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2016 The turth is the gold of today
Featuring:
Seeing Bigots Under Every Rock
David Limbaugh.
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More Petraeus Punishment Looms as Hilly Evades Scrutiny 
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is weighing whether to add to retired General David Petraeus's punishment for the latter's confessed mishandling of classified information. The Pentagon could demote Petraeus, stripping him of one of his four stars — a move that could cost Petraeus not only hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost pension money but deal yet another blow to his once-sterling reputation as one of the most brilliant military men of this generation. His "surge" saved Iraq — until Barack nObama abandoned it. According to The Daily Beast's initial report, Carter is seeking to "to send a message that even men of Petraeus's fame and esteemed reputation are not immune to punishment." But it's more likely the nObama administration leveling retribution for a commander who has criticized nObama's strategy. As Investor's Business Daily put it, "The real goal is a Chicago-style warning flare to any retiring military to keep your mouth shut. And don't testify before the Benghazi committee, as Petraeus just did."
Equal application of justice is a welcome idea, but will the same level of punishment and scrutiny apply to another famous person who happens to be running for president? A newly disclosed letter from intelligence Inspector General Charles McCullough reveals that Hilly Clinton had "several dozen emails containing classified information determined by the [intelligence community] element to be at the CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, and TOP SECRET/SAP levels." SAP stands for "special access programs, and that information is even more sensitive than "top secret." Some 1,300 classified emails have so far been discovered. There's no way Clinton didn't know exactly what she was doing, and her actions did far more damage to national security than Petraeus's. She's the one who might best preserve nObama's legacy, but we still think it's possible she'll be indicted by the FBI, and that her candidacy is serving as a placeholder for Joe loose lips-Biden or Elizabeth Warren at the Democrat convention. -The Patriot Post
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SCOTUS to Review Obama's Unilateral Amnesty
Finally, after a year of legal hurdles in the lower courts, the Supreme Court will determine the constitutionality of Barack nObama's unilateral amnesty. On Tuesday, the justices agreed to hear United States v. Texas, the subject of two executive actions. "One, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), would halt deportations and offer work permits to the parents of U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents," The Hill explains. "The other would expand nObama's 2012 program — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative — which provides the same protections to some high-achieving illegal immigrants brought to the country before age 16. The expanded program would simply extend DACA eligibility to a greater number of people."
Twenty-six states sued to stop nObama's amnesty shortly after it went into effect. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen issued a temporary injunction last February, correctly accusing nObama of exceeding his executive authority. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed in November and upheld the injunction. But the Supreme Court will ultimately have the final say. The timing is interesting to say the least. The Hill notes, "If the justices had declined to [take up nObama's amnesty] in the next round of cases, it would have solidified the Fifth Circuit's injunction through the end of nObama's White House tenure." Since a Republican president could undo these actions as early as next January, the justices' decision to take up the case leaves open the possibility that they have enough support to uphold nObama's amnesty. The administration's track record in cases regarding executive overreach, however, suggests otherwise. We'll find out by June. -The Patriot Post
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Iran Embarrasses U.S. in Prisoner Swap
In a twist of statecraft, the United States waited until the five Iranian-Americans held prisoner by Iran were safely on an airplane out of Iran before slapping sanctions against the country for test-firing ballistic missiles — sanctions that prevent 11 organizations and individuals associated with the tests from using U.S. banks. But it sure wasn't the diplomatic victory nObama wants us to believe. Iran still gets its $150 billion in unfrozen money thanks to the nuclear deal. And the administration left a man behind: Former FBI agent Robert Levinson still remains in Iranian custody. Furthermore, the administration claims it learned about Levinson's fate the same way nObama learns about so many other major news events: through the news.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said, "Unfortunately, so many other people found out about it through press reports because the Iranians leaked the information early, too early for us to have made the phone calls and notifications that we wanted to make. Believe me, nobody is happy about the way that went down. That's not the way that we wanted it to happen." In the same way Iran humiliated nObama when it broadcasted the images of detained U.S. sailors when their boats drifted into Iranian waters last week, the country is trying to embarrass the United States by broadcasting news of Levinson so that the U.S. couldn't notify Levinson's family in a respectful way. The missile tests and failed swap of Levinson could be another sign that Iran's hard-line leaders are marginalizing moderates. Iran will hold parliamentary elections soon, and of the 12,000 candidates, nearly two-thirds of the candidates, the majority of them moderate, were disqualified by Iran's Guardian Council. Even Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson was disqualified because the candidate advocating for reform missed a test into his knowledge of Islamic law. -The Patriot Post
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FBI and DHS Investigating
Kent State Professor for Supporting ISIS
NICEDEB.
