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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Democratic Presidential Rivals Court Illegal Immigrant Vote
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 29 Nov 2015 | John Semmens
Democratic presidential aspirant Sen. Bernie Sanders (S-Vt) vowed to readmit illegal immigrants who were previously deported if he is elected president. "The notion that persons who have committed felonies in their country of origin cannot be allowed into the United States is unAmerican," Sanders asserted. "Many of those who came to America in the early years were individuals given the choice of emigration or execution. That same choice needs to be made available to those facing imprisonment or execution in their home countries today."
Sanders maintained his confidence that "only a minority of the readmitted felons are likely to repeat their crimes in our country. Our social safety net will ensure that their needs are met. They will not have to commit crimes to survive. For the tiny fraction who cannot be weaned from predatory criminal behavior our healthier and wealthier population can more readily abide and recover from the robberies, rapes, assaults and murders that may occur than their more destitute victims south of the border."
Not to be outdone, Sanders' main rival for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, promised to outlaw the phrase "illegal immigrant" if she becomes president. "While I have mistakenly used this phrase in the past myself, I now realize that it unfairly stigmatizes those whose fervent aspiration is to come to America," Clinton said. "But we need to go beyond the narrowly circumscribed 'felons' that Senator Sanders seeks to champion. Jihadis are an even more oppressed group. They aren't merely facing local law enforcement perils. They're being bombed are massacred by the Russians. They need to know that they can find refuge in the United States. I will provide this refuge if I am successful in next November's election."
Democratic presidential aspirant Sen. Bernie Sanders (S-Vt) vowed to readmit illegal immigrants who were previously deported if he is elected president. "The notion that persons who have committed felonies in their country of origin cannot be allowed into the United States is unAmerican," Sanders asserted. "Many of those who came to America in the early years were individuals given the choice of emigration or execution. That same choice needs to be made available to those facing imprisonment or execution in their home countries today."
Sanders maintained his confidence that "only a minority of the readmitted felons are likely to repeat their crimes in our country. Our social safety net will ensure that their needs are met. They will not have to commit crimes to survive. For the tiny fraction who cannot be weaned from predatory criminal behavior our healthier and wealthier population can more readily abide and recover from the robberies, rapes, assaults and murders that may occur than their more destitute victims south of the border."
Not to be outdone, Sanders' main rival for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, promised to outlaw the phrase "illegal immigrant" if she becomes president. "While I have mistakenly used this phrase in the past myself, I now realize that it unfairly stigmatizes those whose fervent aspiration is to come to America," Clinton said. "But we need to go beyond the narrowly circumscribed 'felons' that Senator Sanders seeks to champion. Jihadis are an even more oppressed group. They aren't merely facing local law enforcement perils. They're being bombed are massacred by the Russians. They need to know that they can find refuge in the United States. I will provide this refuge if I am successful in next November's election."
Obama confident Democrats will retain White House (But Obama lies all the time!)
MarketWatch ^ | 12/01/15 | Greg Robb
Asked about how the U.S. could commit to environmental action if a Republican were to succeed him, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he was confident that Democrats would retain the White House. “I am anticipating a Democrat succeeding me,†Obama said at a press conference in Paris at the end of a conference on climate change. “I am confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front,†he added. The latest polls lend some credence to Obama’s prediction. The RealClearPolitics average of national polls has former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading the Republican front-runner, businessman Donald Trump, by 4 percentage points. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio both hold small leads over Clinton, according to the RealClearPolitics averages.
Asked about how the U.S. could commit to environmental action if a Republican were to succeed him, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he was confident that Democrats would retain the White House. “I am anticipating a Democrat succeeding me,†Obama said at a press conference in Paris at the end of a conference on climate change. “I am confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front,†he added. The latest polls lend some credence to Obama’s prediction. The RealClearPolitics average of national polls has former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading the Republican front-runner, businessman Donald Trump, by 4 percentage points. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio both hold small leads over Clinton, according to the RealClearPolitics averages.
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
French Reporters Stunned At Obama’s Ignorance: "He is an Asshole! An Asshole!"
DCWhispers ^ | December 1, 2015 | DCWhispers
The following was reported here earlier today:
Obama Just Said The Most Stunningly Idiotic Thing EVER.
Now it appears some among the Climate Summit's host-nation French media were just as outraged by Barack Obama's glaringly ignorant commentary regarding how mass shootings only happen in the United States - and said those words while standing on a stage in Paris less than two weeks after that city saw hundreds of its citizens gunned down and blown up by Muslim terrorists in a mass shooting attack.
It is said that following what was at times a painfully slow, slouching, and seemingly disinterested performance by President Obama, some among the French media were heard repeatedly using the words, "Connard! and Trouduc!" to describe their feelings regarding Mr. Obama's bizarre commentary - phrases rather specific to a certain part of the human anatomy.
