EDITORIAL: Close the Strait of Hormuz

EDITORIAL: Close the Strait of Hormuz

The Washington Times ^ | December 13, 2011 | Editorial

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:34:03 PM by jazusamo

Iran has more to lose than America in current standoff

Iran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. Go ahead, make our day. On Monday, Parviz Sarvari, a member of the Iranian parliament‘s national security committee, said, “Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz. If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure.” Closing the strategically important strait has long been viewed as one of Iran’s trump cards in the give-and-take with the United States and the West.

Prison Planet.com » In Iowa, Paul closes to within one point of front-runner Gingrich

Texas Rep. Ron Paul has surged to second place in a new Iowa poll of likely Republican caucus goers, just one percent behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the current front-runner.

Paul has consistently placed in the top tier of Republican presidential candidates in recent Iowa polls. With Iowans heading to vote in only three weeks, Gingrich holds a razor-thin 22–21 lead.

The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, found weakening support for Gingrich among self-identified tea partiers, and a dramatic rise in Paul’s favorability rating.

“There are a lot of parallels between Paul’s strength in Iowa and Barack Obama’s in 2008 — he’s doing well with new voters, young voters, and non-Republican voters,” said PPP in an explanation of its poll’s findings.

America’s Disgraceful History Of Military “Trials” By Thomas Dilorenzo…

The latest assault on the civil liberties of the American people in the name of fighting terrorism is President Bush’s recent decision to use U.S. military tribunals to try foreigners accused of terrorist attacks and to decide on sentences, including the death penalty. This is a horrible idea with a horrible precedent: the largest mass execution in U.S. history.

In 1851 the Santee Sioux Indians in Minnesota sold twenty-four million acres of land to the federal government for $1.4 million. By August of 1862 thousands of white settlers continued to pour into the Indian lands even though none of the money had been paid to the Santee Sioux. There was a crop failure that year, and the Indians were starving. The Lincoln administration refused to pay them the money they were owed, breaking yet another Indian treaty, and the starving Sioux revolted.

Paul Could Lead From Behind

Paul Could Lead From Behind

Wall Street Journal ^ | December 13, 2011 | GERALD F. SEIB

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 4:53:57 PM by Cincinatus’ Wife

Ron Paul is the wild card in the Republican presidential deck—and that makes him one of the most important cards of all right now.

….If Mr. Paul does well in Iowa, he could so muddy the waters that there is no clear winner. An inconclusive outcome would be a boon for Mr. Romney, who hasn’t done all that well in Iowa, and who is counting much more heavily on winning the New Hampshire primary a week later. A murky Iowa result would reduce any momentum the upstart Mr. Gingrich might enjoy heading into New Hampshire.

New Hampshire, in turn, is looking ever more important for Mr. Romney, because it’s followed by South Carolina and Florida, where Mr. Gingrich is surging. So the way Iowa sets the table for New Hampshire is highly important, and the Paul factor will be central to the table-setting.

Prison Planet.com » Americans Fear Big Government Over Everything

MJ LEE

Politico

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Americans’ fear of big government – partly fueled by a sharp spike among Democrats since President Barack Obama took office – almost reached a record high this year and is far greater than people’s concerns about big business and big labor, a new Gallup poll Monday shows.

An overwhelming 64 percent of people surveyed said big government was the biggest threat to the country, compared to just 26 percent who said big business is their gravest concern and 8 percent who picked big labor.

The all-time high for percentage of people who said big government was the biggest threat to the country was in 1999 and 2000, when 65 percent named it the country’s biggest menace.

Republicans are most wary of the threat of big government than are Democrats or independents – 82 percent of GOPers said big government was the biggest threat to the nation, compared to 64 percent of independents and 48 percent of Democrats who said the same.

Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul: Fast & Furious a Criminal False Flag

Listen to the interview. Watch the Alex Jones Show live at Prison Planet.tv.

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Appearing on the Alex Jones Show today, Texas Rep. and presidential candidate Ron Paul said Attorney General Eric Holder should be fired immediately and Congress should investigate his role in the Fast and Furious operation run by the ATF and the Justice Department.

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The covert operation provided a large number of firearms to Mexican drug cartels waging war with one another and the Mexican government.

“He should be immediately fired,” Paul told Alex Jones, “and then there should be an investigation and find out if charges should be made.” He specifically criticized the government for continuously engaging in politically motivated and criminal behavior he characterized as false flag operations.

Documents released by CBS News reveal Fast and Furious was exploited to demonize the Second Amendment.