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Video: Here is a video from 2010 of Pino in full taqiyya mode – sounding more like a hippy-drippy, new-age Gaia-worshiper than an ISIS fanboi.
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nObama Continues Caving
to Iran While Taking Credit for Diplomacy
Roger Aronoff
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Missile Defense Agency
Head Syring on North Korean Nuclear Tests
John Grady
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Vice Adm. James Syring briefing at the Pentagon
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Arms for hostages, the sequel
Michael Rubin.
Secretary of State John hanoi-Kerry (L) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on what is expected to be “implementation day,” the day the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verifies that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016.
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Evidence Growing that a
Benghazi Stand-Down Order was Given
Jeff Dunetz
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nObama and GOP Unleash
“Community Schools” to Replace Parents
Alex Newman
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nObama halts most new
coal-mining leases on public lands
Amy Harder
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The nObama administration is placing a moratorium on most new leases for coal mining on public lands
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{libertyinvestor.com} The nObama administration announced Friday it will place a moratorium on most new leases for coal mining on public lands... while the Interior Department conducts a review of such leasing and considers plans to overhaul it. The department will review the environmental and public health impacts of coal production on federal lands and “how to ensure American taxpayers are earning a fair return for the use of their public resources,” according to the department. The review is expected to take three years, so that is how long the moratorium is expected to last, though a new president that takes office next year could change that policy. http://libertyinvestor.com/obama-halts-most-new-coal-mining-leases-on-public-lands/.
nObama May Have Gone Too Far:
He Just Got Blasted With A Major Lawsuit
Randy DeSoto
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{westernjournalism.com} ~ The first lawsuit has been filed challenging the constitutionality of President Barack nObama’s executive actions concerning gun control, which he announced earlier this month... Conservative attorney Larry Klayman filed a suit in federal district court in Florida which accuses the president of seeking to circumvent the legislative process and invent new gun laws in violation of the Constitution’s separation of powers. “The president states that he is doing so purely because he does not like the legislative decisions of the Congress,” argues Klayman, the founder of Freedom Watch. “These actions are unconstitutional abuses of the president’s and executive branch’s role in our nation’s constitutional architecture and exceed the powers of the president as set forth in the U.S. Constitution,” he continues..
New York Times Downplays Palestinian
Terror, Disregards Israeli Victims,
Distorts English Language
> Ruthie Blum.
A knife from a foiled Palestinian stabbing attack
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Judge Rules against Obama’s
Use of Executive Privilege on Fast and Furious
TIM BROWN
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Seeing Bigots Under Every Rock
David Limbaugh.
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Everyone knows about the leftward slant of most American universities: their monolithic biases; their bent toward politicizing their curricula; and their practice of indoctrinating students. But increasingly the results of leftist community organizing -- the toxins of political correctness -- are seeping into university disciplinary rules.
Everyone knows about the leftward slant of most American universities: their monolithic biases; their bent toward politicizing their curricula; and their practice of indoctrinating students. But increasingly the results of leftist community organizing -- the toxins of political correctness -- are seeping into university disciplinary rules.
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This deplorable trend has concerned me for years, but it is particularly disturbing when it is occurring at my alma mater, the University of Missouri.
This deplorable trend has concerned me for years, but it is particularly disturbing when it is occurring at my alma mater, the University of Missouri.
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I'm not talking about Mizzou's recent racial controversy but reports that the university is now encouraging its students to file a report any time they witness or experience a "bias incident." It would be one thing if they were talking about true incidents of racial or some other form of discrimination, but it appears it's much more expansive than that.
I'm not talking about Mizzou's recent racial controversy but reports that the university is now encouraging its students to file a report any time they witness or experience a "bias incident." It would be one thing if they were talking about true incidents of racial or some other form of discrimination, but it appears it's much more expansive than that.
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According to the university's online statement, a "bias incident is an act of intolerance which is committed against any person, group or property and which discriminates, stereotypes, harasses or excludes anyone based on" any of some 20 different categories, from race to religion to gender expression, and yes, even physical appearance.
According to the university's online statement, a "bias incident is an act of intolerance which is committed against any person, group or property and which discriminates, stereotypes, harasses or excludes anyone based on" any of some 20 different categories, from race to religion to gender expression, and yes, even physical appearance.
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Look out, social fraternities. You better make sure no one overhears your actives talking to pledges.
Look out, social fraternities. You better make sure no one overhears your actives talking to pledges.
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Does it ever bother you that liberals seem to be preoccupied with these kinds of things -- as if they just sit around stewing about how they might be offended?
Does it ever bother you that liberals seem to be preoccupied with these kinds of things -- as if they just sit around stewing about how they might be offended?
