DEVVY”S EMAIL ALERTS: Final vote tomorrow: “While the disgraced “mainstream” media and cable networks have ignored S. 1867, the so called National Defense Authorization Act, the Internet has been drowned in coverage”

While the disgraced “mainstream” media and cable networks have ignored S. 1867, the so called National Defense Authorization Act, the Internet has been drowned in coverage.

If you’re not familiar with it, the objections concern sections 1301 and 1302 of the almost 700 page bill, here is one article:

Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?

 

Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1214/Rick-Perry-rebound-in-Iowa-Assisted-by-veterans ^ | 12-14-2011 | Liz Marlantes

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:07:52 PM by smoothsailing

Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?

HOLLYWOOD breaking the internet while Congress steals our liberty

HOLLYWOOD breaking the internet while Congress steals our liberty

EFF + Vanity ^ | 11-7-2011 | Corynne McSherry

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:34:55 PM by apoliticalone

November 7, 2011 | By Trevor Timm The Stop Online Piracy Act: A Blacklist by Any Other Name Is Still a Blacklist

During the past week, momentum against the House’s draconian copyright bill has gained steam, as venture capitalists, Internet giants and major artists have denounced it for handing corporations unprecedented power to censor countless websites and stifle free speech. In response, the bill’s big-pocketed supporters have gone on the offensive, attempting to mislead the public about the bill’s true reach. In a particularly egregious example, the Chamber of Commerce posted an attack on its website insisting that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is not a “blacklist bill.”

The Lost Decade (Courtesy of America’s Ruling Class)

The Lost Decade (Courtesy of America’s Ruling Class)

The Claremont Institute ^ | October 20, 2011 | Angelo M. Codevilla

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:41:30 PM by neverdem

America’s ruling class lost the “War on Terror.” During the decade that began on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government‘s combat operations have resulted in some 6,000 Americans killed and 30,000 crippled, caused hundreds of thousands of foreign casualties, and spent—depending on various estimates of direct and indirect costs—somewhere between 2 and 3 trillion dollars. But nothing our rulers did post-9/11 eliminated the threat from terrorists or made the world significantly less dangerous. Rather, ever-bigger government imposed unprecedented restrictions on the American people and became the arbiter of prosperity for its cronies, as well as the manager of permanent austerity for the rest. Although in 2001 many referred to the United States as “the world’s only superpower,” ten years later the near-universal perception of America is that of a nation declining, perhaps irreversibly. This decade convinced a majority of Americans that the future would be worse than the past and that there is nothing to be done about it. This is the “new normal.” How did this happen?

Ready for Life ‘Off the Grid’?: GBTV Launches Reality Show ‘Independence U.S.A.’

Ready for Life ‘Off the Grid’?: GBTV Launches Reality Show ‘Independence U.S.A.’

The Blaze ^ | 12-13-11 | Scott Baker

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:47:41 PM by dynachrome

Concerned that the economy could collapse? Or that a natural disaster could wipe out our infrastructure? So is Frank, and he is doing something about it! Believing that America has become too reliant on a crumbling foundation, Frank is preparing his family for life “off the grid,” admiring the way people lived in the 19th century. Like them, he longs to become completely independent. So he is embarking on one project at a time hoping to prepare his family for the worst, such as building a car that runs on wood in case gasoline supplies are interrupted, becoming expert hunters when grocery stores are no longer in existence, and making his own alcohol for barter when the dollar collapses. Frank does it all with determination, intelligence, and good humor.

Exclusive: Regulators know where MF Global funds went (George Soros sweating bullets?)

Exclusive: Regulators know where MF Global funds went (George Soros sweating bullets?)

Reuters ^ | 12/14/11 | Christopher Doering

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:47:41 PM by jimbo123

Regulators now have a more complete picture of money transfers in the final days of bankrupt brokerage MF Global, but must sort out which transactions were legitimate before more money can be released to customers, a top official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Jill Sommers, who is heading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission‘s review of MF Global, said regulators “are far enough along the trail” that they know where the money went.

