Friday Afternoon - The Front Page Cover

 The Front Page Cover 
"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
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Featuring:
Showdown with Hilly Clinton 
Over Benghazi
Roger Aronoff
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"Rise up together as one voice"
"Be careful where you stand"
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 No hot towels -   The Hill: “A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to prevent members of Congress from using official funds for first-class airfare. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said that luxury air travel is ‘especially wasteful’ while Congress has yet to eliminate the federal deficit….The bill from Gosar and Ruiz, titled the Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill (COACH) Act, would mandate that lawmakers and staffers can only fly first-class with personal funds….” {I wonder if this applies to the First Lady also?}  -Fox News  
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 GO SOAK YOUR HEAD 
However annoying last year’s “Ice Bucket Challenge” was for you, it’s nothing compared to the experience of one California police officer who finds herself, ahem, in hot water. AP reports: “Los Angeles County prosecutors say a video posted online in July showed Pasadena police officer Jaime Robison pick up a 5-gallon bucket of ice water and pour it over a fellow officer while she was receiving disability benefits. The case also alleges the 39-year-old Robison exaggerated injuries in 2012 to receive disability pay. Robison pleaded not guiltyFriday to four counts of insurance fraud. She is scheduled to return to court June 10. If convicted, she could face up to six years and four months in jail.” 
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 Hilly Vows to Outdo nObama's Immigration Actions  
On Cinco de Mayo, Hilly Clinton promised to go above and beyond what Barack nObama has done with his unconstitutional overreach on immigration. In a campaign stop where she spoke to a group of illegal immigrants in Nevada, Clinton said she'd ignore the Constitution — and she hasn't even taken the oath yet to uphold it. "I will fight to stop partisan attacks on the executive actions that would put DREAMers, including those with us today, at risk of deportation," Clinton said. "And if Congress continues to refuse to act, as president I would do everything possible under the law to go even further." Remember: This is the same politician who said last year that all the unaccompanied illegal minors who were crossing the border should "be sent back as soon as it can be determined who the responsible adults in their families are." For the Left, nObama was a successful candidate, and Clinton wants to position herself as nObama 2.0, downplaying the fact she married Bill. She may not have the outsider energy nObama had, but she can promise to continue his policies. More...  -The Patriot Post   
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 Enter Huckabee  
Mike Huckabee officially tossed his hat in the ring Tuesday, announcing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He launched his campaign in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas, (also Bill Clinton's birthplace) and promised to lead the nation "from hope to higher ground." He's uniquely qualified, he says, because "I learned how to govern and I learned how to lead." And he's focused on the economy: "Wages have been stagnant for the bottom 90% of Americans for 40 years. With all the talk of the economy in recovery, I'm talking to Americans every day whose economy is not recovering. They're working harder than they were a year ago, two, three, four years ago but they're not better off." But he also carries a well-earned reputation for being a Big Government conservative, which in our book is an oxymoron. In other words, drop the "conservative" part, and you've got it. Indeed, we've had plenty to say about Huckabee's record here and here.
          Huckabee will have a tougher time winning the nomination than in his previous run. Unlike in 2008, there are numerous (actual) conservatives in the race who can just as easily win evangelical voters. And though the Republican Party has a habit of nominating previous primary losers (Reagan, Bush 41, McCain and Romney), Huckabee doesn't strike us as fitting that profile. That said, it's early and an awful lot can happen between now and the Iowa caucuses.  -The Patriot Post   
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 Clinton Continues to Resist Benghazi Committee  
The dance between Hilly Clinton and the House Select Committee on Benghazi continues. First, Clinton dumped her email on the State Department and wiped her hands of the matter. And she continues to stonewall the committee's request for her to testify. In an April 23 letter to Clinton's personal attorney David Kendall, committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said if everyone cooperates, Clinton could testify twice before Independence Day and be done with the committee. "It is necessary to call Secretary Clinton twice because the committee needs to ensure we have a complete and responsive record and all the facts before we then substantively question her on the Benghazi terrorist attacks," Gowdy wrote. After all, the committee has only 300 of Clinton's emails.
