In spite of all the outrageous things happening all over the
world, today’s lead article will be one that’s been a pet peeve of mine for
decades. The Kennedys! This is a family whose history became legendary – and
like many legends – it was mythology – AKA – media propaganda! Here are my two lead commentaries for
today followed by the rest of today’s picks and my Watch List. Please enjoy…………
The Whitewashing of Ted Kennedy -
Imagine an eighth grader, presented with a portrayal of Sen. Edward Kennedy,
the late patriarch of the "royal family" of American politics. The
student would learn nothing but legends about "the greatest senator of all
time," as Sen. Ed Markey proclaimed. On the occasion of the opening of an
"Edward M. Kennedy Institute" in Boston, "CBS Evening News"
anchor Scott Pelley oozed, "Another New England superstar was honored
today. Politics was his game, and we'll have his story next." There was
not one discouraging word — not even the word "liberal" — applied to
arguably the single most leftwing senator of all time…..
If I Knew You Were Coming For Me, I'd've Baked A Cake.
by Mark Steyn
I woke up this Maundy Thursday to breaking news from
Kenya. Al-Shabaab "militants" have stormed Garissa University, killed at least 15 Christian students,
wounded another 60, and taken more as hostages. [UPDATE: More than 70 dead.] [UPPERDATE: Just
shy of 150 dead.] Meanwhile, there's no pizza
for Last Supper. Memories Pizza of Walkerton, Indiana has been forced to close
following death threats received after its owners announced that they would not be catering gay weddings:
"We're in hiding basically,"
says co-owner Crystal O'Connor.
In Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, Christians are
killed for their beliefs. In America, they're not (yet) being killed, just
having their businesses destroyed. Be grateful for small mercies. But in both
west and east the dominant ideology is not minded to brook dissent. Islam sells
itself as a stern enforcer, and always has done. By contrast, the New Diversity
enforcers intolerantly demand uniformity in the name of tolerance and
diversity. In the audacity of their assault, they seek to undermine even the
possibility of dissent: when words are conscripted to mean their precise
opposite, how can you even mount a contrary argument?
~Eric Eckert writes:
Mark,
Judge Napolitano on Fox News thinks the Supreme Court will rule against the religious freedom law in Indiana, because it is discrimination. Shepard Smith is also upset with this law. If these people want to see real discrimination, that is ignored by judges, and politicians, just go to Dearborn, Michigan.
Judge Napolitano on Fox News thinks the Supreme Court will rule against the religious freedom law in Indiana, because it is discrimination. Shepard Smith is also upset with this law. If these people want to see real discrimination, that is ignored by judges, and politicians, just go to Dearborn, Michigan.
I would like to see Smith,
Napolitano, and the Supreme Court all wear a t-shirt with a crucifix on it, and
attend some festival in this town. Maybe they could set up a gay pride booth at
this festival, and hand out gay literature. If any of them attempted to do such
a thing, they would need several marine divisions with them, it would be like
taking Tikrit or Mosul back.
You can bet that Islamic
discrimination will be totally ignored by all the gutless judges, news people,
lawyers, and Democrat politicians. Women are not allowed in certain Islamic
coffee shops, and certain Islamic restaurants in this country right now, the
discrimination is occurring in Islamic neighborhoods, and our courts allow
Islamic religious freedom to discriminate against women, go figure. A black guy
on YouTube said he is not allowed in Dearborn, and a Muslim said that the black
guy is from the crim- filled city of Detroit, and that Dearborn has very little
crime. Just let a white Christian say the same thing, and see if this is called
discrimination, and racism.
Betrothed gays looking for wedding cakes and floral
arrangements are not just carelessly stumbling into homophobic bakeries and
florists. It's an organized campaign
consciously targeting particular establishments………..
I see Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church, has said that we climate deniers are "sinful". Who knew the Episcopal Church still had sins? .....To Read More.....
Budget and More….
CAGW Report:
Cut Waste in Gov’t, Save Taxpayers $639,000,000,000 - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW),
a private non-partisan organization whose mission is to eliminate waste in the
federal government, released its Prime Cuts 2015report today which, if followed, would
save taxpayers $639,000,000,000. “As Congress considers the fiscal year (FY)
2016 budget, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is releasing Prime
Cuts 2015,” said the group in a press release. “CAGW has been publishing
the document since 1993. This year’s version contains 601 recommendations that
would save taxpayers $639 billion in the first year and $2.6 trillion over five
years. Since the organization’s inception in 1984, the implementation of CAGW’s
recommendations has helped save taxpayers $1.4 trillion.”…
Hillarygate
Why Won't the Benghazi Committee Compel Hillary to
Testify? - Given the evidence of her obstructing the
investigation, nothing less than public testimony will suffice.