Prison Planet.com » (“Congressman condemns “bold, arrogant, dangerous” move to intern Americans…” Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America

Congressman condemns “bold, arrogant, dangerous” move to intern Americans without trial

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Prison Planet.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Top tier presidential candidate Ron Paul has decried the ‘indefinite detention’ provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, warning that it represents an arrogant, bold and dangerous attempt to establish martial law in America.

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Speaking with the Alex Jones Show today, Congressman Paul went on the offensive against the bill, which is set to be signed into law by President Obama later this week.

Section 1031 of the NDAA bill, which itself defines the entirety of the United States as a “battlefield,” allows American citizens to be snatched from the streets, carted off to a foreign detention camp and held indefinitely without trial. The bill states that “any person who has committed a belligerent act” faces indefinite detention, but no trial or evidence has to be presented, the White House merely needs to make the accusation.

Paul said he saw significance in “the announcement and the arrogance of it all,” making reference to the Obama administration’s claim that it can now assassinate American citizens anywhere in the world and noting that the passage of the NDAA bill is an effort to codify the policy into law.

“This is a giant step – this should be the biggest news going right now – literally legalizing martial law,” said Paul, noting that the subject did not come up at all in any of the Republican debates.

The Congressman also decried the “arrogance” of an attempt to push through via a voice vote an amendment that would have still authorized indefinite detention even if a detainee was found innocent after a trial. The amendment was narrowly defeated by his son, Senator Rand Paul.

Cheney: Why didn’t Obama just destroy the drone when he had the chance?

Cheney: Why didn’t Obama just destroy the drone when he had the chance?

Hot Air ^ | December 13, 2011 | Ed Morrissey

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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:50:43 PM by 2ndDivisionVet

That’s a good question — and according to former VP Dick Cheney’s contacts, Barack Obama didn’t lack for options to keep the highly-classified drone from falling into the Iranian military’s hands. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Cheney wonders why Obama didn’t order an air strike on the downed aircraft while he still had the chance:

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“The right response to that would have been to go in immediately after it had gone down and destroy it,” he said on CNN’s “Out Front with Erin Burnett.” Instead, Cheney said, “he asked nicely for them to return it. They aren’t gonna do that. … Or, they’ll send it back to us in pieces after they’ve gotten all the intelligence out of it they can.” …

Feds Tell You How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree

Feds Tell You How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree

FoxNation.com ^ | Dec 13 | AP

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:28:41 PM by JesseWatters

‘Tis the season for dancing sugarplums, goodwill toward all — and sometimes emergency-room trips for holiday decorating injuries. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that injuries involving falls from ladders while stringing lights, cuts from broken glass ornaments and other decorating activities are on the rise. The agency also reminded people that those twinkling Christmas trees can erupt into flames in a matter of seconds if they come in contact with an open flame. “A well-watered tree, carefully placed candles, and carefully checked holiday light sets will help prevent the joy of the holidays from turning into a trip to the emergency room or the loss of your home,” said Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.

Why Would the IRS Hold a Secret Meeting?

On Thursday, December 8th, the IRS held a secret meeting regarding a new tax policy. The hearing was required by law, as the IRS was proposing new legislation, but the IRS did everything in its power to keep it from the public. It only announced the meeting on the 7th, one day earlier, and only allowed people who signed up in advance to attend. Even then, they were not allowed to speak.

Donald Trump Backs Out of Debate, Floating Independent Bid

Donald Trump Backs Out of Debate, Floating Independent Bid

ABC News ^ | Dec 13 2011 | Matt Negrin

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:16:42 PM by worst-case scenario

Donald Trump has backed out of moderating a Republican debate because, he says, he’s still considering running for president as an independent candidate.

In a statement on Tuesday, Trump said that GOP candidates are “very concerned” that he will announce an independent candidacy after “The Apprentice” ends, and that they won’t agree to a debate with him unless he rules that out. Which he won’t do.

“It is very important to me that the right Republican candidate be chosen to defeat the failed and very destructive Obama Administration, but if that Republican, in my opinion, is not the right candidate, I am not willing to give up my right to run as an Independent candidate,” Trump said in his statement. “Therefore, so that there is no conflict of interest within the Republican Party, I have decided not to be the moderator of the Newsmax debate.”

Trump was scheduled to moderate the Dec. 27 debate in Iowa, though only two Republican candidates had agreed to be there — Newt Gingrich, the technical front-runner, and Rick Santorum, who has trailed in polls.

