Old Jarhead's Political SitRep for April 22, 2013

Old Jarhead's Political SitRep for April 22, 2013

Robert A. Hall

Seriously? Obama: 'This has been a tough week'

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/295125-obama-this-has-been-a-tough-week

Excerpt: Obama warned, cautioning against ascribing motivations to "entire groups of people." (Does this mean that he and Holder and the Southern Poverty Law Center and the rest of the leftist crowd will stop “ascribing motivations” to all gun owners, evangelical Christians Tea Party member and bitter clinging white males? Not likely. ~Bob)

Will the Islamic Terrorist bomber talk?

Everyone is celebrating taking him alive so he'll tell us what his motives are and if he had any help. As to motives, you have to be a politically correct idiot (redundant I know) k\not to recognize Sudden Jihad Syndrome, where a moderate Muslim next door goes Jihad and starts killing kuffer for Allah. Likely his older brother from reports was an Islamist long ago, roped him into murder of the innocent. I think he's likely to talk about Allah and Jihad to justify his crimes, thus bringing fourth another round of "we can't judge all Muslims." That's true. But it is also true the rest of us cannot tell when one will go Jihad on us. As to talking about help, what can we offer him? He knows we won't shoot him or water board him. What are we going to offer if he talks? Reducing his time from four consecutive life terms to three? He will know, talk of not, he will never see daylight again, but that we will feed and care for him and the ACLU will ensure he can worship his god as he sees fit. Except with more bombs. ~Bob

Quote from Jonah Goldberg

More seriously, my pretty obvious point ("Do you make any other kind?" -- The Couch) is that we now live in a climate where there's a ghoulish appetite to transform every act of terror and murder into a useful plot point in a political narrative. This is a bipartisan phenomenon, and while I think you could make the case that the Left is worse (in fact, I will in just a minute), it's silly to deny that we don't do the same thing. Moreover, given where we are as a country, it is unavoidable. This sort of thing is too seductive. The Left desperately wants every terrorist attack to be conducted by Rush Limbaugh's biggest fan, so it's impossible not to cheer when the Left is disappointed. And given the outrageous double standards that the Left -- and the elite "responsible" media -- use to demonize the Right, the urge to throw it back their face is irresistible. (From The Goldberg File—worth subscribing to from NRO. ~Bob)

Chinese ship runs into protected reef in Philippines—while transporting 11 tons of illegal anteater meat

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/15/17768063-chinese-ship-runs-into-protected-reef-in-philippines-while-transporting-11-tons-of-illegal-anteater-meat?lite

Excerpt: A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 22,000 pounds of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater.

The ‘Co-exist’ Bombers: By Mark Steyn

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/346146/%E2%80%98co-exist%E2%80%99-bombers

Excerpt: In America, all atrocities are not equal: Minutes after the Senate declined to support so-called gun control in the wake of the Newtown massacre, the president rushed ill-advisedly on air to give a whiny, petulant performance predicated on the proposition that one man’s mass infanticide should call into question the constitutional right to bear arms. Simultaneously, the media remain terrified that another man’s mass infanticide might lead you gullible rubes to question the constitutional right to abortion, so the ongoing Kermit Gosnell trial in Philadelphia has barely made the papers — even though it involves large numbers of fully delivered babies who were decapitated and had their feet chopped off and kept in pickling jars.

Report: DHS Failed to Deport Boston Terrorist After 2009 Assault Conviction

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3009899/posts?page=1

Excerpt: One of the Chechen terrorists who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings should have been deported years ago after a criminal conviction, as called for by U.S. immigration law. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old killed in a wild shootout with police, was a legal U.S. resident who nevertheless should have been removed from the country after a 2009 domestic violence conviction, according to a Judicial Watch source. (Better those people die than some bureaucrat be charged with Islamophobia. ~Bob)

Worth Reading: Border Security Games. By George H. Wittman 

http://spectator.org/archives/2013/04/19/border-security-games/print

Excerpt: Miraculously the border between Mexico and Arizona has suddenly been declared substantially free of illegal crossers. Having announced last year that more illegal entrants had been caught and deported, the Department of Homeland Security recently has noted that the illegal immigration that previously had been such a problem for Arizona was now far reduced. Without questioning the actual statistics — which certainly could be done — the real issue is the political implication of these claims for the currently contemplated immigrant legalization programs. (The writer of this piece is a good friend, and often writes zingers for American Spectator. This is one such zinger. He has served in intelligence, lives not far from the border, and he knows of what he writes. With 2014 looming as a make-or-break election year, this kind of word must get out often as possible. Even to Rubio's office. Ever, Chet. Chet is a friend, blog reader, Naval Aviator, Former CIA agent and the author of the excellent thrillers The Iran Covenant and The Woolsorter’s Plague. ~Bob.)

Tweet from Stephen Green ‏@VodkaPundit22m

God said no to alcohol but yes to blowing the legs off runners. Because that's sane.

Video Posted By Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: “Congratulations To Those Who Go Through Martyrdom Of Allah”…

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/19/video-posted-by-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-congratulations-to-those-who-go-through-martyrdom-of-allah/

Tweet from guntrust.org ‏@guntrust31m

Bad news for Tamerlan - his 72 virgins were all Harvard Women's Studies majors.

Egyptian Muslims attack a suspected Christian woman

http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3797.htm

Excerpt: This is a 1.30 min short video of Egyptian Muslims attacking a women, they believe to be Christian! No proof requested! (Our support of the Arab Spring is destroying Egyptian Coptic Christianity. Never forget what our own despicable traitors in Washington DC did to this woman and thousands of her fellow Christians. --Don Hank)

IL Dems Revolt Against Gun Control Law

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/04/18/IL-Dems-Revolt-Against-Gun-Control-Law

Excerpt: Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP's 47. On Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a restrictive gun control measure through his chamber. The result was an open revolt by downstate Democrats, with almost half the Democrat caucus joining the GOP to kill the measure. The bill went down 31-76, a rare defeat for the legendary Madigan. 