          But Kendall wrote back, "Respectfully, there is no basis, logic, or precedent for such an unusual request. The Secretary is fully prepared to stay for the duration of the Committee's questions on the day she appears." Kendall suggested Clinton appear before the committee the week of May 18, but only once. She doesn't want to "prolong the Committee's efforts further by appearing on two separate occasions when one will suffice," he wrote. Obstruct, obfuscate and deny — it's the same old Clinton modus operandiMore...  -The Patriot Post   
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 Media look to Criminalize 'Hate Speech'  
(Ben Shapiro) - On Wednesday morning, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke out a heapin’ helpin’ of legal know-how, explaining to ignoramuses on Twitter that Pamela Geller’s event encouraging submissions of drawings of Mohammed amounted to “hate speech” apparently uncovered by the Constitution...it doesn’t. hate speech is excluded from protection. dont just say you love the constitution…read it https://t.co/znZJ8cPvpX  When the Fordham Law graduate was asked what in the Constitution left “hate speech” excluded from protection, he cited the case of Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire(1942). Actually, he cited it over and over and over again on Twitter, apparently under the misimpression that if he kept repeating the word “Chaplinsky,” Beetlejuice would magically appear and alter the First Amendment’s text and meaning.        http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/05/06/media-look-to-criminalize-hate-speech-after-gellers-mohammed-drawing-event/?utm_source=Liberty_Headlines_Is_Giving_Your_Site_Free_Traffic_for_Now&AID=7236
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 58% of US Muslims Want Free Speech to be Illegal, in America  
(Warner Todd Huston) - A recent poll seems to suggest that Muslims living in the USA want to outlaw our god-given right to free speech and a large number even agree that blasphemers of the Muslim god should be executed… not “over there,” but HERE in the USA! It makes one wonder if it is possible to be both a Muslim and a true American? For years during the invasion of Iraq under George W. Bush some doubters of Bush’s tactics said that Muslims cannot be made to understand western freedoms and constitutional government. In those heady days of nation building in the 1990s, many warned that Islam is incompatible with freedom and modernity. But what about American Muslims? We care constantly told that they are “just like every other American” and are peaceful, loyal Americans who love our system. But, do they?        http://wizbangblog.com/2015/05/06/58-of-us-muslims-want-free-speech-to-be-illegal-so-can-you-be-muslim-and-american/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wizbang+%28Wizbang%29
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 The Not-So-Special Relationship  
(Daniel Wiser) - The leaders of both major political parties in the British general election on Thursday have indicated that they would shirk an active role in addressing international security issues...marking a further decline in a once robust defense alliance with the United States, analysts say. In a rare foreign policy speech last month, Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, criticized David Cameron, the Conservative prime minister, for having “presided over the biggest loss of influence for our country in a generation.” Cameron is perceived as having largely focused on domestic issues as prime minister while subordinating the world’s pressing security crises. He accepted cuts to Britain’s defense budget in order to lower the deficit, was absent from the Minsk negotiations in February regarding Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, and was slow to support the United States in striking the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq.
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 Stimulus Program Leads to Potential Billion-Dollar Fraud  
(Bill McMorris) - A key component of President nObama’s proposed tax reform has led to massive fraud and collection losses for the federal government, according to a new IRS report...The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that millions of taxpayers wrongfully claimed education deductions to cut into their tax bill in 2012. The potential fraudsters have exploited lax oversight to take advantage of nObama’s $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which was initially passed in the so-called stimulus, as well as President Bill Clinton’s Hope and Lifetime Learning credits. More than 3 million tax filers have erroneously claimed these credits, costing the government more than $5 billion.
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 Taliban Five Will Return To Fight, You Can Bet On It  
(rickwells.us) - J.D. Hayworth notes that negotiations between the U.S. and the government of Qatar are ongoing for them to continue to be held in custody. If those prove fruitless, they will likely emerge free to do as they choose...including a potential return to the battlefield against Americans and our allies. His guest, General Paul Vallely reminds the audience that the regional headquarters for the Taliban is in Doha, Qatar and he is certain that arrangements have already been made for them to return to the fight. He says, “Now they’ll do it covertly but I’m sure they’ve had their assignments made and they’re going to go out and they’re going to be back on the battlefield and they’re going to be part of the jihadi movement, warfare against the United States and others, you can bet on that.”