 

The Donald had flirted with running for president early in the year, but he said he was abandoning that decision in May, after President Obama made public his full birth certificate, which Trump had demanded be released. At the time, Trump insisted in a statement that “if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election.”

Cholesterol-lowering medication accelerates depletion of plaque in arteries

Cholesterol-lowering medication accelerates depletion of plaque in arteries

NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine ^ | December 13, 2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:11:01 PM by decimon

New study reveals molecular mechanism promoting the breakdown of plaque by statins

In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries…

The findings support a large clinical study that recently showed patients taking high-doses of the cholesterol-lowering medications not only reduced their cholesterol levels but also reduced the amount of plaque in their arteries. However, until now researchers did not fully understand how statins could reduce atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol that hardens into plaque in arteries, a major cause of mortality in Western countries. High blood cholesterol is a major culprit in atherosclerosis. As a result of narrowing arteries, blood clots can form or plaque can break off causing blockages in vessels. This can lead to a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke.

“Our new research shows statins actually promote the regression of atherosclerosis by altering the expression of a specific cell surface receptor within plaque cells,” said co-author of the study, Edward Fisher, MD, PhD, Leon H. Charney Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of the Marc and Ruti Bell Vascular Biology Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. “This molecular phenomenon helps dissolve plaque by expelling coronary artery disease-causing cells from the plaque lining the arteries.”

Gingrich, Paul Virtually Tied for First Place in Iowa (PPP POLL: Newt-22, Paul-21, Mitt – 16)

 

Gingrich, Paul Virtually Tied for First Place in Iowa (PPP POLL: Newt-22, Paul-21, Mitt – 16)

The Corner ^ | 12/13/2011 | Katrina Trinko

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:13:15 PM by TBBT

Results from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling poll of likely GOP caucus goers: Newt Gingrich (22 percent), Ron Paul (21 percent), Mitt Romney (16 percent), Michele Bachmann (11 percent), Rick Perry (9 percent), Rick Santorum (8 percent), Jon Huntsman (5 percent), and Gary Johnson (1 percent). The poll’s margin of error is 4.2 percentage points.

Down in the weeds, PPP notices a couple of factors that might be contributing to these numbers:

He’s [Gingrich] also seen a significant decline in his favorability numbers. Last week he was at +31 (62/31) and he’s now dropped 19 points to +12 (52/40). The attacks on him appear to be taking a heavy toll- his support with Tea Party voters has declined from 35% to 24%. Paul meanwhile has seen a big increase in his popularity from +14 (52/38) to +30 (61/31).

Ron Paul’s 1987 Resignation Letter to the RNC (Paul blasts incumbent Reagan, leaves Party)

Ron Paul‘s 1987 Resignation Letter to the RNC (Paul blasts incumbent Reagan, leaves Party)

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Ron Paul via Wikisource ^ | 1987 | Ron Paul

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:52:00 PM by TitansAFC

As a lifelong Republican, it saddens me to have to write this letter. My parents believed in the Republican Party and its free enterprise philosophy, and that’s the way I was brought up. At age 21, in 1956, I cast my first vote for Ike and the entire Republican slate.

Because of frustration with the direction in which the country was going, I became a political activist and ran for the U.S. Congress in 1974. Even with Watergate, my loyalty, optimism, and hope for the future were tied to the Republican Party and its message of free enterprise, limited government, and balanced budgets.

Eventually I was elected to the U.S. Congress four times as a Republican. This permitted me a first-hand look at the interworkings of the U.S. Congress, seeing both the benefits and partisan frustrations that guide its shaky proceedings. I found that although representative government still exists, special interest control of the legislative process clearly presents a danger to our constitutional system of government.

In 1976 I was impressed with Ronald Reagan’s program and was one of the four members of Congress who endorsed his candidacy. In 1980, unlike other Republican office holders in Texas, I again supported our President in his efforts.

Since 1981, however, I have gradually and steadily grown weary of the Republican Party’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. Since then Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party have given us skyrocketing deficits, and astoundingly a doubled national debt. How is it that the party of balanced budgets, with control of the White House and Senate, accumulated red ink greater than all previous administrations put together? Tip O’Neill, although part of the problem, cannot alone be blamed.

Tax revenues are up 59 percent since 1980. Because of our economic growth? No. During Carter’s four years, we had growth of 37.2 percent; Reagan’s five years have given us 30.7 percent. The new revenues are due to four giant Republican tax increases since 1981.

All republicans rightly chastised Carter for his…..

Trump drops debate and possible Indy run. What happened to Newt’s Presser?