The following was reported here earlier today:
Obama Just Said The Most Stunningly Idiotic Thing EVER.
Now it appears some among the Climate Summit's host-nation French media were just as outraged by Barack Obama's glaringly ignorant commentary regarding how mass shootings only happen in the United States - and said those words while standing on a stage in Paris less than two weeks after that city saw hundreds of its citizens gunned down and blown up by Muslim terrorists in a mass shooting attack.
It is said that following what was at times a painfully slow, slouching, and seemingly disinterested performance by President Obama, some among the French media were heard repeatedly using the words, "Connard! and Trouduc!" to describe their feelings regarding Mr. Obama's bizarre commentary - phrases rather specific to a certain part of the human anatomy.
(Excerpt) Read more at dcwhispers.com ...
Obama’s Top 8 Idiotic Statements in Paris
Breitbart ^ | December 1,2015 | by BEN SHAPIRO
Obama Says That The Climate Change Conference Represents “An Act of Defiance That Proves Nothing Will Deter Us.
“In Some Ways, [Climate Change] Is Akin To The Problem of Terrorism and ISIL.â€
Obama Compares Planned Parenthood Shooting to Paris Attacks.
Obama Says That Mass Shootings “Just [Don’t] Happen in Other Countries.â€
Obama Says People Must Stop “Demonizing†Planned Parenthood.
Obama Says America Must “Reaffirm Our Commitment That Resources Will Be There For Countries Willing to Do Their Part to Skip The Dirty Phase of Development.â€
“For Some Reason, Too Often In Washington, American Leadership Is Defined By Whether Or Not We’re Sending Troops Somewhere.â€
“I Think People Should Be Confident That We’ll Meet Our Commitments On [Climate Change].
Obama Says That The Climate Change Conference Represents “An Act of Defiance That Proves Nothing Will Deter Us.
“In Some Ways, [Climate Change] Is Akin To The Problem of Terrorism and ISIL.â€
Obama Compares Planned Parenthood Shooting to Paris Attacks.
Obama Says That Mass Shootings “Just [Don’t] Happen in Other Countries.â€
Obama Says People Must Stop “Demonizing†Planned Parenthood.
Obama Says America Must “Reaffirm Our Commitment That Resources Will Be There For Countries Willing to Do Their Part to Skip The Dirty Phase of Development.â€
“For Some Reason, Too Often In Washington, American Leadership Is Defined By Whether Or Not We’re Sending Troops Somewhere.â€
“I Think People Should Be Confident That We’ll Meet Our Commitments On [Climate Change].
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The list that settles whether Santa is liberal or conservative!
American Irony ^ | 12-1-15 | The Looking Spoon
In 2012 a poll found a plurality of people thought Santa would be a Democrat.
Let's go down the ways this poll was right, and the (more) ways it was wrong.

You can link to this and tell people that one "study" showed Santa is almost twice as conservative as he is liberal.
In 2012 a poll found a plurality of people thought Santa would be a Democrat.
Let's go down the ways this poll was right, and the (more) ways it was wrong.
You can link to this and tell people that one "study" showed Santa is almost twice as conservative as he is liberal.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Colbert's 'Late Show' has become propaganda for Democrats!
New York Post ^ | November 21, 2015 | Kyle Smith
So Stephen Colbert turns out to be just as much of an a-hole as "Stephen Colbert." Viewers have noticed.
After an initial burst of interest spurred by CBS's big-bucks saturation advertising campaign for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the show's ratings have tanked and it is now running third in late night behind NBC's Jimmy Fallon and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, who rarely has managed second place before.
The reason? A survey by the Hollywood Reporter found that conservative viewers are turning off Colbert in droves. Nearly twice as many Republicans are watching Kimmel as Colbert, who has turned "Late Night" into a sort of wannabe MSNBC show.
The pattern is familiar: When a Democrat is the guest, Colbert is Barbara Walters. When a Republican is on, he turns into Tim Russert.
So Stephen Colbert turns out to be just as much of an a-hole as "Stephen Colbert." Viewers have noticed.
After an initial burst of interest spurred by CBS's big-bucks saturation advertising campaign for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the show's ratings have tanked and it is now running third in late night behind NBC's Jimmy Fallon and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, who rarely has managed second place before.
The reason? A survey by the Hollywood Reporter found that conservative viewers are turning off Colbert in droves. Nearly twice as many Republicans are watching Kimmel as Colbert, who has turned "Late Night" into a sort of wannabe MSNBC show.
The pattern is familiar: When a Democrat is the guest, Colbert is Barbara Walters. When a Republican is on, he turns into Tim Russert.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Is The NRA The Only Civil Rights Group In America That Still Matters?