Worth Reading: Egypt’s VP Links Boston Bombing to Global Islamic Jihad – Is He Right? By John Guandolo

http://www.understandingthethreat.com/johnblog.html

Excerpt: The Vice President of Egypt’s Freedom & Justice Party today linked the Islamic Jihad in Boston to the broader issues and strategies of the global Islamic Movement. Speaking about the events in Boston Essam al-Erian stated in an interview, “This series of events began with the sending of French battalions to Mali in a war against organizations that are said to belong to al Qaeda.” He links all acts of jihad together as being part of one great war. Are they? And is what America experienced in Boston just one battle in a much larger war? (Former Marine Officer and counter terrorism expert for the FBI. And we give Egypt fighter jets... ~Bob)

These Soldiers Did the Boston Marathon Wearing 40-Pound Packs. Then They Helped Save Lives.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/tough-ruck-soliders-arredondo-boston-marathon

Excerpt: At 5:20 a.m. on Monday, four hours before the Boston Marathon's elite runners took off, a group of 15 active-duty soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard gathered at the starting line in Hopkinton. Each soldier was in full combat uniform and carried a "ruck," a military backpack weighing about 40 pounds. The rucks were filled with Camelbacks of water, extra uniforms, Gatorade, changes of socks—and first-aid and trauma kits. It was all just supposed to be symbolic. … "You never think you're gonna need it, but you always have to have a contingency plan," says Lieutenant Stephen Fiola of the 1060th Transportation Company, who worked with the Military Friends Foundation to organize the march.

Is this the mosque that the Boston Marathon Muslim terrorists are alleged to have attended?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qUYIHRRaPmA#!

Excerpt: On May 22, 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick embraced the radical leadership of the Muslim American Society (MAS), including Imam Abdullah Faarooq who told followers they must “pick up the gun and the sword” in response to the arrests of local Islamic extremist Aafia Siddiqui and terror suspect Tarek Mehanna.

Many Thanks, But Just Wait 

As we each in our own way mourn the victims of the most recent Muslim terrorists, watch and wait to see how quickly our citizenry will forget the unwavering bravery of the police involved. Many of us have no contact with our police and have no idea what they have to deal with each and every day. We've all heard of isolated police abuses. But, where I live we have the most professional police force that anyone could wish for, and any abuse is swiftly dealt with. They all face uncountable dangers every day without complaint, as do the police throughout the nation. Our President will never denounce these terrorist acts as being part and parcel of a world-wide Muslim assault against the "Great Satan", our country which has been so accepting of every person and group for hundreds of years. It's hard to believe that we've gotten to the stage where we willingly bring people like this into our nation. And, despite our laws having been broken,http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3009899/posts?page=1, are unwilling to deport them. Had our DHS followed the law none of this would have happened. Someone needs to take the blame on this one, but you can guess who will not. Regards, --Rod

FBI Investigated Boston Terror Suspect 2 Years Ago

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/fbi-investigated-boston-terror-suspect-2-years-ago.html?utm_source=Todd+Starnes+Website&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3f49d21f6b-STARNES_RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN
Excerpt: The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the older Tsarnaev brother two years ago over possible extremist ties, an FBI official tells Fox News. 

Worth Reading: Leon Kass: The Meaning of the Gosnell Trial. Leon Kass: The Meaning of the Gosnell Trial. By Sohrab AhmarI

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324493704578428843742209304.html?mod=hp_opinion

Eminent bioethicist Leon Kass on the dangers of a world increasingly indifferent to matters of human dignity. The trial of Kermit Gosnell—a Philadelphia doctor charged in January 2011 with, among other things, murdering seven infants who survived abortions he performed—has been under way for a month. But it was only last week that the case was thrust into the national spotlight. Thanks to intense pressure from conservative critics of the media's apparent lack of interest in the case, the rest of the country has now glimpsed some of what went on for years in Gosnell's benignly named Women's Medical Society. Investigators who raided the clinic in 2010 saw "blood on the floor" and smelled "urine in the air," according to the grand jury that indicted Gosnell. They also found "fetal remains haphazardly stored throughout the clinic—in bags, milk jugs, orange-juice cartons, and even in cat-food containers." Members of Gosnell's staff testified that the abortionist would deliver babies who had been gestating for as long as 30 weeks, far longer than the 24-week limit imposed by Pennsylvania law. Gosnell or staff members would gouge the infant's neck with scissors to sever the spinal cord, according to the grand jury report. Gosnell referred to the method as "snipping.

Selected Boston Bomber tweets forwarded to me, thanks to George

“To all of you, who in the “Guess The Religion” pool that had, “Buddhist”, “Jew"," Episcopal”, “Catholic”, “Southern Baptist”, “Unitarian”, or “Druid”…. Sorry. Better luck next time!

@exposeliberals If Bill Ayers had a son he’d look like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 

@JonahNRO Pressure cookers don’t kill people RT @ExJon If this doesn’t force Congress to confront America’s Pressure Cooker Culture, nothing will.

@rogerlsimon How ironic Islamic terrorists in US are taken to a Jewish hospital to save their lives #BostonBombers

Ben Shapiro @benshapiro Maybe these foreign terrorists would have been more pro-America if they had lived in a highly liberal area focused on tolerance. Oh, wait.

@Swthghheel Have The Idiots Checked Bill Ayers House For This Kid? I Mean That Is The First Place I Would Look! Terrorists Flock Together!

@NolteNC MSNBC is a four-alarm debacle right now. Toure anchoring reminiscent of Our Gang episode when Spanky wins Mayor for a Day.

@AceofSpadesHQ the @nytimes is johnny on the spot on all the important things, like whether or not the murderers were “good students” and “avid athletes”

Worth Reading: Chechen Jihadists and the Dangerous Lies of the Liberal Media. By Paige Perkins

http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/2013/04/chechen-jihadists-and-the-dangerous-lies-of-the-liberal-media/

Excerpt: Chechnya is a majority Sufi Islamic nation, but ultra-conservative Wahhabism has been gaining strength in recent years and sending a wave of violence and fear throughout Chechnya. Wahhabis believe in the literal interpretation of the Qur’an. The majority Wahhabi state of Saudi Arabia produced the 9/11 terrorists and Osama Bin Ladin. The Saudi government is also funding Wahhabi schools in the United States. This has been a concern of those following the issue, mainly because textbooks from the schools teach violent and racist Islamic doctrine.

20 Questions Liberals Can't Answer. By John Hawkins

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/04/20/20-questions-liberals-cant-answer-n1573545/page/full/

Excerpt: 1) A few days ago, we were hearing that the Boston Marathon bombers COULD BE conservative, which proved that the Right is evil. Now, when we know that the terrorists are Muslims, how can the same liberals be saying that it means nothing?