Trump drops debate and possible Indy run. What happened to Newt’s Presser?

Fox News announcement | 12/13/2011 | self

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:36:36 PM by sodpoodle

Fox announced that Trump has cancelled the 12/27/2011 debate. He is also reported as promising to run as an Independent if the GOP candidate is not to his liking.

What happened to Newt’s noon announcement? Nothing being reported.

Professor Gingrich (Former Students evaluate the college course he taught as Speaker)

Professor Gingrich (Former Students evaluate the college course he taught as Speaker)

National Review ^ | 12/13/2011 | Brian Bolduc

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:37:59 PM by SeekAndFind

In the fall of 1993, 25-year-old Maury Kennedy enrolled in a new course being offered at Kennesaw State University, located 20 miles north of Atlanta. “Renewing American Civilization” was its title, and its instructor was Newt Gingrich.

“Being new to Atlanta, I wanted to make friends,” Kennedy remembers, and the ten-week course was a practical option. On Saturdays, he and hundreds of other students would gather in a large auditorium to hear the congressman lecture for two hours. Although Gingrich was a notorious firebrand, “nobody dreamed he would become Speaker.”

But Kennesaw was a public school, and Gingrich’s critics griped that he was mixing academics with politics. In 1994, then, the congressman approached Floyd Falany, president of Reinhardt College — a private school in Waleska, Ga. — and asked if he could teach the course there.

“We had just built a state-of-the-art broadcast center,” Falany says, and Gingrich wanted to record his lectures and stream them over the Internet. Falany proposed the idea to the board of trustees, and though the members initially “had mixed emotions about it,” after debating it “for a considerable length of time,” they voted unanimously to approve the course.

Prison Planet.com » Paul Unleashes The Truth On Newt

Ron Paul has once again hit full throttle and gone on the attack against Newt Gingrich, releasing yet another new ad spot that raises a number of facts Gingrich would prefer the voting public to forget about.

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Entitled ‘Selling Access’, the clip is another two-minute web piece highlighting Gingrich’s status as a Washington establishment insider who used his position to reap millions for himself.

“He is the absolute symbol of that corrupt system,” a voice over taken from previous news analysis states in the ad. “This guy hasn’t got skeletons in his closets, he’s got a whole graveyard in there,” says another.

Gingrich is heard bragging about earning $60,000 per speech after leaving office and referring to himself as an ‘insider’.

Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness’ in Washington (w/Video)

Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness‘ in Washington (w/Video)

The Hill ^ | 12-13-2011 | Alicia M. Cohn

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:41:29 PM by smoothsailing

December 13, 2011

Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness’ in Washington

By Alicia M. Cohn

Rick Perry hits political correctness in a new TV ad set to begin airing in Iowa and national cable on Tuesday.

“Washington is the capital of political correctness, where double-speak reigns and the truth is frowned upon,” Perry says to the camera in the new ad. The Texas governor continues to position himself as a “Washington outsider” looking to change things in the D.C. establishment.

Five Myths About Ron Paul

Five Myths About Ron Paul

The Washington Post ^ | 12/9/11 | Nick Gillespie

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:58:28 PM by BatMite

Ron Paul is the Rodney Dangerfield of Republican presidential candidates…. Why, despite a small but devoted set of supporters, does this 76-year-old obstetrician turned politician routinely get no respect from the media and GOP operatives?…

1. Ron Paul is not a “top-tier” candidate.

…Paul is doing increasingly well in national and state-level polls…. And now that Cain has dropped out, Paul’s stock is likely to keep climbing. The congressman is no less a top-tier candidate than anyone else in the race.

2. Ron Paul is a doctrinaire libertarian.

…Paul parts company with many libertarians on many issues. These include immigration, where he favors ending birthright citizenship and reducing the number of newcomers until the welfare state is dismantled. Paul says abortion law should be settled at the state level, but in Congress in 2005, 2007, 2009 and this year he introduced the Sanctity of Life Act….

3. Ron Paul’s call to “end the Fed” is crazy.

If you ever had any doubt the media was controlled

If you ever had any doubt the media was controlled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XANaV_fJeMo&sns=fb ^

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:54:13 PM by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

If you ever had any doubt the media was controlled…..

Was There a Hidden Message in Obama’s Osawatomie Speech?

Was There a Hidden Message in Obama’s Osawatomie Speech?