Bearing Arms ^ | 20 Nov, 2015 | Bob Owens
The mainstream media is—once again—carrying out a nakedly partisan attack on the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the National Rifle Association. This time the mainstream “news†organizations are attempting to assert that the NRA is a bunch of radicals that is so “gun crazy†that they even support terrorists buying guns.
The Daily News made that absurd claim earlier in the week, and the network of Dan Rather is doing so today.
Reality, of course, is something quite different.
The National Rifle Association is both a firearms training organization and a civil rights group, and opposes long-running Democrat attempts to abuse utterly arbitrary terror watch lists ripe for abuse as a method for unscrupulous politicians and bureaucrats to “other†American citizens and resident aliens, stripping them of human rights.
The mainstream media is—once again—carrying out a nakedly partisan attack on the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the National Rifle Association. This time the mainstream “news†organizations are attempting to assert that the NRA is a bunch of radicals that is so “gun crazy†that they even support terrorists buying guns.
The Daily News made that absurd claim earlier in the week, and the network of Dan Rather is doing so today.
Reality, of course, is something quite different.
The National Rifle Association is both a firearms training organization and a civil rights group, and opposes long-running Democrat attempts to abuse utterly arbitrary terror watch lists ripe for abuse as a method for unscrupulous politicians and bureaucrats to “other†American citizens and resident aliens, stripping them of human rights.
(Excerpt) Read more at bearingarms.com ...
Netanyahu: The Enemy is Militant Islam and Here's the Only Way to Fight Them
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com ^ | 11/19/15 | Julie Stahl, Chris Mitchell
"I am saying you're not going to change them; you will not win them over; you will not pacify them. The only way to defeat this is the way Naziism was defeated. First you defeat. Then you de-Nazify. That's the order; that's the priority." –Benjamin Netanyahu
airlift(Israel)—[CBN News] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an international audience of foreign diplomats that Israel stands by France and defined the common enemy France, Israel and the world face today. (Screengrab via CBN News)
"First of all, we stand and we do not fall. Even though, our numbers may be occasionally decimated by the barbarians, our countries are strong and we stand," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu and the French Ambassador to Israel, Patrick Maisonnave, attended the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Netanyahu told the ambassador that Israel stands shoulder-to-shoulder with France, "committed to defend our common civilization."
"It's difficult for civilized men and women to recognize that our cities, our airways, sometimes our waterways are prowled by beasts that devour the innocent in their way. And the forces of civilization, when they realize the severity of this problem, have no option but to unite very clearly and defeat these beasts," he said.
"The beasts increasingly have a name—it is radical Islam. That is what is doing the killing, the murder, the rape, the burning, the beheadings. We must stand together and fight together militant Islam. The people of Israel grieve with you, the people of Israel stand with you. Now and always," he added.
Netanyahu and Maisonnave joined conference participants in standing for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Paris terror attacks.
After the Paris attacks, Israel lowered its flags to half mast, and now on the streets of Jerusalem, the city is flying the French tri-color.
"We are not awakening to a new reality but mainly struggling like many other nations to adapt to a new phenomenon characterized by foreign fighters, who are converging to Iraq and Syria today," Maisonnave told participants.
"Fighting Daish [ISIS, jihad] is our priority," he said.
"Terrorism is terrorism not only when it affects us on such a horrendous scale, but also when it affects Israel," the ambassador added.
airliftDuring a question and answer session from the stage, Netanyahu defined terrorism. (Screengrab via CBN News)
"Terrorism is the deliberate and systematic targeting of the innocent, of civilians, of non-combatants for a political or ideological ends. This is what defines terrorism. It's always evil," he said.
Netanyahu said the international community often tries to make excuses for Palestinians when they attack Israel. But Netanyahu said it's all the same.
"The enemy is militant Islam. Its method so far is terrorism. It is in the business of acquired states. One already exists. It's called the Islamic State of Iran. The second is being established. It's called the Islamic State of ISIS, Daish. And with states, Islamic militants can have a base from which to launch much greater and more lethal terrorism," he said.
The prime minister said there's only one way to fight militant Islam:
"What is the system to fight them? One thing... fight them! Identify, condemn, fight," Netanyahu said.
"I am saying you're not going to change them; you will not win them over; you will not pacify them. The only way to defeat this is the way Naziism was defeated. First you defeat. Then you de-Nazify. That's the order; that's the priority."
"I am saying you're not going to change them; you will not win them over; you will not pacify them. The only way to defeat this is the way Naziism was defeated. First you defeat. Then you de-Nazify. That's the order; that's the priority." –Benjamin Netanyahu
airlift(Israel)—[CBN News] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an international audience of foreign diplomats that Israel stands by France and defined the common enemy France, Israel and the world face today. (Screengrab via CBN News)
"First of all, we stand and we do not fall. Even though, our numbers may be occasionally decimated by the barbarians, our countries are strong and we stand," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu and the French Ambassador to Israel, Patrick Maisonnave, attended the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Netanyahu told the ambassador that Israel stands shoulder-to-shoulder with France, "committed to defend our common civilization."
