tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88527008320041008522024-03-05T20:26:05.886-05:00Musing Misanthrope... My GOD, What A Mess!marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-22337954975740044862013-08-02T17:29:00.002-04:002013-08-02T17:30:09.490-04:00Forbidden!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Add to the list of words that must NEVER, EVER be uttered or written. (Except in the privacy of your own home in the company of other 'bigoted xenophobes')</div>
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The "C" word . . . No, not <i>that</i> "C" word! There's a <i>new</i> "C" word in town.</div>
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Dare I say it!? Oh, why not? I <i><b>LIVE</b></i> to offend! . . .</div>
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CITIZEN! (That felt good!)</div>
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Citizen, CITIZEN, <b>CITIZEN</b>. <a href="http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/seattle-bans-the-word-citizen-because-it-might-offend-non-citizens/" target="_blank">I can hear the <i>citizens</i> of Seattle gasping</a>!</div>
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-9286312731487093312013-07-30T11:41:00.003-04:002013-07-30T11:54:22.663-04:00Obamacare: If You're Against It, Defund It! Sign The Petition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-65324845620435331832013-07-17T10:57:00.001-04:002013-07-17T11:02:20.645-04:00On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-60734179974461684082013-07-11T13:49:00.001-04:002013-07-11T13:49:28.749-04:00Sometimes Without, Or Inspite Of, Governmental Coersion... . . . America just does the <i>right thing</i>. (Historical events that liberals would prefer to ignore)<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/07/11/loyola-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-game-of-change-at-white-house/" target="_blank">CBS Chicago</a><br />
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CHICAGO (CBS) – Members of Loyola University’s 1963 national champion basketball team will meet President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, 50 years after they helped break down racial barriers.<br /><br />WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports the 1963 Loyola Ramblers made history not only for rallying from a 15-point deficit to beat defending champion Cincinnati for the NCAA title; they were the first team to start four African-American players<br /><br />On their way to the title, they faced Mississippi State in the semifinals, after that team had to sneak away in the middle of the night, because Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett, a staunch segregationist, wanted to prevent them from playing against an integrated team.<br /><br />The Mississippi State Maroons and Loyola Ramblers ended up playing at Michigan State’s stadium.<br /><br />“This is a real part of American history, and these guys lived it, and battled, and really stood up to some of these awful, awful things, and they still have a smile on their face,” said Loyola senior associate athletics director Pat Kraft. “They keep saying ‘we were just playing a basketball game.’”<br /><br />Their matchup with Mississipi State came to be known as “The Game of Change,” and paved the way for Texas Western’s historic win over Kentucky in 1966, when Texas Western was the first team to start five black players. Texas Western beat Kentucky’s all-white team for the 1966 NCAA title. </blockquote>
This relatively quiet event lacked a lot of the drama that we've come to expect in all matters involving race. Nonetheless, the effects of this milestone were profound, far reaching, and dramatic . . . Amazing that such a noble turn of events could come to pass in a country SO full of racists! <--- sarcasm<br />
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Though not perfect, maybe America really IS basically a good and moral nation. We reflect on this ground breaking basketball team and, though it's not generally politically correct to do so, we celebrate how far we've come.<br />
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-84800571684235191772013-07-10T12:41:00.001-04:002013-07-10T12:45:05.550-04:00Nadal Hasan... An Islamist Until Proven Innocent<br />
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After four years, jury selection has finally started in the trial of <i>Maj.</i> Nidal Hasan. As it begins, Mr. Hasan, who is representing himself, wants EVERYONE to know that he's not at all happy with his attire.<br />
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OK, this IS a court martial. But after all the public statements this scum has made, it's a shame, no, make that a disgrace, that he's <b><i>allowed</i></b> to wear the uniform at all. Of course it would also be unacceptable to permit him to don his preferred jihadi garb. So why not deck him out in an understated Victoria's Secret negligee . . . and a pig nose!? </div>
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-63360358167259389792013-07-08T10:57:00.000-04:002013-07-08T12:59:22.502-04:00More Government By Regulatory FiatHe couldn't his environmental agenda through Congress, so the President is attempting push his plan by issuing scores of <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/309397-power-plant-rules-and-more-coming-from-epa-administration" target="_blank">new EPA regulations</a>.<br />
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The Obama administration is looking forward to a host of new
environmental regulations that go far beyond the president's plans to
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This September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to
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Tell Congress to uphold and enforce the Constitution. That is, after all, what they were elected to do! And while they're at it, they need to force this President to do the same!<br />