To Make Hillary Testify Publicly, It's Now or Never
- If the Benghazi committee is planning on subpoenaing Clinton once her
campaign starts, they're in for a rude awakening.
Hillary
Using Racism Template to Weaponize Sexism? - If Hillary Clinton survives her myriad real
scandals and becomes the Democratic presidential candidate for 2016, are we
going to be bludgeoned with sexism the same way Barack Obama's supporters have
exploited "racism"? If recent rumblings from Clinton supporters are
any indication, I'm afraid this could be the case…….HRC Super Volunteers,
warning her, "We will be watching, reading, listening and protesting coded
sexism." How feminist of that group. You know, that sure sends a signal
that its gal can fend for herself without any John Wayne character's clearing
her path before her, doesn't it? "I'm a thin-skinned woman. Hear me
purr."…… What he's really trying to do is intimidate, just as proponents
of political correctness do with their list of forbidden words and topics and
just as Obama supporters have done with race for six years.
Irangate
Bolton:
Belief That Sanctions Will Curb Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions ‘Fundamentally False’
- There is no evidence that sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear
activities slowed down the program, and the notion that future sanctions will
curb its ambitions to become a nuclear weapons power is “fundamentally false,”
former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Wednesday.
Obama:
U.S. will 'stand by' Israel despite Iran deal - President
Obama is defending his administration's recent foreign policy moves including
the new nuclear framework with Iran, saying the despite the deal, the U.S. will
ensure Israel maintains its "qualitative military edge" and
"would stand by" its longtime ally.
U.S.-Israeli
tensions hit new boiling point with Iran nuclear deal -
Only days after the United States signed what is being hailed as a historic
agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, lingering bitterness and mistrust
about the issue are still in evidence.
The Shadow of Munich Haunts the Iran Negotiations
- Once again our leaders are needlessly appeasing a hostile state that shows
them nothing but contempt.
Obamagate
Obama's Chicago Presidency - What you
can do if you don't care what anybody says. –
DOJ Will Not
Prosecute IRS's Lois Lerner for Contempt of Congress - President
Obama's Justice Department is refusing to prosecute Lois Lerner for contempt of
Congress, a decision that "is disappointing and exhibits a disregard for
the rule of law," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the chairman of the
House…
Restoration of Freedom Act
Indiana
Uproar Is About the Replacement of Christian Values with Secular Values
- In what has been called the "Catholic moment" in America, in the
late 1940s and 1950s, Catholics were admonished from pulpits to "live the
faith" and "set an example" for others. Public lives were to
reflect moral beliefs. Christians were to avoid those "living in
sin." Christians who operated motels and hotels did not rent rooms to
unmarried couples. Fast forward to 21st-century America.
Tennessee
AG: Inability to Procreate Is ‘Rational Explanation for Not Expanding Marriage
to Same-Sex Couples’ -
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III filed a brief of respondents
with the U.S. Supreme Court Friday in defense of Tennessee’s refusal to
recognize same-sex marriage, arguing that “a traditional definition of marriage
ensures that when…
The Controversy in Indiana Is Trumped Up--but RFRA Isn't
a Good Law - The federal Restoration of Freedom Act was an
unfortunate response to a Supreme Court decision.
- FRC’s Perkins: Indiana’s RFRA ‘Target of Misinformation and
- Bullying’Obama-Appointed Judge: Obamacare Allows Transgenders to Sue for Discrimination
Finally – My Watch
List – These will be stories that are multi-layered and on the
back burner just about everywhere - but I think they are worth watching.
Today’s pick…….
NigeriansElect Muslim Former Military Dictator As
President - Nigerians have elected as president a Muslim
former military dictator who once pledged support for shari’a (Islamic
law) to be implemented across Africa’s most populous country. Muhammadu Buhari
defeated President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, by 15.4 million votes to
12.9 million, according to the official electoral commission. Buhari is the
first presidential candidate to unseat an incumbent at the ballot box,
including in the four elections since Nigeria ditched military government in
1999....
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