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 Mark Levin – Baltimore’s Liberal Hypocrisy  
(rickwells.us) - After recapping the amount of federal dollars that have been and continue to be wasted in Baltimore and other federally dependent cities throughout the nation... while we are still be lectured by the Marxists on the left that we aren’t redistributing enough, Sean Hannity asks Mark Levin for his take. Levin says, “Well, liberalism doesn’t work. I guess we need to spend another twenty trilliondollars and maybe that will have some effect.” He then says, “First of all I want to say this. Where are the civil libertarians, where’s the ACLU, where are the real lawyers in America, every single one who should be speaking out about what is already a travesty of justice?”        http://www.rickwells.us/mark-levin-baltimores-liberal-hypocrisy-where-are-civil-liberty-champions-in-cop-railroading/
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 Destroying and killing the USA was way too easy  
(Sher Zieve) - The destruction of the USA and its takeover by domestic traitor and foreign forces has been in the works for many decades...In recent history, Roger Nash Baldwin (founder of the ACLU and 'father' of many other leftist organizations) was one of the prime "leg men" in establishing the foundation for the overthrow of the USA. Of the ACLU, he said: "Communism, of course, is the goal." Although he is said to have 'recanted' that comment, he did so after too many others had discovered his real purposes. Tragically, the ACLU still remains in place. Baldwin's history is rife with his support of Soviet Russian style Marxism and only requires a brief search to pull up the actions comprising his legacy. I have provided a beginning link below.       http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/zieve/150507
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 Rabbi Jonathan Cahn Gives America a Final Warning  
(Timothy A. Pope) - On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Messianic Jewish Rabbi, Jonathan Cahn, spoke at the fourth annual Washington—A Man of Prayer event held at the U.S. Capitol, delivered on the 226th anniversary of the inauguration of President George Washington...Cahn's sermon in Washington was the most anointed prophetic utterance he has ever given, and many members of the Congress were in attendance. The Harbinger inspired the best-selling documentary, The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment, produced by WND Films, which proves conclusively that America is under divine judgment for turning away from God, just as ancient Israel did before being taken into captivity. Here is Jonathan Cahn delivering a fiery warning to the American people and our leaders in Washington about what will happen to this country if the Supreme Court dares to defy Almighty God and His divinely-ordained, pre-existing natural Law:       http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/05/rabbi-jonathan-cahn-gives-america-a-final-warning/
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 RESTORE THE FOURTH!  
(Judge Andrew Napolitano) - If you plan to visit a college campus this month, don’t be surprised if you see signs and placards encouraging you to “Restore the Fourth.” Restore the Fourth is not about an athletic event or a holiday; it is about human freedom...The reference to “the Fourth” is to the Fourth Amendment, and it is badly in need of restoration. In the dark days following 9/11, Congress enacted the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act has many flaws, including its prohibition of certain truthful public speech, but its most pernicious assault is on the constitutional right to privacy. One of its sections permits federal agents to write their own search warrants and serve them on persons and entities who by law are the custodians of records about others, such as physicians, lawyers, bankers, telecoms, public utilities and computers servers. The same section of the act has been used perversely by the NSA and the secret FISA court to authorize the bulk collection of data.       http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/restore-the-fourth/
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 If This Is Where U.S. Stands on Free Speech, the Jihadis Are Winning 
(nsider.foxnews.com) - Almost immediately after the attack, people began criticizing the organizers of the event, not the gunmen, for using their right to free speech to incite violence.. "Over the last 72 hours, we have heard the event organizers condemned as being too provocative, too stupid, even for inviting their own attempted murder," Megyn said. "If this is where American sentiment stands on this issue, then the jihadis are officially winning," Megyn said, pointing out that the terrorists' goal was to shut people up.        http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/05/06/megyn-kelly-if-where-america-stands-free-speech-jihadis-are-winning
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Showdown with Hilly Clinton 
Over Benghazi
Roger Aronoff
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     (aim.org) - The liberal media remain derelict in their duty to vet presidential candidate Hilly Clinton’s record on Benghazi, just as they have abandoned any pretense of holding the nObama administration accountable for the many “phony” scandals including the IRS scandal, Fast & Furious, or even the VA scandal. We have repeatedly exposed the mainstream media’s reluctance to question the nObama administration narrative on issues that might threaten their agenda.
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     Recent offenders circumventing the need to vet Mrs. Clinton’s and President nObama’s Benghazi record include CNN, Reuters and The New York Times—all of which consider themselves premier sources of informative news.
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     Rather than waiting for, sifting through, and then reporting the details of the approximately 30,000 emails that former Secretary of State Clinton has submitted to the State Department—only about half the reported total 62,320 emails on her private email server—CNN instead turned to anonymous government sources for its alleged scoop. CNN’s Elise Labott wrote on April 27 that “the sources who described the emails said they offer no ‘smoking gun’ on Clinton’s actions in the days and weeks leading up to the attack or while the siege on the U.S. facility was ongoing.”
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     The next day Reuters published a very similar article by Mark Hosenball citing “two people familiar with the material” who made broad, sweeping claims about the information contained within those emails.
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     CNN’s Labott clearly stated that, like The New York Times’ Michael Schmidt, she was “not permitted to review the emails ahead of their release, but several government officials characterized them and offered detail on some of them on the condition of anonymity.”