My Thoughts On Boston April 19, 2013 By David Horowitz

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/david-horowitz/my-thoughts-on-boston/

Excerpt: Watching the news about the Boston bombing and the Muslim fanatics who perpetrated the deed, I cannot help reflect on all the nasty attacks that liberals and progressives and Muslim activists have conducted against conservatives who have attempted to warn Americans that their enemies are religious fanatics driven by an apocalyptic hatred of us because we are Jews, Christians, atheists, democrats – in a word, infidels.

NYPD vindicated --Will the AP apologize? By Bob McManus

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/nypd_vindicated_BWW1J1v2PiTVJmGcI6WXjN

Excerpt: Looks like it’s time for the Associated Press to give back its Pulitzer Prize. Just as it’s time for politicians — and especially the press — to stop chewing on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s leg over the NYPD’s so-far-enormously-successful anti-terrorist surveillance programs. Knock wood on the “successful” part, of course. If America has learned anything about terrorism since 9/11, it’s that the threat is incessant, though hugely unpredictable as to source, specific motivation and any given terrorist’s tool kit of choice.

Worth Reading: Chicago Tribune features Hamas-linked CAIR rep Ahmed Rehab worrying about "backlash" against innocent Muslims

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/04/chicago-tribune-features-hamas-linked-cair-rep-ahmed-rehab-worrying-about-backlash-against-innocent-.html

Excerpt: This always happens: every time there is a jihad terror attack or foiled plot, the mainstream media fills up with stories about Muslims worrying about a "backlash." The "backlash" never materializes. In reality, the stream of stories about fears of "backlash" are designed to deflect attention away from the jihad attack and onto Muslims as victims, who as victims ought to be exempt from scrutiny and accountability (even though no U.S. mosque or Islamic school has any program designed to teach against the al-Qaeda version of Islam that they ostensibly reject). In reality, as David J. Rusin noted in National Review last January, "a detailed analysis of FBI statistics covering ten full calendar years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks reveals that, on a per capita basis, American Muslims, contrary to spin, have been subjected to hate crimes less often than other prominent minorities.

The Boston Marathon Terrorists – Look Into Their Education. By Morgan Brittany

http://politichicks.tv/column/the-boston-marathon-terrorists-look-into-their-education/

Excerpt: The information is pouring in now that the two Boston Marathon terrorists have been identified and the primary question on news and radio has been, “how could these boys have become so radicalized in this country?” Really? Are you kidding me? How are these so-called journalists missing one of the major pieces of the puzzle? They need to do a little research into where these two went to school and who their teachers were.

Texas School Counselor ‘Relieved Of All Duties’ Over Shockingly Racist Post After Fertilizer Explosion: ‘Whites…Soon Will Be Wiped From The Earth

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/19/texas-school-counselor-relieved-of-all-duties-over-shockingly-racist-post-after-fertilizer-explosion-whites-soon-will-be-wiped-from-the-earth/

Boston Bomb Suspect Clings to Life

http://gma.yahoo.com/boston-bomb-suspect-clings-life-134835744--abc-news-topstories.html

Excerpt: The man whose brief life on the lam paralyzed Boston clung to life today as investigators waited for a chance to ask him why he and his brother attacked the Boston Marathon. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center today. … One focus of the probe so far is a six month trip Tamerlan Tsarnaev took to the semi autonomous Russian province of Dagestan in 2012. Dagestan has become a hotbed of militant Islamic activity. (Okay with me if he dies and saves us the cost of the trial and lifetime care. Unlike the media and Obama, I know why he did it. Same reason as Maj. Nidal Hasan—Sudden Jihad Syndrome. ~Bob.)

Energy Cap And Trade is dead in Europe

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130416/eu-carbon-trading/?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=business
Excerpt: The European Parliament voted against propping up their failed Cap and Trade system last week. For the left-leaning, conservation minded Europeans to do this is the rough equivalent of the Pope renouncing celibacy. So why did they do it ? Carbon emissions are falling in Europe anyway. 

California Gun Confiscation Bill Passes, Approves $24 Million To Expedite Illegal Gun Seizure

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/california-gun-confiscation-bill_n_3117238.html

Excerpt: The California state legislature passed a bill Thursday approving $24 million to expedite the confiscation of the estimated 40,000 handguns and assault weapons illegally owned by Californians. (They are not “illegal guns.” They are “undocumented self protection devices.” ~Bob.)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, The Boy Mass-Murderer Who Is Cambridge

http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48607

Excerpt: "Andrea Kramer, a Cambridge attorney whose sons attended Cambridge Rindge & Latin School with suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, emphasized the diversity of the Cambridge community as its "strength and beauty." She said her children and their friends celebrated the fact that so many in the area had roots in other parts of the world. "[Dzhokhar] wasn't 'them.' He was 'us.' He was Cambridge. This is something that happened here. The kids are trying to make sense of it. They're frustrated at people talking about him as a foreigner, because he was Cambridge," she said while under lockdown in her home. (Andrea Kramer is an idiot. Read down and see why Hugh Fitzgerald is my new hero...George)

Ty Woods' Dad Seeks Benghazi Answers On Capitol Hill

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/041813-652470-ty-woods-father-seeks-benghazi-answers.htm#ixzz2Qx1X7un7

Excerpt: As new whistle-blowers emerge and Congress tells CIA staffers to lawyer up, a grieving father demands to know how and why his son died and why no one in the administration wants to talk to him. As long as we're on the subject of finding the terrorists responsible for killing U.S. citizens on American soil, the father of a former Navy SEAL killed in Benghazi last September was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge support of a special committee to investigate the attacks. (They're still going with the tactic of ignore it long enough and it will go away. But thank heavens for the parents of the murdered, demanding that the promises made to them be kept. If only we could get the MSM to actually act like objective news organizations and give the coverage that this mess really deserves. --Del)

Colorado’s first legal ‘420’ rally marred by gunfire

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/thousands-marijuana-smokers-celebrate-first-legal-420-colorado-002900339.html

Excerpt: In the minutes after the shooting, three individuals were shot by an unknown assailant. None of the injuries were described as life-threatening. Approximately seven gunshots were heard shortly before 5pm, less than an hour after the rally's keynote address completed. (I guess not everyone was mellowed out. – LLW)

Worth Reading: The Dangers of Politically Inspired Moral Outrage—From Sandy Hook to What Next? By Victor Davis Hanson

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/346011/dangers-politically-inspired-moral-outrage%E2%80%94-sandy-hook-what-next

Excerpt: It is a bad idea to demonize your opponents with epithets such “shameful” and “lying,” given that the case was not made that proposed gun-control legislation would have prevented a Sandy Hook. To prevent these school-shooting horrors might require either armed guards in schools, or Draconian new laws about gratuitous screen and video-game violence, or more frequently incarcerating the mentally unstable, or, on the theory of reducing rapid rates of fire, confiscating millions of previously sold semi-automatic handguns and rifles. All those measures would have offended millions across the political spectrum in ways that demonizing the NRA apparently does not.

