife
are facing a nearly 100 percent increase in their monthly premiums. He claims
he is canceling his insurance and refuses to pay any “f***ing penalty.”
The Wounded Ranger’s
Salute During A Purple Heart Ceremony That Left The Room Weeping
Excerpt: Wounded, bandaged and hooked up to tubes in an
Afghanistan intensive care unit, a U.S. Army Ranger, thought by hospital staff
to be unconscious, heard his commander’s voice and addressed him with the
iconic symbol of respect: a salute.
Presidents
are Impeached … Dictators are Overthrown
Excerpt:
I've had enough. We all have. Less than 24 hours after a large group of
peaceful protesters removed the barricades and neatly stacked them in front of the
White House, they were put back by National Park Service workers. This is not how it works. Evidently at some point in
time Barry Soetoro, a.k.a. Barack Obama, has forgotten how
this whole system is set up. He works for us.
American Family
Association Now Deemed A Domestic Hate Group By Obama
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/10/american-family-association-now-deemed-a-domestic-hate-group/
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/10/american-family-association-now-deemed-a-domestic-hate-group/
Excerpt: America Camp
Shelby in Mississippi
DOD Bars 50 Priests
from Administering Sacraments, Locks Up Eucharist; Priest Sues
Excerpt: The Obama administration is continuing to prohibit
approximately 50 Catholic priests from saying Mass and administering other
sacraments at U.S. Del
Obama's Curious Purge
Of The Military Continues
Excerpt: The firing of two nuclear commanders in a week adds
to a body count that suggests we have either the most corrupt and incompetent general
staff in history or our military is being reshaped for other purposes. The
Obama administration, which has fired no one over scandals such as its Fast and
Furious Mexican gun-running operation, its criminal negligence in the terrorist
attack on our Benghazi diplomatic mission, or the use of the IRS to target and
intimidate political foes, seems to have a curious obsession lately about
ethics and competence in the U.S. military. ("My military"? Mr.
Obama has several times referred to the armed forces of the USA Del
The
New York Times: America
Excerpt:
This past Saturday,
the New York Times published an article, “Behind Flurry of Killing, Potency of
Hate,” on the roots of monstrous evil. The article largely concerned a former
paramilitary member of the Irish Republican Army, and as such was informative.
But when it ventured into a larger discussion of evil, the moral confusion and
contempt for America
Mark Steyn: Sticks
and Stones.
Excerpt: Five years ago, I and my fellow rightwing blowhard
Ezra Levant were in the midst of a spirited campaign to rid Canada Ontario and British Columbia
Obama's
Ongoing Betrayal of America 's
Sacrifices in Iraq Arnold
Excerpt:
On Oct. 5, a suicide bombing just outside a graveyard in Baghdad Iraq
Excerpt: It was Jarrett who advised Obama that voters would
mostly blame Republicans if the federal government ground to a halt, providing
a golden opportunity to swing back control of the House to Democrats in the
2014 mid-term elections, according to Klein. A Democratic House would give
Obama an opportunity to pass immigration and other legislation blocked by the
current Republican majority. “It was during one of those nightly sessions that
Jarrett devised the no-negotiating strategy that Obama has employed in his
fight with the GOP over the government shutdown,” Klein said, citing sources
within the administration.
The
Tea Party is Both Sensible and Victorious. By Keith Koffler
Excerpt:
Let me tell all of you something: THIS COUNTRY IS ALREADY IN A STATE OF TOTAL
DYSFUNCTION, AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. A state of dysfunction, mind you, brought to
you by the “reasonable” people who have been striking deals for years that have
created $17 trillion in debt and a possibly irreversible degree of Socialism
that is lobotomizing our tradition of independent thinking and creativity,
crippling free enterprise, and carving the soul out of the moral, God-fearing
ethic that has made this nation the greatest on earth.
Hillary
disses Biden in speech. By Thomas Lifson
Excerpt:
Hard though it may be to take seriously Joe Biden running for president, evidently Hillary Clinton thinks it
important to dump on him. In a speech to convenience store owners (the sort of speech that yields a six figure fee),
Hillary stuck the stiletto into Joe's back and twisted it. Jim Galloway of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:
VIDEO:
Here's the translation of Mexican soccer announcer going on an epic anti-Mexico
rant after the U.S.
Excerpt:
...you HAVE NOT placed us in the WORLD CUP ..YOU WOULD NOT HAVE KEPT US
ALIVE....IT WAS ESTADOS UNIDOS, NOT YOU! NOT YOU AND YOUR
ARROGANCE/CONCEIT.....NOT YOU AND YOUR INFAMY....NOT YOU AND YOUR
MORONS/PUNKS........ "IT IS A FAILURE.....and UNDESERVED -to go through to
the playoff- WE HAD NO ARGUMENTS to earn the playoffs, THE USA, WITH SUBS ,
WITH MANY SUBS as the visiting team shows us once again what the USA is all
about ....how to play the game with dignity, how to approach the sport..MExico
Child
Marriage Comes to Australia
Excerpt:
The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) has stated that in England in 2010, at least
thirty girls in Islington, a neighborhood of greater London, were forced into
marriage, and that some were as young as nine years old. And just this month,
an undercover investigation in Britain
UCSD
students fire 3-D printed metal rocket engine. By David Szondy
Excerpt:
The advantages of 3D laser printing is that it’s much cheaper and faster with
jobs normally taking weeks being completed in hours. Also, printing allows for
more intricate designs for each piece and, therefore, fewer parts for the
finished product. In addition, printed alloys have greater tensile strength
than castings.
Althouse:
When Nina Totenberg is calling affirmative action "racial
preferences," affirmative action is in trouble.
Excerpt: Here's her report — at
the NPR website — on yesterday's oral argument in a case she doesn't mention
the name of but which I happen to know is Schuette
v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. This is the case where the
people of Michigan — after the Supreme Court approved of the University of
Michigan Law School's use of race in admissions — amended their constitution to require that
the state "not
discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or
group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin."
Another way to put that is to say: The state constitution bans affirmative
action.
WaPo:
Traffic plunges 88% at Healthcare.gov since launch. By Ed Morrissey
Excerpt:
If any commercial web portal only ended up with a 0.384% success rate in its
first week of operation followed by an 88% plunge in traffic, the project team
would find itself out on the street. If it happened to a publicly-traded
company that sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into the project, the CEO and
the executive management team would be joining them on the sidewalk. But
this is the Obama administration, where accountability is just a term
they like to use about their opponents:
Whoa:
Obama Administration Needlessly Furloughed Thousands of Intelligence Workers
During Shutdown. By Guy Benson
Excerpt:
While they were plotting their pain-infliction strategy, administration
officials recklessly decided to furlough thousands of America
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