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     But no “smoking gun” email from Mrs. Clinton is necessary to break this scandal wide open or prove that a Benghazi cover-up is alive and well. And none may ever materialize from that corner given her decision to wipe clean her private email server. Assertions by media organizations that releasing her emails, which were vetted by Clinton aides before being turned over to the State Department, will somehow clear her record simply are an attempt to throw sand in the eyes of the public.
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     In addition, Labott reports that “Several former Clinton staffers have told CNN that Mrs. Clinton did the vast majority of work in person or on the phone, which is evident by her emails.” It is possible for no smoking gun to exist under those circumstances, even if Mrs. Clinton had directly influenced the security situation in Benghazi or participated in a post-attack cover-up.
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     Evidence has already been released demonstrating that the former Secretary of State’s aides became aware that this was a terrorist attack about a half an hour after the initial attack began on the Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. It strains credulity to believe that these aides did not inform then-Secretary Clinton of the known facts at that time.
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     “Mrs. Clinton actually issued a statement on the night of the attack stating, ‘Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet,’ a clear reference to the Internet video,” I noted in a recent column criticizing Schmidt’s reporting.
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     The public record already establishes that President nObama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, AFRICOM’s Carter Ham, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey were all told that the Benghazi attack was a terrorist attack almost immediately after the attacks began. Yet still the President and his administration continued to blame a YouTube video titled “The Innocence of Muslims.” .
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     As revealed in their book 13 Hours, the Annex Security Team (AST) were also told by  employees of the Central Intelligence Agency to stand down three times before they unilaterally left the CIA Annex one mile away and went to the aid of the beleaguered diplomatic personnel at the Special Mission Compound.
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     Labott continued, writing that CNN’s anonymous sources “added that contrary to charges by Republican lawmakers like McCain, there is no evidence that a ‘stand down’ order was given to prevent American forces from responding to the violence in Benghazi and none of the emails suggest Clinton was involved in any sort of cover-up regarding its response to the attack.”
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     Similarly, Hosenball writes that people “familiar with the emails” told him that the email cache “contains no support for Republican accusations that Clinton was involved in efforts to downplay the role of Islamic militants in the deadly 2012 attacks on U.S. installations in Benghazi” and “do not demonstrate that Clinton…was personally involved in decisions that resulted in weak security at the Benghazi outposts.”
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     “If the sources wouldn’t show them the documents, why are they so confident that what they are being told is the truth—especially if the information is self-serving to the administration, as these revelations clearly were,” I wrote regarding The New York Times.
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The same standard should apply to CNN and Reuters.
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     How exactly, are all these reporters sure that what they are told is truthful sight unseen?
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     More information regarding the truth behind the Benghazi scandal could become available in the near future. Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) requested that Mrs. Clinton appear publicly before the Select Committee in May and June, and has now “received more than 4,000 pages of documents and notes from the State Department’s Benghazi Accountability Review Board” investigation, according to USA Today. Rep. Gowdy offered for Mrs. Clinton to testify under oath that all the necessary documents had been submitted to the Select Committee, testimony which he says “would probably shut off that line of inquiry.”
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     Mrs. Clinton, through her attorney David Kendall, stated this week that she is willing to take questions from Rep. Gowdy’s Select Committee—but only one time, and only in public. She is refusing to agree to the committee’s request to meet twice: once in private to discuss her controversial email usage while at the State Department, and once in public to talk about Benghazi. She has refused to turn over her email server to the committee, but said that she did turn the rest of her emails over to the State Department. Whether any of the more than 30,000 emails that she has acknowledged destroying contained communications about Benghazi, or any business of the Clinton Foundation that might reveal coordination over donations, may never be revealed. The public is instead being asked to blindly trust Hilly’s claims that the emails were all personal and had nothing to do with any of that.
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     Both Labott and Hosenball reported last week that the State Department could be releasing Mrs. Clinton’s emails to the public very soon. With the deadline nearing, why not just wait until the emails are released and review their actual contents? Instead, these three news organizations published “scoops” which only reiterate the nObama administration’s Benghazi narrative.
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     Mainstream media organizations such as these may be incapable of accepting the reality of the ongoing Benghazi scandal, and consistently ignore or misreport facts about it, but their blindness to this truth provides no excuse for taking the administration’s word about documents which will soon become public. Not that there is likely to be any smoking guns released in these soon to be released emails. The decision to publish articles based on the word of unnamed administration officials instead of demanding to see Mrs. Clinton’s emails first has perpetuated the image of these news outlets as little more than nObama administration—and Hilly Clinton—propaganda mouthpieces.
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