Mayor Changes Tune On Black Violence Discussion: Rebukes author for citing crime problems after calling for conversation
http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/mayor-changes-tune-on-black-violence-discussion/#uftzBapgGITm3odX.99 

If blacks can criticize whites, then whites should be able to say the inner city “needs to get its act together.” That was the bottom line of “Being White in Philly,” a controversial article written by Robert Huber and published in Philadelphia Magazine. What followed was predictable. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said the article was a “sin” and an “incitement to extreme reaction.” The mayor called upon the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission to “rebuke” the magazine and Huber. (The writer didn’t understand. The mayor is concerned about black on black violence. Mentioning Black on white violence is racist—the facts too often are. Which is why everyone has heard of Trayvon Martin, almost no one of Chris Cervini. ~Bob.

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/trayvon-martin-christopher-cervini-shot-self-defen/_UVsYj1H_kiPMmBGmqyJNQ.cspx

Sharyl Attkisson Reportedly Leaving CBS News

http://minx.cc/?post=339082

Excerpt: Sources cite "disputes with network executives". No kidding. Why, I couldn't possibly imagine what these "specific issues" might be. Just for fun, let's take a look at Sharyl's recent highlight reel of investigative journalism. She took the lead on investigating the Fast & Furious scandal while the rest of the media including her own network, were seemingly uninterested. She was even screamed at by a White House spokesman over her coverage of the story.

Arizona; Where America Still Lives"

http://justcommonsense-lostinamerica.blogspot.com/2013/04/arizona-where-america-still-lives.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMoXTa+%28Lost+in+America%29

Excerpt: Arizona, land of the "old America", is under constant assault by the "new America". You see, Arizonans, though three thousand miles away, still hear the peels of liberty from the Liberty Bell, perhaps far better than those who now dwell in Philadelphia. We place greater value on a Constitution written some 230 years ago, perhaps more so than those who live just steps away from Freedom Hall. We don't enact gun laws that serve no purpose except to take guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens. And we're more than willing to use those guns to protect our home and our families.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Fighter with a hidden hatred. By Jennifer Bain

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/fighter_with_hidden_hatred_rnMFF6ckQGbPTOhmhZnv8K#ixzz2R2YrzJKI

Excerpt: He posted a YouTube clip from radical Muslim cleric Feiz Mohammad, who once claimed that women who were raped had been asking for it. He also posted a playlist on YouTube that included a song called, “I will dedicate my life to Jihad.’’ On an amazon.com wish list created in 2007, Tsarnaev didn’t even try to hide that he might be up to something nefarious in the future. (Nothing they could do, though, Stopping him before the bombings would have been Islamophobic. ~Bob)

FBI: Ill. man tried to join al-Qaida-linked group

http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-ill-man-tried-join-al-qaida-linked-210109242.html

Excerpt: An Illinois teenager who was friends with a man charged last year with trying to bomb a Chicago bar was arrested at an airport on his way to try to join a terrorist group in war-torn Syria, the FBI said Saturday. (Why didn't he just go to the gym and get in his exercise if he wanted to go on jihad? Hamas-linked CAIR's ridiculous #MyJihad campaign originated in Chicago -- how did Abdella Ahmad Tounisi not get the memo that jihad was just blowing bubbles in the park? –Robert Spencer,)

City of Boston gave ‘subsidy’ to bombing suspects’ radical mosque
http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/19/city-of-boston-gave-subsidy-to-bombing-suspects-radical-mosque/#ixzz2R6AlNkMp

Excerpt: Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended a Massachusetts mosque that made a controversial deal with a Boston city agency that allowed it to buy land at a lower-than-market price in exchange for various token services to the Boston community, despite the mosque’s links to some radical anti-American figures. (If you don’t pay them Jiyra, they will kill us, ~Bob.)

Avra Valley (Arizona) man displays migrant litter on front yard

http://www.kvoa.com/news/avra-valley-man-displays-migrant-litter-on-front-yard/#_ 

Excerpt: You won't find flowers or garden gnomes in AJ Duncan's front yard. But you will find a clothing line filled with carpet shoes he says drug smugglers wear to cover their tracks, along with a pile of backpacks and blankets, and more than 400 black water jugs. They are all items Duncan has found over the last year and a half, while hiking through his beloved desert. "There are millions of backpacks and blankets," Duncan says. "I've been out here 48 years and I can't see half my desert anymore."

Obama taking executive action on guns after Senate vote

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/19/obama-taking-executive-action-on-guns-after-senate-vote/?intcmp=trending#ixzz2R4y77HEV

Excerpt: The Obama administration was starting a process Friday aimed at removing barriers in health privacy laws that prevent some states from reporting information to the background check system. The action comes two days after the Senate rejected a measure that would have required buyers of firearms online and at gun shows to pass a background check. … The Health and Human Services Department on Friday was beginning to ask for public comment on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, passed by Congress in 1996 and known as HIPAA, is preventing some states from reporting to the background check system and how to address the problem.

Tale of two terrorists: Columbia job for Boston bomber? By John M. Murtagh

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/tale_of_two_terrorists_3WtcmY2p7PwFkbO1NheqNL

Excerpt: Perhaps Monday’s bomber will be offered a teaching job at Columbia University. Forty-three years ago last month, Kathy Boudin, now a professor at Columbia but then a member of the Weather Underground, escaped an explosion at a bomb factory operated in a townhouse in Greenwich Village.