The New American ^ | Tuesday, 13 December 2011 | Selwyn Duke

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:48:58 PM by Paladins Prayer

We’re told that Barack Obama chose the obscure locale of Osawatomie, Kansas, for his recent domestic policy speech because it was the site of a seminal Teddy Roosevelt speech 101 years ago. This may very well be true. Through the distinctively named city of 4,500, Obama could make a symbolic connection with the man who once offered Americans a Hamiltonian conception of state power dubbed the “New Nationalism.” Yet, unbeknownst to virtually everyone, Obama is connected to “Osawatomie” through another man.

It’s a connection that’s odd and alarming — and at least a bit spooky.

I didn’t know about this connection when I wrote my recent article about the President’s communist ties. But just to provide some background, I pointed out how Obama claimed in Osawatomie that our relatively free market system not only “doesn’t work,” “it has never worked.” Furthermore, I mentioned the fact that the President has appointed avowed communists to his administration, that he was mentored by communist Frank Marshall Davis, that a contemporary of his at Occidental College said that Obama was a flat-out “Marxist-Leninist” during his time there, and that he has no known history of renouncing these views. More to the point here, however, I mentioned well-known Obama closet skeleton and self-proclaimed communist Bill Ayers, who, as you probably know, was a Weather Underground terrorist in the 1970s. Now, to get exactly to the point, I’d like you to take a gander at the following image and see what jumps out at you.

Prison Planet.com » Broward mulls request to ban body scanners at airport

Broward County is so concerned with the health of travelers passing through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, it might seek to have the security body scanners banned until they’re proven safe — a move made just weeks ago in Europe.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood would be the first major airport in the United States to approve such a ban in the wake of Europe’s decision.

Broward Mayor John Rodstrom, a frequent flier making sometimes four trips a week for his job in the bond industry, said he didn’t think the “Europeans took that action lightly,” and he pushed for a Broward County Commission vote to request that the Transportation Security Administration stop using its “backscatter” scanners here until safety can be ensured. The vote is Tuesday.

Senator Levin: It was Obama who required Indefinite Detainment Bill INCLUDE U.S. Citizens

Senator Levin: It was Obama who required Indefinite Detainment Bill INCLUDE U.S. Citizens

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sherriequestioningall ^ | December 11, 2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:52:56 AM by opentalk

Well now we know, for those who have been holding out “hope” that Obama will veto the 1031 Indefinite Detainment Bill against holding U.S. Citizens without rights to a trial or lawyer or charges for the rest of their lives…. It was Obama who required the bill have the language of U.S. Citizens being held without rights in the bill! The only reason he would veto it, is because it does not give him the absolute power as he wants!

…Here is Senator Levin on the floor of the Senate revealing it was Obama himself who Demanded U.S. Citizens be part of the Indefinite Detainment Bill!

Funny Honey? Bringing Trust To A Sector Full Of Suspicion

Funny Honey? Bringing Trust To A Sector Full Of Suspicion

National Public Radio ^ | 12/13/2011 | Dan Charles

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:46:12 AM by Incorrigible

Funny Honey? Bringing Trust To A Sector Full Of Suspicion

by Dan Charles

Honey is the most natural of sweeteners, coming to us directly from bees and flowers.

Prison Planet.com » False Rumor That Straight of Hormuz Was Closed Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing

A rumor that Iran had closed the Straight of Hormuz sent oil prices skyrocketing today, but the story turned out to be inaccurate and was likely a result of confusion surrounding an upcoming Iranian military drill set to take place near the key oil choke point.

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Prison Planet.com » Sheriff’s Department Sponsors Secret Meeting On Small Government ‘Terrorists’

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department has teamed up with the Anti-Defamation League to sponsor a quasi-secret meeting in Camarillo, California that characterizes small government activists as violent terrorists.

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Entitled The Sovereign Citizen Movement: Exploring Their Ideology & Indicators, the conference is set to take place on January 5th, 2012 and is only open to “Public Safety Personnel”. The precise location of the meeting is only made known to “reviewed and cleared” attendees, a measure of secrecy crafted to imply that members of the Sovereign Citizen movement are a potential violent threat.

(“…Glenn Beck did something impressive when he managed to piss them both off…”) Glenn Beck: I’d Vote For A Ron Paul Third Party Candidacy Over Newt Gingrich (VIDEO)

Glenn Beck: I’d Vote For A Ron Paul Third Party Candidacy Over Newt Gingrich (VIDEO)

MEDIAITE ^ | 12/13/2011 | Jon Bershad

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:09:45 AM by SeekAndFind

Over the past few years, there’s been much talk about some talk about a kind of “Republican Civil War” between the old dog GOP establishment and the newly energized Tea Party. This past weekend though, Glenn Beck did something impressive when he managed to piss them both off during an appearance on Fox Business Network. He annoyed the establishment by saying they were filled with progressives and that the only difference between Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama was that he was white and he annoyed the Tea Party by asking them if that was why they liked him. And if that weren’t enough to get Republicans angry at him, today Beck said that, were Gingrich to get the nomination, he’d consider voting for a Ron Paul third party run, something many assume would give the election to Obama.