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Do you think it helps society for academic institutions and government to shove these things in our faces all the time and invite us to feel offended at the drop of a hat? Shouldn't we aspire to colorblindness, not look for slurs at every opportunity?
Do you think it helps society for academic institutions and government to shove these things in our faces all the time and invite us to feel offended at the drop of a hat? Shouldn't we aspire to colorblindness, not look for slurs at every opportunity?
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Is it good for students that institutions of higher learning proactively try to turn them into thin-skinned, paranoid wimps? Isn't it bad enough that they offer classes largely devoted to convincing students that men hate and exploit women, whites routinely abuse blacks, the rich are evil and exploit the poor, cops are the enemy and Christians are science-averse Neanderthals -- as well as other types of poisonous bilge?
Is it good for students that institutions of higher learning proactively try to turn them into thin-skinned, paranoid wimps? Isn't it bad enough that they offer classes largely devoted to convincing students that men hate and exploit women, whites routinely abuse blacks, the rich are evil and exploit the poor, cops are the enemy and Christians are science-averse Neanderthals -- as well as other types of poisonous bilge?
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I am not discounting actual incidents of racial bias where people are harmed. But I don't think it's healthy for our institutions to pressure students to see racial or other types of prejudice at every turn. Why pit people against each other? Why stoke people's suspicions of each other? Won't that lead to distrust instead of reduce it?
I am not discounting actual incidents of racial bias where people are harmed. But I don't think it's healthy for our institutions to pressure students to see racial or other types of prejudice at every turn. Why pit people against each other? Why stoke people's suspicions of each other? Won't that lead to distrust instead of reduce it?
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College students are being groomed for the workforce where they will encounter all kinds of challenges. Should our schools train them not to handle even minor perceived sleights on their own but instead hone their skills as tattletales? I suppose it's not that surprising, considering that progressives advocate cradle-to-grave dependency in other respects.
College students are being groomed for the workforce where they will encounter all kinds of challenges. Should our schools train them not to handle even minor perceived sleights on their own but instead hone their skills as tattletales? I suppose it's not that surprising, considering that progressives advocate cradle-to-grave dependency in other respects.
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The progressive mindset thrives on generating angst between different groups. Along those lines, Katherine Timpf has observed in National Review Online that the university is encouraging not just alleged victims of "bias" to report these incidents but also others who witness them, even if the alleged victim doesn't feel victimized. The school might as well supply volunteer student thought policemen with uniforms to troll around campus to chill speech.
The progressive mindset thrives on generating angst between different groups. Along those lines, Katherine Timpf has observed in National Review Online that the university is encouraging not just alleged victims of "bias" to report these incidents but also others who witness them, even if the alleged victim doesn't feel victimized. The school might as well supply volunteer student thought policemen with uniforms to troll around campus to chill speech.
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It appears that this nanny-state administration wants students to report, for example, teasing based on physical appearance. It may not be nice, but does this rise to the level of a disciplinary matter?
It appears that this nanny-state administration wants students to report, for example, teasing based on physical appearance. It may not be nice, but does this rise to the level of a disciplinary matter?
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Indeed, "name-calling" is listed on the form as an "act of intolerance." The instructions go so far as to say that "extreme examples of bias incidents -- regardless of severity -- can be reported using this form." Regardless of severity? Wow.
Indeed, "name-calling" is listed on the form as an "act of intolerance." The instructions go so far as to say that "extreme examples of bias incidents -- regardless of severity -- can be reported using this form." Regardless of severity? Wow.
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There's another problem with these speech and conduct codes. Those who promulgate and enforce them often have their own biases and generally don't recognize certain groups as worthy of protection. Do you think, for instance, your typical university administration would consider the dissing of Christianity or conservatism actionable violations of the code?
There's another problem with these speech and conduct codes. Those who promulgate and enforce them often have their own biases and generally don't recognize certain groups as worthy of protection. Do you think, for instance, your typical university administration would consider the dissing of Christianity or conservatism actionable violations of the code?
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These types of overzealous regulations trivialize actual incidents of discrimination and harm the very groups they purport to help as well as society as a whole.
These types of overzealous regulations trivialize actual incidents of discrimination and harm the very groups they purport to help as well as society as a whole.
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Maybe the people obsessing over "intolerance" are projecting their own malcontented worldview and would be better served, and would serve others better, if they would just chill out and back off a little bit. Students aren't as helpless or as prejudiced as progressives enjoy depicting them.
Maybe the people obsessing over "intolerance" are projecting their own malcontented worldview and would be better served, and would serve others better, if they would just chill out and back off a little bit. Students aren't as helpless or as prejudiced as progressives enjoy depicting them.
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