"It's difficult for civilized men and women to recognize that our cities, our airways, sometimes our waterways are prowled by beasts that devour the innocent in their way. And the forces of civilization, when they realize the severity of this problem, have no option but to unite very clearly and defeat these beasts," he said.
"The beasts increasingly have a name—it is radical Islam. That is what is doing the killing, the murder, the rape, the burning, the beheadings. We must stand together and fight together militant Islam. The people of Israel grieve with you, the people of Israel stand with you. Now and always," he added.
Netanyahu and Maisonnave joined conference participants in standing for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Paris terror attacks.
After the Paris attacks, Israel lowered its flags to half mast, and now on the streets of Jerusalem, the city is flying the French tri-color.
"We are not awakening to a new reality but mainly struggling like many other nations to adapt to a new phenomenon characterized by foreign fighters, who are converging to Iraq and Syria today," Maisonnave told participants.
"Fighting Daish [ISIS, jihad] is our priority," he said.
"Terrorism is terrorism not only when it affects us on such a horrendous scale, but also when it affects Israel," the ambassador added.
airliftDuring a question and answer session from the stage, Netanyahu defined terrorism. (Screengrab via CBN News)
"Terrorism is the deliberate and systematic targeting of the innocent, of civilians, of non-combatants for a political or ideological ends. This is what defines terrorism. It's always evil," he said.
Netanyahu said the international community often tries to make excuses for Palestinians when they attack Israel. But Netanyahu said it's all the same.
"The enemy is militant Islam. Its method so far is terrorism. It is in the business of acquired states. One already exists. It's called the Islamic State of Iran. The second is being established. It's called the Islamic State of ISIS, Daish. And with states, Islamic militants can have a base from which to launch much greater and more lethal terrorism," he said.
The prime minister said there's only one way to fight militant Islam:
"What is the system to fight them? One thing... fight them! Identify, condemn, fight," Netanyahu said.
"I am saying you're not going to change them; you will not win them over; you will not pacify them. The only way to defeat this is the way Naziism was defeated. First you defeat. Then you de-Nazify. That's the order; that's the priority."
Fake Hate: Black Student Arrested for Threatening to Murder All Blacks at Michigan School
Getaway Pundit ^ | November 21, 2015 | Jim Hoft
Emmanuel D. Bowden was arrested on Friday.
Police arrested a man for posting a threat against black people on campus.
The threat declared: "I'm going to shoot every black person I can on campus. Starting tomorrow morning."

Emmanuel D. Bowden was arrested on Friday.
Police arrested a man for posting a threat against black people on campus.
The threat declared: "I'm going to shoot every black person I can on campus. Starting tomorrow morning."
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Republican: Syrian refugees coming to U.S. for a ‘paid vacation’!
The Hill ^ | 11/21/2015 | Bradford Richardson
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) says refugees fleeing war-torn Syria are trying to come to the U.S. for a “paid vacation†in the form of generous welfare programs.
“I’m one of these folks that think we need to stop paying these folks to come here, and we’re paying them about $15,000 a year in free health care, free food, free shelter, free clothing, free transportation,†Brooks said on the Dale Jackson Show on Friday, as first reported by the liberal media outlet ThinkProgress.
You know, just go down the litany of wealth-transfer programs that these people are entitled to, and that answers very quickly why so many of them want to come to the United States of America, we’re paying them to come here,†Brooks continued. “Paid vacation!â€
He clarified that he was talking about “not just refugees, but all the illegal aliens, all the things that [President] Barack Obama is doing that is wrong and perhaps in violation of law with respect to illegal aliens, or irresponsible with respect to taking in refugees from countries that are infested with Muslim terrorist organizations.â€
In the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Paris last week, the congressman said Islam is an inherently violent faith.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) says refugees fleeing war-torn Syria are trying to come to the U.S. for a “paid vacation†in the form of generous welfare programs.
“I’m one of these folks that think we need to stop paying these folks to come here, and we’re paying them about $15,000 a year in free health care, free food, free shelter, free clothing, free transportation,†Brooks said on the Dale Jackson Show on Friday, as first reported by the liberal media outlet ThinkProgress.
You know, just go down the litany of wealth-transfer programs that these people are entitled to, and that answers very quickly why so many of them want to come to the United States of America, we’re paying them to come here,†Brooks continued. “Paid vacation!â€
He clarified that he was talking about “not just refugees, but all the illegal aliens, all the things that [President] Barack Obama is doing that is wrong and perhaps in violation of law with respect to illegal aliens, or irresponsible with respect to taking in refugees from countries that are infested with Muslim terrorist organizations.â€
In the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Paris last week, the congressman said Islam is an inherently violent faith.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com .
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