Worth Reading: Refusing to be Terrorized. By Daniel Greenfield

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/54633

Excerpt: At some point refusing to be terrorized looks a lot like refusing to pay attention to what terrorism is. After September 11 the government encouraged everyone to get back out there and shop. The message now is take in an interfaith service and then visit your local mosque for a sanitized tour that explains how peaceful Islam really is. There’s a lot of talk about finishing the marathon and MoveOn.orging on our way past the unpleasantness. But there are two standards on being terrorized. When a mentally ill man shoots up a school, then everyone is obligated to be terrorized all the time.

FBI hunting 12-strong terrorist “sleeper cell” linked to brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/boston-bombers-fbi-hunting-12-strong-1844844

Excerpt: The FBI was last night hunting a 12-strong terrorist “sleeper cell” linked to the Boston marathon bomb brothers. Police believe Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were specially trained to carry out the devastating attack. More than 1,000 FBI operatives were last night working to track down the cell and arrested a man and two women 60 miles from Boston in the hours before Dzhokhar’s dramatic capture after a bloody shootout on Friday.

I know why the Lame Duck Squawks. By Clarice Feldman

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/04/i_know_why_the_lame_duck_squawks.html#ixzz2R8FC1dPl

Excerpt: This has not been a good week for President Obama. I think it will not be the worst week of this year or this term, which I predict will get worse as his own personality flaws and patently partisan strategies make his lame-duck term even more impotent than is usually the case.

Shocking: Bill Maher Slams Islam and Defends Christianity
http://conservativevideos.com/2013/04/shocking-bill-maher-slams-islam-and-defends-christianity/#ixzz2R9BhsbVd

Excerpt: Maher marvelously responded, “That’s liberal bulls–t right there”

Old Jarhead's Political SitRep for December 18, 2012

Old Jarhead's Political SitRep for December 18, 2012

Robert A. Hall

Your one-stop-shop for political news and opinion. Please forward to friends who need to be informed. This SitRep (Military for “Situation Report”) is created by many readers who send me items for inclusion, which I would have likely missed or skipped. And I can only spend at most three hours a night pulling stuff, plus the healthcare or economic stuff that crosses my desk at work. As always, I—and you—owe them thanks and appreciation. I post articles because I think they are of interest and will stimulate thought and discussion. Doing so doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree (or disagree) with every—or any—opinion in the posted article, or that I was able to verify the information presented, which is the responsibility of the author. I try not to post things that are false, or too far a stretch, regardless of the view point, but I don’t always succeed. As always on the Net, or in the legacy media, you must read critically and with skepticism.

I appreciate all the people who keep endorsing or recommending me on Linked In, Skill Share, Google, and similar programs. I hope in my next life to have the time to go on these programs and learn what they are about. As for right now, I barely have time to delete the e-mails that come in about them. ~Bob

Best older posts for new blog readers

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2011/05/best-older-posts-for-new-readers.html

Tax the Rich

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2012/12/tac-rich.html

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How Israel protects school children versus how America does

http://liberallogic101.com/?p=1547

Worth Reading: How the media shouldn't cover a mass murder

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/staggers/2012/07/how-media-shouldnt-cover-mass-murder

Excerpt: Every time there's a mass shooting, I remember this piece of footage from Charlie Brooker's BBC series Newswipe. In it, a forensic psychiatrist outlines the guidelines for news reporting of such a tragedy, assuming that your aim is to prevent further ones.

Worth Reading: Guns, Guns, Guns. By Daniel Greenfield

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/12/guns-guns-guns.html

Excerpt: Mass death isn't the issue. After September 11, the same righteous folks calling for the immediate necessity of gun control were not talking about banning planes or Saudis, they were quoting statistics about how many more people die of car accidents each year than are killed by terrorists. As Stalin said, one death is a tragedy; three thousand deaths can always be minimized by comparing them to some even larger statistic. 

Important: South Carolina governor names Rep. Scott to succeed DeMint in Senate
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/17/sc-governor-to-announce-sen-demint-successor/

Excerpt: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday named Rep. Tim Scott to replace outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint, calling him "the right U.S. senator for our state and for our country." Haley announced her decision Monday at the Statehouse. With the announcement, Scott will become the first black U.S. senator from South Carolina. (An Asian-American governor appoints an African-American US Senator. Those racist Republicans at it again! ~Bob.)

Comment on “The Great Progressive Church”

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/the_great_progressive_church.html

In the political philosophy known as the "kyklos," there are three good forms of government, each followed by a degenerate form, and ultimately, anarchy. The cycle goes: anarchy, monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, ochtocracy (mob rule), and back to anarchy. Each phase sets the stage for the next form. The founding fathers wisely combined the three good forms of government into this great experiment we call America; however, each of these elements has concurrently drifted toward its degenerate form, and will all collapse into anarchy simultaneously. Anyone with their eyes open sees this coming, and you wrote the book on it. Since we know anarchy is coming, it is safe to assume - though the vehicle of the kyklos - that monarchy will rise out of it. Monarchy, in its earliest forms, was based on the concept of divine right, divine sanction, or even presumed divinity. Reading your article made me wonder if this isn't setting the stage for the rise of a "monarch" out of the chaos to come; with the monarch's authority based in the "religion" of progressivism. Then again, I may just be thinking too much... Another great article. Thanks for posting, and Semper Fi. –Jacob (There were 111 comments on American Thinker, last time I looked. ~Bob.)

Comments on my School Shooting Post

If Lanza was afflicted with Asperger's syndrome, as reported, then "psychotic" (as generally used), is not a fair label. And the literature supports. I am the godfather (my nephew) of a young man diagnosed with Asperger's. He is a brilliant young man - in his second year of college. But he is different in many ways - since birth. Most noticeably emotionally and socially. He is the oldest of four and my brother and sister-in-law have worked tirelessly to educate and socialize him. But he will never be independent. Social relationships, even with family, lack depth. He simply is incapable of what we think of as normal human relationships - eye contact, hugging, any sort of expressing love is something uncomfortable - he tolerates. And communication, though not difficult, can sometimes be awkward as someone with Asperger's does not understand subtlety nor pun - even when explained. I could go on but enough for the point. Under no circumstances should he ever be familiarized with nor allowed to own a firearm. Ever. That would be a responsibility beyond his comprehension for rational decision-making and the consequences thereof use. Lack of feelings and empathy for others pertains. Add defective attention span and that's why he cannot get a driver's license. As to Adam Lanza, his mother knew (she had to have known) his limitations and was irresponsible not securing her weapons (and ammo) and for familiarizing him with the weapons. She is as culpable, arguably more so, for the slaughter as her son. As bright as my nephew is and I could give you 'Rain Man' like example after example of how his mind works, he is not psychotic - his wiring simply does not process information the way we do (more computer like) and he is incapable of experiencing normal emotions. It's complicated. And as you know, precision of language more than interests me. So careful with labels all must be. From experience (in college) working with autistic children and knowing my nephew, the killings in Connecticut preventable. Responsible adults failed. And absolutely concur as to the other deaths e.g., Chicago you cite. Awful. Senseless. And it's time to get serious with punishment. –Andy.

