Thursday, July 20, 2017
The Progressive Levels of Islamic Jihad: Hatred, Lies, Conquest, and Genocide
Via Mike
First of all, I must disclaim that Islam has exclusive ownership of hatred, propaganda, conquest, and genocide. Communist Soviet Russia and Maoist Communist China eradicated over 140 million of their own citizens by systematic murder, starvation, and brutal and disease-ridden concentration camps during the Twentieth Century. North Vietnamese and Cambodian Communists exterminated 3.5 million South Vietnamese and Cambodian dissenters after the U.S. had withdrawn its support for South Vietnam and Cambodia in 1975.
The Nazi’s murdered 6.0 million Jews and another 5.0 million dissenting Germans and Slavs during World War II. The Union’s “total war” policies during the Civil War resulted in the deaths of at least 50,000 Southern civilians, more than half of them blacks. The phrase, “The only good Indian is a dead Indian” did not originate with a Turkish Sultan. Those who believe that the whole human race does not have some serious tendencies to moral distortion and blindness are sadly mistaken, hopelessly naïve, or dangerously misled.
First of all, I must disclaim that Islam has exclusive ownership of hatred, propaganda, conquest, and genocide. Communist Soviet Russia and Maoist Communist China eradicated over 140 million of their own citizens by systematic murder, starvation, and brutal and disease-ridden concentration camps during the Twentieth Century. North Vietnamese and Cambodian Communists exterminated 3.5 million South Vietnamese and Cambodian dissenters after the U.S. had withdrawn its support for South Vietnam and Cambodia in 1975.
The Nazi’s murdered 6.0 million Jews and another 5.0 million dissenting Germans and Slavs during World War II. The Union’s “total war” policies during the Civil War resulted in the deaths of at least 50,000 Southern civilians, more than half of them blacks. The phrase, “The only good Indian is a dead Indian” did not originate with a Turkish Sultan. Those who believe that the whole human race does not have some serious tendencies to moral distortion and blindness are sadly mistaken, hopelessly naïve, or dangerously misled.
Yet we dare not ignore the realities of Islam,
especially the tremendous importance of its doctrines of Islamic
Supremacy and Jihad:
More @ The Tribune Papers
Poe’s War of the Literati
Edgar Allan Poe secured a permanent place among world authors as father of the short story, creator of the detective story, and/poetic genius. While he has an international reputation, Poe consciously identified himself as a Southern writer.
Poe may not often come to mind as a Southern writer because he did not write about the South the way Simms or, later, Faulkner did. Philosophically opposed to the use of literature for didactic purposes, Poe did not make the South the object of his writing. Nonetheless, his stories resonate with the attitudes and interests one might expect from a young Virginia gentleman educated at the University of Virginia and West Point.
His sojourn in South Carolina had a subtle influence on the setting for many of his stories and poems. The sea, the marshes, the deep semi-tropical forests hung with Spanish moss, the forbidding swamps, and the narrow causeway approaches to isolated plantation manors formed the setting for such stories as “The Gold Bug,” “The Oblong Box,” “The Man that was Used Up,” “The Balloon Hoax,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “Annabel Lee.” Poe also pioneered in the introduction of black characters in American fiction.
More @ The Abbeville Institute
Feds Issued $171 Million in Improper Payments to People With More Than One SSN: Dead people received $115 million
Via Billy
The Social Security Administration issued nearly $200 million in improper payments by paying people twice for their benefits.
The inspector general for the agency found that individuals with more than one Social Security Number received $171 million, according to a new audit. In many cases, the payments were issued to SSNs held by deceased individuals.
The Social Security Administration issued nearly $200 million in improper payments by paying people twice for their benefits.
The inspector general for the agency found that individuals with more than one Social Security Number received $171 million, according to a new audit. In many cases, the payments were issued to SSNs held by deceased individuals.
More @ The Washington Free Beacon
White House deregulation push clears out hundreds of proposed rules
Via Billy
The White House said Thursday it had withdrawn or reThe steps to eliminate regulations makes good on a much-repeated Trump campaign promise to promote business-friendly policies.moved from active consideration more than 800 proposed regulations that were never finalized during the Obama administration as it works to shrink the federal government's regulatory footprint.
The White House said Thursday it had withdrawn or reThe steps to eliminate regulations makes good on a much-repeated Trump campaign promise to promote business-friendly policies.moved from active consideration more than 800 proposed regulations that were never finalized during the Obama administration as it works to shrink the federal government's regulatory footprint.