Euro Crisis Destabilizing the Dollar by Ron Paul

…..Expanding our foreign military intervention overseas as a cure for the attacks against us, tragically, only guarantees even more attacks.

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We must someday wake up, be honest with ourselves, and reject the notion that we’re spreading freedom and America’s goodness around the world. We cannot justify our policy by claiming our mission is to secure American freedoms and protect our Constitution. That is not believable. This policy is doomed to fail on all fronts.

Constitutional Neoconmen by Thomas DiLorenzo

…..Neocons like Levin, Sean Hannity, and Rush Limbaugh who now fancy themselves as constitutionalists since there is a Democrat in the White House are hypocrites of the first order. All during the eight years of the Bush regime their standard response to anyone who would object to the PATRIOT Act and myriad other attacks on constitutional liberty was to proclaim that “9/11 changed everything.”

Heritage Violations and Horace Mann’s School System…

How many Southern folks that read this know someone that has been subjected to heritage violations (cultural genocide) in public schools–either anti-Christian or anti-Confederate? How many realize that your faith, heritage, and history are under attack in public schools?

OWS Not the Party Crashers but the Party Faithful

While Barack and Michelle are basking in Hawaiian sunlight, you can find out who Obama really is. DNA is not needed because the true Obama can be found in Marxism.

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There’s no need to load up on books about Marxism borrowed from the library if time is a problem. Take the shortcut to the Finding Obama Trail by reading and contemplating Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals.

It is Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals followed by all community organizers that are ruining your country and life.

Being well versed in Saul Alinsky’s Rules shows in flashing neon lights exactly how Obama is taking America and its every day people over the precipice.

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You don’t have to be a Harvard professor to know that Marxism can be loosely defined as dirty pool in action. Marxism masquerades as justice for all but translates to slavery of the individual.

But seeing clearly through the Marxist Way comes with a possible escape hatch. It throws all the lies in the popular culture out into the antiseptic of cleansing sunshine.

The truth is no defense « Coach is Right

by Doug Book, staff writer

Prosecutors in New York City have decided that the dissemination of truth near American courthouses threatens to rock the very foundations of the American legal system.

For years, retired Penn State chemistry professor Julian Heicklen has handed out literature to passersby in front of the Manhattan courthouse, informing them of the rights of jurors. As stated by the Fully Informed Jury Association, “the primary function of the independent juror is not, as many think, to dispense punishment to fellow citizens accused of breaking various laws, but rather to protect fellow citizens from tyrannical abuses of power by government.”

Auburn Correctional Facility wedding first for prison system (NYS inmates get gay marriages)

Auburn Correctional Facility wedding first for prison system (NYS inmates get gay marriages)

The Auburn Citizen ^ | Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:30 am | Justin Murphy

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:18:04 AM by Behind Liberal Lines

AUBURN — Marriage equality in New York passed another landmark Monday, as an Auburn Correctional Facility inmate married his boyfriend in the state’s first same-sex marriage ceremony behind bars.

The inmate, 31-year-old Ronald Cook, married 34-year-old Marc Rodriguez, a former Auburn inmate, in a simple civil ceremony Monday morning.

(“Barack Obama’s contempt for America knows no limits:”) The wolf puts the sheep’s clothing back on for the election

The wolf puts the sheep’s clothing back on for the election

Flopping Aces ^ | 12-13-11 | DrJohn

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:15:41 AM by Starman417

Barack Obama’s contempt for America knows no limits:

CAFE Spells RIP for Trucks: Ford Ranger the first casualty.

CAFE Spells RIP for Trucks: Ford Ranger the first casualty.

American Spectator ^ | 12.13.11 @ 6:07AM | Eric Peters

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:57:25 AM by Behind Liberal Lines

The government’s pending (2016) 35.5 MPG CAFE fuel economy requirements — which for the first time apply to trucks as well as passenger cars — are going to make it very difficult for any automaker to sell trucks in volume in this country.

Ford has just dropped the compact-size Ranger from its U.S. model lineup — making it the first CAFE casualty — and I predict that larger trucks are on the endangered species list now, too….