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A little refresher for the President and Congress too courtesy of "School House Rock".<br />
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-70217676080475337502013-07-01T11:18:00.001-04:002013-07-01T11:28:11.507-04:00Head Shake Of The Day<div style="text-align: justify;">
Jennifer Lopez performed in Turkmenistan on Saturday where her performance included a chorus of "Happy Birthday" sung to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the country's leader. Much to Ms. Lopez's chagrin, it was later discovered that Berdimuhamedow has been criticized for severe human rights violations and that Turkmenistan is classified as one of the most repressive societies in the world.<br />
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Predictably, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/jennifer-lopez-performs-at-birthday-577555" target="_blank">Jennifer now regrets the whole ugly incident</a>.<br />
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Hasn't Jennifer or her highly qualified staff ever heard of Google or Bing? How hard is it to spend ten minutes researching a venue that you not only can't locate on a map, but likely can't pronounce? Then again, maybe when you're a world famous singer/performer, it's not where you're performing, but rather the number of tickets sold that matters.<br />
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-71157879999710280482013-06-28T15:00:00.000-04:002013-06-29T12:36:51.548-04:00It's Hard To Sing Kumbaya When You've Been BeheadedAt a recent meet and greet <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/26/muslim-scholar-tied-to-pro-hamas-group-radical-cleric-visits-white-house/" target="_blank">Muslim outreach event at the White House</a>, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, (radical cleric and good friend of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood) lobbied Obama administration officials for more help for Syrian rebels. He must have made a good impression because <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323419604578569830070537040.html" target="_blank">according to the Wall Street Journal</a>, the CIA has started shipping arms to Jordan with the intent to deliver them to <i>vetted</i>* Syrian <i>rebels</i>. Meanwhile, Syrian <i>insurgents</i> (who I'm sure are in NO WAY the same as or connected to Syrian <i>rebels</i>) beheaded two Christians for allegedly cooperating with the Syrian Military. <a href="http://syriareport.net/syria-militants-behead-two-christians/" target="_blank">Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident</a>.<br />
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This is just another jewel in the crown of Obama's leading from behind, or from under the desk foreign policy. To be honest, from the outside looking in, it looks like one hot, uncongenial mess with no sign that peace, or respect for America will break out any day soon. <br />
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*vetted - This word is supposed to reassure you that nothing bad could possibly happen as a result of this action.marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-87993623331188470212013-06-27T17:46:00.002-04:002013-06-27T21:27:34.759-04:00Primary Opponents Build Character<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)</div>
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Kelly Ayotte (N.H.)</div>
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Jeffery Chiesa (N.J.)</div>
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Susan Collins (Maine)</div>
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Bob Corker (Tenn.)</div>
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Jeff Flake (Ariz.)</div>
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Lindsey Graham (S.C.)</div>
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Orrin Hatch (Utah)</div>
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Dean Heller (Nev.)</div>
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John Hoeven (N.D.)</div>
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Mark Kirk (Ill.)</div>
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Primary them all!marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-43628965082447252082013-06-25T10:43:00.001-04:002013-06-25T10:49:06.036-04:00Obama: Taking Matters Into His Own Hands<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Obama, in a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, was to announce
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Barack Obama, determined to fulfill his campaign promise to raise the cost of energy for every American, figured that if Congress won't give him what he wants, he'll just sidestep it. You can call it government by executive order or presidential memorandum . . . or you can just call it unconstitutional. Clearly this is an erosion of Constitutional principals and a concentration of power that takes us further down the road to tyranny.</div>
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With SO many scandals and so much going on, actions like these tend to go unnoticed. Don't let that happen. Don't let this power grab go unanswered! Pay attention . . . and resist!</div>
marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-75261419351576096202013-06-24T10:41:00.002-04:002013-06-24T19:06:52.884-04:00Goodbye "Fear Factor" . . .. . . Hello "stick it in your ear factor"<br />
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Time was when America's enemies were hesitant if not plain old afraid to publicly fly in the face of American policies and demands. Those days are gone. Take, for example, the case of Edward Snowden. Russia, China, and others are blatantly ignoring or defying American requests to cough up the increasingly infamous American fugitive. SO blatantly in fact that it's a wonder President Putin didn't meet Snowden at the Moscow airport with flowers and a limo.</div>