Thank G.d you have refrained from taking cheap and specious political advantage of this tragedy. The only Fox shibboleth you missed was Mike Huckaby's "God let this happen because they don't pray in public schools". --PLM

Boehner offers to lift debt limit for 1 year

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/boehner-offers-to-take-debt-limit-off-the-table/2012/12/16/8b369b7e-47c6-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html

Excerpt: The proposal, part of the speaker's latest offer to President Obama in talks over the "fiscal cliff," would sacrifice GOP leverage in the budget battle but is breathing new life into year-end negotiations. (Followed by the media slamming the GOP for not being bipartisan and not being willing to compromise. ~Bob.)

Examiner Editorial: As public pensions soar, so does California's violent crime

http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-as-public-pensions-soar-so-does-californias-violent-crime/article/2515889?utm_source=Washington%20Examiner:%20Opinion%20Digest%20-%2012/14/2012&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Washington%20Examiner:%20Opinion%20Digest

Excerpt: Violent crime may be down in much of the United States, but it is on the rise in California. Ever since the state passed a court-mandated law that eased overcrowding in state prisons, thousands of inmates have been released early -- and violent crime has skyrocketed. It's up 49 percent in places like Kern County. The murder rate has soared 45 percent in Fresno.

Schizophrenic about Unions and Health Care. By John Goodman

http://healthblog.ncpa.org/schizophrenic-about-unions-and-health-care/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HA#more-28183

Excerpt: Michigan became the 24th state to establish a right to work without joining a union the other day. It’s provoked considerable discussion and debate. I can understand why some people might be on one side or the other. What I don’t understand is how someone can support labor monopolies to obtain above-market wages in every other industry but favor government using its buying power to obtain below-market wages for everyone who works in health care. Who holds these bizarre views? The New York Times editorial page, for one. Paul Krugman, for another. Ezra Klein. And a whole slew of others on the left.

An Economic Guide to Cliff-Diving. By Cameron Smith, Douglas Holtz-Eakin

http://americanactionforum.org/topic/economic-guide-cliff-diving

Excerpt: A new analysis from the American Action Forum finds that going over the fiscal cliff would not only have an effect on unemployment, but also on the financial markets as well. American Action Forum President Doug Holtz-Eakin and COO Cameron Smith found that "cliff diving would have significant impact on financial markets, impair asset values, exacerbate credit stringency, and amplify the direct effects on the main street economy. Moreover, contrary to what some have asserted, such impacts cannot be 'unwound' by retroactively legislating away the fiscal cliff."

Higher Taxes Mean Slower Economic Growth

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22681&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD

Excerpt: President Obama believes his reelection gave him a mandate to raise taxes on high earners. However, top earners already pay high taxes and a further increase could depress overall economic growth and production, say Edward C. Prescott, co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics and director of the Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency at Arizona State University, and Lee E. Ohanian, the associate director of the center and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. U.S. growth is currently weak, with an overall output of 13.5 percent lower than what it would be had we continued on the pre-2008 trend. The average marginal effective tax rate is around 40 percent when all taxes on earnings and consumer spending, federal, state and local income taxes, and Social Security and payroll taxes are taken into account. The effect of tax increases would slightly increase revenues but reduce overall economic activity. This is because high tax rates on labor income and consumption reduce the incentive to work by making consumption more expensive relative to leisure.

Election over, administration unleashes new rules. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

http://news.yahoo.com/election-over-administration-unleashes-rules-081641511--finance.html

Excerpt: For months, federal agencies and the White House have sidetracked dozens of major regulations that cover everything from power plant pollution to workplace safety to a crackdown on Wall Street. The rules had been largely put on hold during the presidential campaign as the White House sought to quiet Republican charges that President Barack Obama was an overzealous regulator who is killing U.S. jobs. But since the election, the Obama administration has quietly reopened the regulations pipeline.

Fault lines also appearing on Democratic side in fiscal debate: Democrats relish Republican disunity in the fiscal debate, but splits of their own are emerging over Medicare.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fiscal-cliff-obama-20121217,0,3108910.story

Excerpt: For weeks, Democrats in Congress have been relishing the division and sniping within Republican ranks over whether to raise tax rates. But as negotiations over the budget crisis wear on and shift to a debate over spending cuts, the tables are turning.

Obama looks for women to fill cabinet

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/273079-obama-looks-for-women-to-fill-cabinet

Excerpt: Susan Rice’s decision to drop her bid for secretary of State could give other women a second look at senior positions in President Obama’s second term cabinet. (Probably asked his staff for “binders full of women.” ~Bob.)

Worth Reading: The Rise of Faux Diversity. By Bruce Thornton

http://www.hoover.org/publications/defining-ideas/article/135416

Excerpt: But even if the Supreme Court strikes down the use of race as a determining factor in admissions, the institutionalized racism and discrimination of university race-conscious admissions criteria will not necessarily be eliminated. Universities will continue to promote identity politics ideology under the guise of “diversity.” … The falsity of the ideological construct of “diversity” is best understood by contrasting it to genuine diversity.

The six year wait for a new knee.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-82465/The-year-wait-new-knee.html

Excerpt: Elderly patients are waiting in pain for up to six years for hip and knee replacements. One 61-year-old man has become virtually housebound while waiting since 1995 to have his arthritic knee replaced on the NHS. Doctors at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, South Wales, hope that retired steel worker James McCarthy will finally have his operation by February.

Denmark: "'Youths' in Muslim-dominated area demand money from church for being in 'their area'"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/12/denmark-youths-in-muslim-dominated-area-demand-money-from-church-for-being-in-their-area.html

Excerpt: A new case of extortion in Nørrebro in Copenhagen has been reported to the police. This time the claim is not directed at a tavern, but a local church.