(Col Sellin) Members of Congress Cower or Collaborate, As Obama Prepares his Race and Class War| The Post & Email

…..To further undermine the American military readiness, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), along with 91 other senators, approved the 926-page Defense Department authorization bill that included a provision to repeal the military’s ban on sodomy and bestiality.

When future historians study the sunset of the American republic, they will shake their heads in disbelief, knowing that Obama could have been removed from office at any time, if only members of Congress had not been stupid, corrupt or cowardly.

Obama is not a natural born citizen and he has never been eligible for the office of President. See the explanation here and here.

Prison Planet.com » SOPA Is “Unconstitutional”, Would “Criminalize” the Internet … Modeled On China

SOPA Is Unconstitutional, Would “Criminalize” the Internet, China Is the Model

Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe is one of the top constitutional experts in the country, and wrote one of the main treatises on the subject. Tribe wrote a letter to Congress last week stating that SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is unconstitutional.

As the Hill notes:

Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law expert at Harvard Law School, argues [SOPA] violates the First Amendment in a memo sent to members of Congress on Thursday.

The bill would empower the Justice Department and copyright holders to demand that search engines, Internet providers and payment processors cut ties with websites “dedicated” to copyright infringement.

Prison Planet.com » The U.S. Hands the Terrorists a Big Win

Top counter-terrorism officials have said for years that indefinite detention increases terrorism.

As Huffington Post notes today, the indefinite detention bill passed by the Senate last week hands the terrorists a big win:

A measure that Congress will likely pass this week allowing indefinite detentions of Americans by the U.S. military will mark a significant loss in the war on terrorism, says a retired admiral who ran the Navy legal system.

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To Ret. Adm. John Hutson, who was Judge Advocate General of the Navy from 1997 to 2000 and is dean emeritus of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, the idea that the United States is chipping away at one of its fundamental principles of civilian law enforcement is a win for terrorists.

“The enemy is just laughing over this, because they will have gotten another victory,” Hutson told The Huffington Post. “There’ll be one more victory. There won’t be any bloodshed or immediate bloodshed, there’s not a big explosion, except in a metaphorical sense, but it is a victory nonetheless for the enemy. And it’s a self-inflicted wound.”

Prison Planet.com » US Special Forces Mass On Syrian Border

Troops airlifted out of Iraq to face Assad’s forces

Paul Joseph Watson

Prison Planet.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Following similar reports by former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds, Israeli intelligence sources confirm that US Special Forces are massing in Jordan on the Syrian border having been transferred from Iraq.

US Special Forces Mass On Syrian Border

On Sunday Edmonds reported that hundreds of foreign troops were witnessed near the Jordanian border village of Al-Mafraq, having moved back and forth between King Hussein Air Base of al-Mafraq and villages adjacent to the Syrian border.

After interviewing an employee in the London-based office of Royal Jordanian Airlines, Nizar Nayouf also reported that, “At least one US aircraft carrying military personnel landed in the Prince Hassan Air base located about 100 km to the east of the city of Al-Mafraq.”

According to Edmonds, the mainstream media has been eager to keep the movement of the troops under wraps, with one journalist from a major publication being told by his editor that there would be no coverage of the story.

Georgia Tea Parties’ Police Targets GOP

Georgia Tea Parties’ Police Targets GOP

WeArePolitics ^ | 12/13/2011 | Charles Jackson

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:38:55 AM by Billlknowles

A few years ago, I was an early, enthusiastic supporter of the Tea Party movement. Its essential belief in limited government and individual freedom form the core of conservative principles. The group’s message of low taxes, deficit reduction and fidelity to the Constitution resonated with me.

However, my Tea Partying days are over.

The shot gun wedding between the Tea Party and the Republican Party after the 2010 midterm election has been consummated. It definitely wasn’t a match made in heaven.

Unelected Tea Party police chieftains are calling the shots. They demand acquiescence to their agenda and intimidate Republican officeholders adhere to it or face a primary challenge.

Is Obama Massing Troops on the Syria-Jordan Border?

Is Obama Massing Troops on the Syria-Jordan Border?

BoilingFrogsBlog via OfficialWireBlog via Western Journalism Blog ^ | 12/12/2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:46:40 AM by Just4Him

Update 1: Yesterday at 12:00 P.M. we contacted DOD Press Office via two voicemail messages and one e-mail asking for comment(s) on this story. As of 6:00 P.M. EST yesterday the reporter had not heard back.

Update 2: Another journalist with a major mainstream media publication was told by his editors that there would be no coverage or follow up on these developments.