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Nevermind what you think of Mr. Snowden's actions . . . the cost of Mr. Obama's policies are likely to be much more damaging to our country's future than anything Edward Snowden is likely to <i>leak</i>.</div>
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Obama's foreign policy chickens have indeed come home to roost, and America, sadly, may never recover! </div>
marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-36544277501575394642013-06-21T21:21:00.000-04:002013-06-21T22:27:54.380-04:00Billboard Bigotry? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congressman Jim McDermott, who loves EVERYBODY [except for conservatives] <i>just the way they are</i>, spotted it immediately. Even the FBI couldn't pull one over on old Jim who noticed the bigotry of the Bureau's new billboard campaign showcasing 16 of the world's worst terrorist. "<a href="http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/Racist-or-reality-Congressman-wants-terror-ad-pulled-212410161.html" target="_blank">You look at the pictures, they're all one color of folks</a>", he declared! What a glaring lack of diversity . . . not an Amish, Native American, or albino in the bunch! The FBI would have you believe that the world's most successful terrorists are likely to fit a specific profile or something. How ridiculous is that!? But even if the Bureau has it right we can't have signs full of <i>similarly colored terrorists</i> now, can we? Perhaps a government sponsored affirmative action program to recruit "<i>any color but brown</i>" jihadis would result in a more pleasing, racially diverse billboard . . . Because in a politically correct global war on terror, isn't that all that really matters? </div>
<br />marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-63961721571181914072013-06-19T11:44:00.001-04:002013-06-19T12:46:31.792-04:00Freedom And Democracy In Action . . .. . . <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/19/capitol-hill-police-block-tea-party-activists-from-immigration-rally" target="_blank">in Washington D.C.</a> (The poster child for LIBERTY), June 19, 2013:<br />
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Capitol Hill police are trying to block activists attending Wednesday's "Audit the IRS" rally from also attending a nearly day-long press conference on immigration, hosted by Reps. Steve King and Louie Gohmert. The IRS rally is on the west side of the Capitol, while the immigration event is on the east side. Organizers for the IRS event were told by Hill police that "your people" can only assemble on the west side. Organizers were told to remove the activists from the immigration event.</blockquote>
Reports of the death of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated. On the other hand, reports of attempts to extinguish the movement by an administration hostile to the principles of small government and personal freedom have been, until recently, non existent. Be assured, progressives in D.C. are using every weapon in their arsenal to neutralize Tea Party Patriots and policies they (we) espouse. They must NOT succeed.<br />
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The far from dead Tea Party 'Audit the IRS' Rally at the Capitol today . . .</div>
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-49246808202666286852013-06-14T12:07:00.000-04:002013-06-14T18:18:23.294-04:00We Don't Need No Stinkin' Fathers!Headline in today's <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/13/white-house-originally-opts-for-founding-founders-over-founding-fathers-then-reconsiders/" target="_blank">Daily Caller</a>:<br />
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White House reconsiders pick of ‘Founding Founders’ over ‘Founding Fathers’<br />
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Throughout United States history, the group of men who assembled in Philadelphia in 1787 to write the nation’s Constitution had been known as the “Founding Fathers,” a moniker used even <a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html">on official government websites</a>. <br />
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But the use of the “fathers” may have been a step too far for the Obama administration. In <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/13/papers-founding-founders-are-now-online">a Thursday post</a> on the White House’s blog, Keith Donohue, the communications director for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives, announced that the papers of the “Founding Founders,” otherwise known as the Founding Fathers, are available online.</blockquote>
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Chances are, the original headline was just a typo, but it does bring to mind recent efforts to rid ourselves of archaic terminology which is reflective of a male dominated (aka repressive and evil... unless you're a Muslim) society. Why not free ourselves from the shackles of gender weighted words entirely? Here's a "modest proposal'!</div>
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Let's just vote the term "father" right off the island entirely. The proper designation should be "sperm donor". Likewise, the outmoded term "mother" should be replaced with a less schmaltzy appellation like "incubator". A person tasked with the care and feeding of the product of the sperm donor and the incubator should henceforth be referred to as a "parental unit". To differentiate between or among parental units simply add a trailing numeral. Finally, 'woman and man', 'male and female' should also be banished for obvious reason! (Can you say *sexist*? . . . I thought you could!) These could be supplanted by their more scientifically precise identifiers of xx and xy (If you're unsure of your proper classification, you can look it up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_sex-determination_system" target="_blank">here</a>).</div>