In
a report, the Trump administration said it had withdrawn 469 planned
actions that had been part of the Obama administration's regulatory
agenda published last fall. Officials also reconsidered 391 active
regulatory proceedings by reclassifying them as long-term or inactive
"allowing for further careful review," the White House said. The steps to eliminate regulations makes good on a much-repeated Trump campaign promise to promote business-friendly policies.
More @ Reuters
White House details plan to roll back environmental regs
Via Billy
The Trump administration provided details for its aggressive plan to roll back environmental regulations Thursday.
In the first regulatory agenda of the Trump administration, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget detailed when and how agencies plan to repeal numerous Obama administration rules regarding air and water pollution, fossil fuel extraction and more.
The Trump administration provided details for its aggressive plan to roll back environmental regulations Thursday.
In the first regulatory agenda of the Trump administration, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget detailed when and how agencies plan to repeal numerous Obama administration rules regarding air and water pollution, fossil fuel extraction and more.
More @ The Hill
A ‘dinosaur-like-creature’ is reported on Lake Norman over the weekend
Via Bill
The latest in a sporadic series of monster sightings on Lake Norman has appeared on a website called CryptoZoology.com.
A 35-year-old Mecklenburg County man told CryptoZoology he spotted the “dinosaur-like creature” Saturday morning, while traveling on a boat with friends.
The man described the creature as “splashing around in the water,” 10-feet-long and reminiscent of the mythical Loch Ness monster. It was visible for about a minute before dropping below the surface, he told the website.
No photos were included with the July 10 article, which identified the source only as a local a salesman. CryptoZoology.com reports sightings of cryptids (fabled animals) and strange occurrences.
This is just the latest in an ongoing series of “monster” sightings on the man-made lake.
The latest in a sporadic series of monster sightings on Lake Norman has appeared on a website called CryptoZoology.com.
A 35-year-old Mecklenburg County man told CryptoZoology he spotted the “dinosaur-like creature” Saturday morning, while traveling on a boat with friends.
The man described the creature as “splashing around in the water,” 10-feet-long and reminiscent of the mythical Loch Ness monster. It was visible for about a minute before dropping below the surface, he told the website.
No photos were included with the July 10 article, which identified the source only as a local a salesman. CryptoZoology.com reports sightings of cryptids (fabled animals) and strange occurrences.
This is just the latest in an ongoing series of “monster” sightings on the man-made lake.
More @ The Charlotte Observer
Body camera footage shows officer planting drugs, public defender says
Via Billy
Police and prosecutors in Baltimore have launched investigations after being alerted to body camera footage that the public defender’s office says shows an officer planting drugs.
One officer has been suspended and two others have been placed on administrative duty, police said. Police said they have not reached any conclusions as to the conduct depicted in the video. Other cases in which the officers are involved are now under review as well, police and prosecutors said.
The public defender’s office, which released the footage, said it was recorded by an officer during a drug arrest in January. It shows the officer placing a soup can, which holds a plastic bag, into a trash-strewn lot.
Police and prosecutors in Baltimore have launched investigations after being alerted to body camera footage that the public defender’s office says shows an officer planting drugs.
One officer has been suspended and two others have been placed on administrative duty, police said. Police said they have not reached any conclusions as to the conduct depicted in the video. Other cases in which the officers are involved are now under review as well, police and prosecutors said.
The public defender’s office, which released the footage, said it was recorded by an officer during a drug arrest in January. It shows the officer placing a soup can, which holds a plastic bag, into a trash-strewn lot.
More @ The Baltimore Sun
Ron DeSantis to Trump: Cut Obamacare subsidies to pressure Congress
Via Billy
President Trump should use healthcare subsidies for Congress as leverage over lawmakers in Obamacare repeal talks, according to Florida Republican.
"If you make them live under Obamacare, my guess is that they will vote to quickly repeal Obamacare," Rep. Ron DeSantis said Thursday on the House floor.
That suggestion revived a Republican attack on a regulation promulgated under former President Obama that allowed members of Congress and their staff to receive healthcare subsidies. The rule survived attacks by several lawmakers, but DeSantis argued Trump can use it to prod senators hesitant to get behind a healthcare bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"The best way to restart the Obamacare repeal process is simple: make Congress live under it," DeSantis said. "The president can make this happen."
President Trump should use healthcare subsidies for Congress as leverage over lawmakers in Obamacare repeal talks, according to Florida Republican.
"If you make them live under Obamacare, my guess is that they will vote to quickly repeal Obamacare," Rep. Ron DeSantis said Thursday on the House floor.