According to first-hand accounts and reports provided to Boiling Frogs Post by several sources in Jordan, during the last few hours foreign military groups, estimated at hundreds of individuals, began to spread near the villages of the north-Jordan city of “Al-Mafraq”, which is adjacent to the Jordanian and Syrian border.

According to one Jordanian military officer who asked to remain anonymous, hundreds of soldiers who speak languages ​other than Arabic were seen during the past two days in those areas moving back and forth in military vehicles between the King Hussein Air Base of al-Mafraq (10 km from the Syrian border), and the vicinity of Jordanian villages adjacent to the Syrian border, such as village Albaej (5 km from the border), the area around the dam of Sarhan, the villages of Zubaydiah and al-Nahdah adjacent to the Syrian border.

ACORN Visits Obama White House

ACORN Visits Obama White House

American Spectator ^ | December 08, 2011 | MATTHEW VADUM

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:47:02 AM by Steelfish

ACORN Visits Obama White House By MATTHEW VADUM on 12.8.11

New evidence also reveals that it lobbies the Justice Department to prevent voter fraud enforcement.

Leaders of the resurrected radical group ACORN are lobbying the Obama administration in what appears to be a concerted effort to game the electoral system to help Democrats, new evidence suggests.

Perry the best choice for president

Perry the best choice for president

Seacoast Online ^ | December 13, 2011 | Peter Angerhofer, 2010 R. NH State Senate candidate

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 4:16:44 AM by Cincinatus‘ Wife

If you go out to dinner at a local Margarita’s restaurant, it is hard to miss one of the most popular dishes — the fajitas. The unmistakable sizzling, popping sound of a cracking hot plate covered in steak draws attention from diners throughout the restaurant, and that sound is an integral part of the dining experience. But no one would order fajitas if all they got was the noise — we enjoy the sizzle, but what we really want is the steak.

Today’s Toons 12/13/11

Today’s Toons 12/13/11

The Briefing Room ^ | 12/13/11 | pookie18

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 4:40:58 AM by pookie18

Click on link.

Video: Krauthammer Says Newt’s Attack On Romney “What You’d Expect From A Socialist”

Video: Krauthammer Says Newt’s Attack On Romney “What You’d Expect From A Socialist”

The Hope For America ^ | 12/10/11 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:31:43 AM by careyb

Here it is.

Obama’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview Gives Grading on a Curve New Meaning

Obama’s ‘60 Minutes‘ Interview Gives Grading on a Curve New Meaning

Townhall.com ^ | December 13, 2011 | David Limbaugh

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6:58:47 AM by Kaslin

The most disturbing aspect of President Obama’s “60 Minutes” interview is how sincere he sounded when misrepresenting his record. I’m not sure whether I would prefer that he be lying or self-deluded, but there’s plenty of each to go around.

Obama is a left-wing ideologue, a true believer, who is convinced that his agenda is mandated by a superior moral imperative (from who knows where) and that it must be advanced irrespective of the consequences, because no matter how bad they might be, they would have been worse without his agenda.

Indeed, such is his blind faith that his policy failures reinforce rather than shatter his belief system, and he becomes more delusional the more he fails and has to rationalize those failures.

The upshot of his message to his interviewer, Steve Kroft, was that he deserves the highest marks for all “things that don’t have to do with the economy and don’t have to do with Congress.”

So despite his muddled, ad hoc approach to foreign policy: his mistreatment of Israel, his pattern of insulting foreign leaders, his fair-weather support for some democratic movements and betrayal of others (Iran, Honduras), his manifest unpopularity in the Muslim world, and his gutting of our military defenses (F-22, our missile defenses and Europe’s, and our nuclear arsenal) while China, Russia, Iran and others augment theirs, he claims that we are now respected again around the world and that we are stronger.

Barack Has a Record

Barack Has a Record

American Thinker ^ | 12-13-11 | William L. Gensert

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:33:47 AM by radioone

Every Obama speech is fraught with lies and half-truths. He relies on his belief in the ignorance of his audience, and that Americans are too lazy and soft to recognize his dishonesty. When your record is abysmal, you can’t tell the truth.

Obama, hasn’t a clue on how to fix the economy. Instead, without ideas, he copied Teddy Roosevelt‘s 100-year-old speech in Osawatomie. With Barack Obama, it’s always yesterday’s answers to today’s problems…and this is the man they told us was a genius. The president maintains that the rich get richer by making everyone poorer. Ah…bitterness and envy, the illegitimate stepchildren of hope and change.