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Now, there are probably many more expressions that need revision, but this is a good start, though it's likely to make the greeting card industry unhappy! . . . I wonder what our "Founding Parental Units" would think!?</div>
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Apparently they really DO think we fell off a turnip truck!</div>
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After months of one scandal after another there are increasing calls for President Obama to crawl out from under his desk and tell tell the American people what really happened in Benghazi, at the IRS, behind the scenes at the DOJ, and in the bowels of the NSA. The likelihood of this happening is remote, but let's just say for argument's sake that he did . . .</div>
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. . . Would you believe him?marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-14847895846300482482013-06-07T11:40:00.000-04:002013-06-07T15:19:26.796-04:00Priorities . . . Obama Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The President's schedule for Thursday, June 6:<br />
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President Obama on the 69th anniversary of D-Day:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barack Obama arrives at Moffett Field on June 6, 2013.</td></tr>
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<a href="http://paloalto.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/obama-arrives-in-silicon-valley-for-fundraiser-and-policy-address_94cd3992" target="_blank">President Barack Obama has arrived in the Bay Area for a visit</a> that will
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Not to be critical <i><cough></i>, but in contrast . . .<br />
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George W. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-day:<br />
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by thousands of aging American veterans, some of whom had not returned
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<br />Anyone who's surprised . . . please raise your hand!marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-26278219591558685622013-06-06T10:44:00.001-04:002013-06-06T10:52:38.589-04:00Normandy Remembered . . . The REAL Cost Of Freedom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The National Security Agency obtained a court order to collect the
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The sweeping order, issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order">requires Verizon to give the NSA metadata on all calls</a> within the U.S. and between the U.S. and foreign countries on an “ongoing, daily basis” for three months. </blockquote>
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calls, the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number for
mobile callers, calling card numbers used in the call, and the time and
duration of the calls. It does not include the name or address of the
subscriber or other account information, nor does it allow the content
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was issued to the FBI by the secretive court on April 25 and allows the
government to collect data until July 19 and hand it over to the NSA.
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do massive datamining on millions of U.S. citizens under the Obama
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While this datamining was started during the Bush administration under the Patriot act, the Obama administration has taken this and other practices <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2013/06/06/history-lesson-the-crucial-differences-between-bush-and-obamas-nsa-phone-surveillance-programs/" target="_blank">to new and alarming heights</a>. This adds to mounting evidence that our federal government has become too big and is exercising power, that under the Constitution, it does not legally possess. But we are a complacent nation and matters will only get worse until, or if, we wake up. We the people must stand up and demand an end to tyrannical practices like these. We need to be more assertive, more involved, and LOUDER . . . Because *they* really need to hear us now! </div>
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introduced in her new role by President Barack Obama at 2 p.m. ET. A
White House official says Samantha Power, a former special assistant to
the president on the National Security Council, will be nominated to
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You remember Susan! She dutifully perpetuated the Obama administration's lie blaming the Benghazi debacle on a poorly made anti-Muslim YouTube video. To reward her obedience/loyalty, The President, who took offence that almost NO ONE (not even some in his devoted mainstream media) bought Ms. Rice's unconvincing claims, has appointed her as National Security Advisor. Conveniently, this position doesn't require Senate approval, and the ambassador will not be subjected to confirmation hearing where her decision to disseminate erroneous information would most certainly be questioned.<br />
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You can bet that Mr. Obama will have a self satisfied smile on his face as he parades Ambassador Rice out in front of the press at 2:00pm today. It's certain that our petulant President considers this a personal victory . . . and a stick in the eye to those who refused to believe Ms. Rice's and the administration's fictitious account of events in Benghazi.<br />
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Meanwhile, we can all be assured that the individual advising our President on national security issues is either A: An imminently qualified liar, or B: Supremely clueless!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333674/Michigan-woman-converted-Islam-Arab-husband-shot-dead-fighting-Syrian-rebels.html" target="_blank">Michigan woman who was converted to Islam by her Arab husband shot dead while fighting for Syrian rebels</a></div>