Has the Right Gone Mad?

Has the Right Gone Mad?

Townhall.com ^ | December 14, 2011 | Michael Reagan

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:09:15 PM by Kaslin

They say they are all Reaganites and that they want my father to return — my father, who lived by his so-called 11th Commandment that no Republican should speak ill of another Republican.

What makes them think he would want to return to any party whose members use hatchets on their fellow Republicans? And do it in public? Ronald Reagan didn’t pick up his toys and go home like a spoiled brat when things didn’t go his way, even after a hard-fought loss in 1976. He supported the winning candidate as he would support today’s nominee, no matter who might be chosen.

He understood that Republicans can always win when they are united. They have a message the voters understand and support. We can beat Barack Hussein Obama and his socialist message if we are unified, but if we are divided and broadcasting a confusing message — which is what Obama craves — it will help him win another four years in the White House.

He’ll get it, and America will suffer if Republicans spend their time attacking each other. Republicans must understand that the American people are tired of all the intraparty bickering. They want a party that offers solutions, not cat fights.

The don’t need a conservative voice such as that of Michael Savage, attacking a top conservative such as Newt Gingrich by offering him $1 million to bow out of the race. Or conservative hero Glenn Beck publicly announcing he’ll back a third-party candidate such as Ron Paul if Newt is the GOP candidate. That’s called political suicide.

Like it or not, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the overwhelming favorite among Republican voters, and among many Democrat voters as well. They like the cut of his jib. He leaves no doubt where he stands on the issues, and he’ll fight like the dickens to defend his stands.

What could Glenn never say on cable news? A takedown of the progressive wing of the GOP

What could Glenn never say on cable news? A takedown of the progressive wing of the GOP

Glenn Beck ^ | 12/14/11 | Glenn Beck

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:38:40 PM by Nachum

So it seems like Glenn has stirred up a little bit of a controversy among the GOP-leaning blogosphere because he is making conservatives question their excitement for Newt Gingrich. But rather than go on the air and apologize for asking tough questions, Glenn decided to do a monologue that he couldn’t do on cable news that takes the GOP establishment head on. What’d he have to say?

First, watch Glenn lay out his confusion. He doesn’t understand why such a large percentage of the Tea Party sees Newt Gingrich as an acceptable candidate, and he doesn’t believe that “he’s not Barack Obama” is an acceptable excuse. Since his speech at CPAC in 2010, he’s been saying that progressives are in the GOP and that those that openly embrace Theodore Roosevelt (coughNewtcough) are ultimately as big of a threat to America as the current President.

Watch Part 1 of the segment below to see Glenn respond to recent attacks and lay out the origins of GOP progressivism:

Obama Wants to Spam Your Email, But is it Legal?

Obama Wants to Spam Your Email, But is it Legal?

Townhall.com ^ | December 14, 2011 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:42:21 PM by Kaslin

Barack Obama wants to have some “fun” at the expense of republicans by asking lefties to give their email addresses to his re-election campaign. Why? So Obama campaign workers can spam your inbox with lefty propaganda.

The Obama presidential campaign is launching an effort to collect Republican email addresses by inviting its supporters to submit information about their Republican associates to the Obama 2012 website.

Obama: Hey, maybe I’m not God after all

Obama: Hey, maybe I’m not God after all

Flopping Aces ^ | 12-14-11 | DrJohn

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:09:10 PM by Starman417

In June of 2008 Barack Obama hinted that we had the opportunity to vote not simply for a President, but for a Messiah:

…We will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.

It took a year, but Evan Thomas was to join the Obama-as-God theme:

Obama to approve indefinite detention and torture of Americans

Obama to approve indefinite detention and torture of Americans

Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti” ^ | 15 December, 2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:33:01 PM by matt1234

Less than a month after he threatened to veto terrifying legislation that would cease constitutional rights as we know it, Obama has revoked his warning and plans to authorize a bill allowing indefinite detention and torture of Americans.