In northern Mali, Islamists’ attacks against civilians grow more brutal

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-northern-mali-islamists-attacks-against-civilians-grow-more-brutal/2012/12/11/5b74a734-3e46-11e2-8a5c-473797be602c_story.html

Didn’t get the memo. ~Bob. Excerpt: They beat her up, shoved her into a white pickup truck and drove her to their headquarters. She was locked up in a jail as she awaited her sentence: 100 lashes with an electrical cord. … Hassan was being punished for giving water to a male visitor.

Kuwait introduces death penalty for ‘cursing God and prophets’

http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2012/12/kuwait-introduces-death-penalty-for-cursing-god-and-prophets

Excerpt: "We do not want to execute people with opinions or thought because Islam respects these people... But we need this legislation because incidents of cursing God have increased. We need to deter them," opposition MP Ali al-Deqbasi said during the debate.

Millions in Ransoms Fuel Militants’ Clout in West Africa

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/world/africa/kidnappings-fuel-extremists-in-western-africa.html?_r=1&

Excerpt: “Lots of Western countries are paying enormous sums to the jihadists,” he said in a telephone interview from northern Mali, crowing about the hefty ransoms militants have collected in the region. “The source of our financing is the Western countries. They are paying for jihad.”

Danish police' travel advisory to Jews: stay away from unsafe areas... Ambassador: "It is like Gaza"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/12/danish-police-travel-advisory-to-jews-stay-away-from-unsafe-areas-ambassador-it-is-like-gaza.html

Excerpt: If you are a jew in Copenhagen, it is wise to not show that publicly. On the street there is a risk of harassment, says Israel's ambassador.

Scourge of violence against transgender sex workers in Cote d'Ivoire

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-12-10-scourge-of-violence-against-transgender-sex-workers-in-ivory-coast

Excerpt: The abuse of transgender sex workers, however, began long before the recent attacks and subsequent crackdown. … Victims almost uniformly attribute the attacks to the fact that many soldiers in the new army are Muslim.

Obama’s Electronic Medical Records Scam. By Michelle Malkin 

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/michellemalkin/obamas-electronic-medical-records-scam/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dc88fbede2-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag

Excerpt: So, what’s it to you? Well, $4 billion has already gone out to 82,535 professionals and 1,474 hospitals, and a total of $6 billion will be doled out by 2016. But the feds’ reckless profligacy, neglect and favoritism have done more harm than good. Don’t take my word for it.

Tipping Our Fez To Egypt. By Burt Prelutsky
http://www.burtprelutsky.com/2012/12/tipping-our-fez-to-egypt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burtprelutsky%2FSQlQ+%28BurtPrelutsky.com%29

Excerpt: In recent months, there were two presidential elections of historical importance. In Egypt, they had their first ever democratic election for president. It was won by Mohammed Morsi over Ahmed Shafiq. Here in the United States, we had our 55th presidential election, and re-elected a man who had inherited a bad economy and made it worse; insulted our friends and coddled our enemies; and spent most of his time golfing, throwing parties and taking vacations.

Tweet from Toby Harnden‏ @tobyharnden

Newly re-elected & with 55 Dems in Senate, Obama had political capital to get Susan Rice confirmed as SofS - but chose not to spend it

Tweet from Moe Lane ‏@moelane

Susan Rice was smart to withdraw. We WERE going to ask her about how she helped enable the Rwandan Genocide. For example.

Zarqawi's brother-in-law reported killed while leading Al Nusrah Front unit

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/12/a_brother-in-law_of.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LongWarJournalSiteWide+%28The+Long+War+Journal+%28Site-Wide%29%29

Excerpt: A brother-in-law of al Qaeda in Iraq's former leader, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, has died while fighting for the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, Al Jazeera reported. And the jihadist replacing him as emir of an Al Nusrah subgroup has also served Zarqawi in Iraq.

Stop Subsidizing the Slaughter. By Paul Driessen 

http://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2012/12/15/stop-subsidizing-the-slaughter-n1467370?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Excerpt: By raising electricity costs for factories, internet hubs, offices, malls, hospitals, school districts and other businesses, industrial wind power kills two to four jobs for every wind job created through government mandates, subsidies and tax credits – which themselves extract billions of dollars from productive sectors of the economy, to support Big Wind. Its impact on the budgets, health and well-being of people on low and fixed incomes is equally damaging.

John Kerry: Assad's Man in Washington: After the senator's romance with the butchers of Vietnam came his romance with the butcher of Syria. By Arnold Ahlert

http://patriotpost.us/opinion/15922

Excerpt: Whether Kerry should be nominated at all is the question we would be asking if there were any justice in the world. If Rice ostensibly incurred the wrath of Washington insiders for her lack of judgment regarding Benghazi and Rwanda, how is it possible Kerry gets a pass for his own lack of judgment regarding a host of issues, from his enduring support for Syrian butcher Bashar Assad and his belief that climate change is a "national security" issue, to his unthinkable testimony before the U.S. Congress maligning America and Vietnam vets while running interference for the Viet Cong? Kerry, it seems, cannot kick the habit of sidling up to the great killing machines of our time.

The Baby Bust Generation. By Jeff Jacoby 

http://patriotpost.us/opinion/15921

Excerpt: A mania for pets isn't all that materializes when the birth rate sinks. So do economic stagnation, dwindling innovation, a declining lifestyle, the exploding health and pension costs of an aging population, and the ever-heavier taxes needed to maintain the government safety net when there are fewer workers and entrepreneurs. Optimism, booming markets, and technological dynamism recede, supplanted by intergenerational conflict and loneliness.

Time to profile white men? By David Sirota

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/17/would_the_u_s_government_profile_white_men/

Excerpt: During a conversation on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes, I said that because most of the mass shootings in America come at the hands of white men, there would likely be political opposition to initiatives that propose to use those facts to profile the demographic group to which these killers belong. (Of course, 53% of the murders in America are committed by the 13% of the population that is black, according to the FBI. But to deal with that would be racist.. And since most of the victims are also black, liberals don’t care. ~Bob.)