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A 33-year-old Michigan woman who converted to Islam after marrying an Arab immigrant has been shot dead in Syria by government forces who claimed she was part of an al-Qaeda influenced group. </blockquote>
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Thank you, Nicole, for making Michigan proud. (Nice hijab !) Your efforts might just make Michigan the "Jihad Capital of The United States". What a <i>coup</i>! Well, it's something to <i>shoot</i> for, anyway! And to think that Michigan was once famous for silly little things like its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes" target="_blank">Great Lakes</a> and <a href="http://www.mackinacbridge.org/bridge-cam-20/" target="_blank">that big bridge</a>.</div>
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Afterthought: Do dead female jihadis get 72 virgin males? (sounds like hell to me!)</div>
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marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-24854969525847410392013-05-27T21:47:00.001-04:002013-05-27T21:47:29.804-04:00In The Words Of Ronald Reagan . . .. . . the high cost of American freedom. God give us the grace and the willingness to continue to pay the price to preserve this <i>exceptional </i>nation.<br />
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We ARE Americans!marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-8092355070245779912013-05-27T10:18:00.000-04:002013-05-27T10:18:53.525-04:00Memorial Day, May 27, 2013Some gave all . . .<br />
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. ~George S. Pattonmarleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852700832004100852.post-74298404438880190702013-05-24T10:14:00.000-04:002013-05-25T22:45:26.014-04:00The Voices Barack Obama Chooses To IgnoreWhen <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/05/05/obama_to_ohio_state_grads_reject_voices_that_warn_about_government_tyranny.html" target="_blank">Barack Obama encouraged graduates at Ohio State University</a> to ignore the "voices" that exhort us to avoid the dangers of oversized government . . . <br />
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“Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing <i>voices</i> that incessantly warn
of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s
at the root of all our problems; some of these same voices also doing
their best to gum up the works. They’ll warn that tyranny is always
lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because
what they suggest is that our brave and creative and unique experiment
in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can’t be trusted </div>
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We have never been a people who place all our faith in government to
solve our problems. We shouldn’t want to. But we don’t think the
government is the source of all our problems, either. Because we
understand that this democracy is ours. And as citizens, we understand
that it’s not about what America can do for us, it’s about what can be
done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but absolutely
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Perhaps <i>the voices</i> he was referring to were these . . .<br />
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"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." ~Thomas Jefferson</div>
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"You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy." ~Ronald Reagan</div>
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"The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power." ~Daniel Webster</div>
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a
troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it
be left to irresponsible action." ~George Washington</div>
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"There will never be a really free and enlightened state until the state
comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power,
from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him
accordingly." ~Henry David Thoreau</div>
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"No method of procedure has ever been devised by which liberty could be
divorced from local self-government. No plan of centralization has ever
been adopted which did not result in bureaucracy, tyranny,
inflexibility, reaction, and decline." ~Calvin Coolidge</div>
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"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice
of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of
increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to
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But consider recent headlines:<br />
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<li><a href="http://frontpagemag.com/2013/tom-thurlow/irs-scandal-follows-old-obama-illinois-pattern" target="_blank">The IRS targets and intimidates</a> various groups (largely conservative). </li>
<li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-admin-spied-fox-news-reporter-james-rosen-134204299.html" target="_blank">The Justice Department infringes on freedom</a> of the press and speech while spying on reporters and news organizations. </li>
<li><a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/house/301683-issas-panel-inching-closer-to-asking-for-hillary-clintons-testimony-on-benghazi" target="_blank">The administration lies</a> to the American people while attempting to cover up a serious breech of security and a failure to protect American lives in Benghazi. </li>
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Then weigh these headlines against the warnings of <i>the voices</i> vs. the warning of Barack Obama. . . and if you prefer "liberty and justice for all" to tyranny, <b>heed<i> the voices</i></b>!marleedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07980334350937542781noreply@blogger.com0