That suggestion revived a Republican attack on a regulation promulgated under former President Obama that allowed members of Congress and their staff to receive healthcare subsidies. The rule survived attacks by several lawmakers, but DeSantis argued Trump can use it to prod senators hesitant to get behind a healthcare bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"The best way to restart the Obamacare repeal process is simple: make Congress live under it," DeSantis said. "The president can make this happen."
More @ Washington Examiner
White House: Trump 'clearly ... has confidence' in Jeff Sessions
Via Billy
President Trump remains confident in Attorney General Jeff Sessions even though he's disappointed that Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Thursday.
"Clearly he has confidence in him, or he would not be attorney general," Sanders said of Trump's view of Sessions.
President Trump remains confident in Attorney General Jeff Sessions even though he's disappointed that Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Thursday.
"Clearly he has confidence in him, or he would not be attorney general," Sanders said of Trump's view of Sessions.
More @ Washington Examiner
Rand Paul opens door to backing healthcare bill on key hurdle
Via Billy
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is opening the door to helping GOP leadership get a healthcare bill over a key procedural hurdle.
The Kentucky Republican said on Thursday that he would support the motion to proceed to the House-passed healthcare bill, which is being used as a vehicle for any action, if he could get a deal on amendments.
"If they want my vote, they have to at least agree that we're going to at least have a vote on clean repeal," Paul told reporters.
The Kentucky Republican floated that Senate leadership should guarantee votes on some of the caucus's most prominent healthcare proposals — including repeal-only, repeal-and-replace and a bill created by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — as a way to get him on board.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is opening the door to helping GOP leadership get a healthcare bill over a key procedural hurdle.
The Kentucky Republican said on Thursday that he would support the motion to proceed to the House-passed healthcare bill, which is being used as a vehicle for any action, if he could get a deal on amendments.
"If they want my vote, they have to at least agree that we're going to at least have a vote on clean repeal," Paul told reporters.
The Kentucky Republican floated that Senate leadership should guarantee votes on some of the caucus's most prominent healthcare proposals — including repeal-only, repeal-and-replace and a bill created by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — as a way to get him on board.
More @ The Hill
Ben Carson: HUD will 'reinterpret' Obama housing discrimination rule
Via Billy
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Wednesday that his agency will "reinterpret" the landmark Obama housing rule meant to address housing discrimination, a regulation that conservatives have criticized as tantamount to a national zoning board.
"Do I believe in fair housing? Of course, I believe in fair housing," Carson told the Washington Examiner in a Wednesday interview. But he said he doesn't believe in "extra manipulation and cost."
"So we just have to reinterpret it, that's all," he said.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Wednesday that his agency will "reinterpret" the landmark Obama housing rule meant to address housing discrimination, a regulation that conservatives have criticized as tantamount to a national zoning board.
"Do I believe in fair housing? Of course, I believe in fair housing," Carson told the Washington Examiner in a Wednesday interview. But he said he doesn't believe in "extra manipulation and cost."
"So we just have to reinterpret it, that's all," he said.
More @ Washington Examiner
Gorka: America is back with the first 6 months of Trump
Via Billy
Donald Trump won the presidential election against Hillary Clinton with a very simple message: I will fix the economy, build the wall and destroy ISIS.
In this, he channeled the simplicity of Ronald Reagan's own election platform. Then-Gov. Reagan promised to restore Americans’ faith in our nation, to fix the economic “malaise” of the Carter years and to defeat the Soviet Union once and for all.
For the Trump campaign, and now the Trump administration, our approach is summarized under the “Make America Great Again” motto, or #MAGA.
However, winning an election is not the same as governing or implementing a policy agenda once in office. Bumper stickers saying MAGA make for effective political communication, but do not automatically translate by themselves into policies or grand strategy.
Donald Trump won the presidential election against Hillary Clinton with a very simple message: I will fix the economy, build the wall and destroy ISIS.
In this, he channeled the simplicity of Ronald Reagan's own election platform. Then-Gov. Reagan promised to restore Americans’ faith in our nation, to fix the economic “malaise” of the Carter years and to defeat the Soviet Union once and for all.
For the Trump campaign, and now the Trump administration, our approach is summarized under the “Make America Great Again” motto, or #MAGA.
However, winning an election is not the same as governing or implementing a policy agenda once in office. Bumper stickers saying MAGA make for effective political communication, but do not automatically translate by themselves into policies or grand strategy.
More @ The Hill
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