Obamacare's Cruel War On Patient-Centered Healthcare

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2012/12/10/obamacares-cruel-war-on-patient-centered-healthcare/

Excerpt: In just a few weeks, when the calendar flips to 2013, millions of Americans will get their first taste of Obamacare — a $2,500 cap on their flexible spending accounts. That’s down from the previous $5,000 cap — and thus equivalent to a tax hike for any family that had been putting more into their FSAs to cover out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. 

Is America headed for anarchy and chaos?

If America descends into anarchy and chaos, I would want at least one assault pistol and one assault rifle just in case I were pinned down by a group of thugs with guns. I would want the same for my family. But I do not recommend that for you. You need to know what is best for you in such a case. Do I think America is headed for anarchy and chaos? My economist friends tell me that is a distinct possibility. It would be a potential outcome of any government policy that spends too much, has too much debt, and issues un-backed currency. Greece has anarchy and chaos as a result of a government spending more than its GDP. QE 1. 2 and 3 meet the criteria of issuance of un-backed currency, around $2 trillion so far and counting. America has a debt of $16 trillion and a GDP of $15 trillion, thanks to an irresponsible president (who cries a lot), Congress and Fed. Now here is a math problem for you. Which is bigger, $15 trillion or $16 trillion? If you don't know, you may be a government official. If you DO know, you may be a 5th grader or above. Oh, but I forgot to mention: Unfunded liabilities are calculated by experts at anywhere from $50 trillion on up:

http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/16/report-federal-unfunded-liabilities-total-84-trillion/

Unfunded liabilities dwarf the fiscal cliff, so even if we get beyond that, and even if Obama confiscates every penny of the rich, we can't pay them. Something is coming fast and you may want to be prepared. Not recommending anything, of course. I especially am not necessarily recommending you buy and assault weapon, report it stolen and then bury it in an airtight container (making sure you wait until the grass has re-grown over the burial site before reporting it stolen). I would never recommend anything like that. --Don Hank

#MyJihad in Pakistan: Islamic jihadists murder 35,000 people since 9/11

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/12/myjihad-in-pakistan-jihadists-murder-35000-people-since-911.html

Excerpt: Meanwhile, the ideological accomplices and allies of these violent jihadists have intimidated and deceived Western authorities and media into thinking that to investigate the ideology behind these murders, and formulate strategies to resist it, is as bad or worse than the murders themselves.

If Kerry Goes to State, Who Will Succeed Him? The Guessing Begins. By David Freedlander 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/14/if-kerry-goes-to-state-who-will-succeed-him-the-guessing-begins.html

Excerpt: The Massachusetts weirdness is mainly due to the fact that the state legislature is both dominated by Democrats, and has an occasional tendency to be too clever by half. Thus, in 2004, when Mitt Romney was governor and John Kerry was running for president, the legislature changed the rules prohibiting the governor from appointing an interim senator, fearful that Republican Romney would appoint a fellow GOPer and jeopardize the Democrats’ chances of retaking the Senate. 

National Crisis! Obama Delays Hawaiian Vacation…

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/12/17/national-crisis-obama-delays-hawaiian-vacation/

Excerpt: Be strong America, we’ll get through this.

Worth Reading: The Facts about Mass Shootings. By John Fund
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/335739/facts-about-mass-shootings-john-fund#

Excerpt: Mass shootings are no more common than they have been in past decades, despite the impression given by the media. In fact, the high point for mass killings in the U.S. was 1929, according to criminologist Grant Duwe of the Minnesota Department of Corrections. … Economists John Lott and William Landes conducted a groundbreaking study in 1999, and found that a common theme of mass shootings is that they occur in places where guns are banned and killers know everyone will be unarmed, such as shopping malls and schools.

Worth Reading: Blue Model Death Throes in Spain. By Walter Russell Mead

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/12/17/blue-model-death-throes-in-spain/

Excerpt: Spain’s youth unemployment rate, now over 50 percent, is the stuff of nightmares for economists. But even those young Spaniards lucky enough to be gainfully employed are beginning to learn that having a job doesn’t guarantee you’ll get paid. … Spanish workers are discovering what happens if you trust the people who tell you, “Don’t worry, the government has plenty of money. Your benefits are secure; we’ve put it in a lock box.” (Socialist countries pulling us into the abyss. ~Bob.)

Deputy shoots gunman at San Antonio movie theater
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Deputy-shoots-gunman-at-San-Antonio-movie-theater/2wFsix5ntU2CDrsHjXx2kQ.cspx

Excerpt: Garcia was finally stopped by an off-duty deputy who was working at the theater. The deputy heard the gunfire and ran to find out what was going on. The deputy spotted Garcia coming out of a bathroom with his gun drawn and fired at him, shooting him four times. (Gee, if only they had had a “gun free zone” sign, she wouldn’t have had to shoot the poor guy. ~Bob.)

Tweet from Kemberlee Kaye ‏@red_red_head

I can't wait to be lectured about my gun rights from an Administration responsible for arming Mexican drug cartels http://fb.me/1Vs8MMIAx 

Tweet from talkradio200 ‏@talkradio200

I notice most 'gun control' advocates are people who paid other people to protect them with guns.

Tweet from Bill Hobbs ‏@billhobbs

A Justice Department study found that armed women stopped 97% of attempted rapes against them. Unarmed women fared much worse.

Tweet from Charles Sykes ‏@SykesCharlie

If a drunk runs on the field at game.. TV won't show it to deter copycats...if you're a mass murderer however...24 hr coverage

Bay Area Woman’s Sex Act Reveals Workers’ Comp Fraud

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/12/14/bay-areas-womans-sex-act-reveals-workers-comp-fraud/

Excerpt: A sex romp in a public park has helped prosecutors convict a California woman of faking an ankle injury to collect workers’ compensation payments.

Why Switzerland has a low crime rate

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/switzerland.asp

Iran Making Anthrax At Secret Plant

http://atimetobetray.com/blog/iran-making-anthrax-at-secret-plant/

Excerpt: Russian scientists have helped Iran master four microbial agents for bombs, which the Islamic regime has used to arm 37 launch-ready missiles so far, sources have revealed. The secret work is being done at a plant named Shahid Bahonar on a mountaintop by the city of Marzanabad off the mountainous Chalus road to the Iranian Caspian Sea. (Another of the agents mentioned in this article is smallpox. Why is anyone surprised? THEY’RE at war. With us. Ron P.)