After passing in the House of Representatives earlier this year, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 went before the US Senate last week, where it was met with overwhelming approval. In the days before, the Obama administration issued a policy statement on November 17 saying explicitly that the president would veto the bill, as it would challenge “the president’s critical authorities to collect intelligence incapacitate dangerous terrorists and protect the nation.”

Opposition from the White House seemed all but rampant until RT revealed earlier this week that Senator Carl Levin told lawmakers that the legislation was altered because “the administration asked us to remove the language which says that US citizens and lawful residents would not be subject to this section.”

The Isaiah 9:10 Prophecy: Is U.S. Under God’s Judgment?

The Isaiah 9:10 Prophecy: Is U.S. Under God‘s Judgment?

WorldNetDaily ^ | December 13, 2011 | Unattributed

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:23:11 PM by GiovannaNicoletta

A messianic rabbi from New Jersey is stunning audiences nationwide by revealing the striking parallels between the fall of ancient Israel and what he suggests are God’s early judgments of America.

Jonathan Cahn of the Jerusalem Center-Beth Israel Congregation in Wayne, N.J., says an otherwise obscure passage in the Book of Isaiah is since Sept. 11, 2001, being uncannily re-enacted in the U.S. just the way it originally played out in the time of the great prophet of Israel leading to the nation’s captivity and dispersions.

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“Before its destruction as a nation, ancient Israel received nine harbingers, prophetic omens of warning,” he says. “The same nine harbingers are now manifesting in America with immediate ramifications for end-time prophecy.”

Betty Freauf — Ron Paul Remains Consistent

While current front runners in the plethora of GOP debates continue to flip flop, I am amazed at how as a general rule Ron Paul remains consistent with his Libertarian message running only slightly behind depending on what poll we see. He’s consistent right down to introducing again a bill to legalize Hemp.

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This disturbs conservative Christians but alcohol, cigarettes, pharmaceutical drugs and hospitals cause more medical problems and deaths than Hemp. The federal government sends regular shipments to an Oregon woman for her medical condition. And if the federal government didn’t step in with all its entitlements, e.g. rehab, people would still be held responsible for the costs of their own behavior.

Cliff Kincaid — Gingrich, Obama, Beck and the Progressive Party

Glenn Beck suggests that Newt Gingrich is so “progressive” that only racism could explain why the Tea Party would support him over President Obama.

He is alluding to Gingrich’s praise of Theodore Roosevelt. But the “progressive” outlook of Republican Theodore Roosevelt (TR) was much different than the Progressive Party of Henry Wallace, who served as Democrat Franklin Roosevelt’s vice president. TR opposed socialism and communism.

Obama: “Where Congress Is Not Willing To Act, We’re Going To Go Ahead And Do It Ourselves”

Obama: “Where Congress Is Not Willing To Act, We’re Going To Go Ahead And Do It Ourselves”

RCP ^ | December 14, 2011 | KOAA-TV

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:43:04 PM by Cheerio

In an interview with KOAA-TV, a local news channel from Colorado Springs, Colorado, President Obama says if Congress is not willing to pass legislation he wants, he will do it himself in order to win another term. Read the transcript below.

Rob Quirk, KOAA-TV: “And one year from today we will know if this a one-term or two-term president. So, I asked the president what will it take from now until then to not only win Colorado again, but reelection as well.”

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “HOPE AND CHANGE” AND HARD WORK?

by Paul R. Hollrah, 2011

What experience did Obama bring to the highest office in the land?

(Dec. 14, 2011) — During the 2008 General Election campaign, it was almost surreal to hear liberals and Democrats question whether Sarah Palin had the experience and the qualifications necessary to assume the presidency. They questioned the qualifications of a woman who had served as a school board member, a mayor, as head of the natural resources division of the largest energy-producing state in the nation, and as a highly successful governor with an approval rating greater than 75%. Yet, they left unquestioned and unchallenged the candidate at the top of their own ticket… the most unqualified man ever to seek the presidency, a dedicated Marxist with no appreciation for the capitalist system, a man-child who had never managed so much as a sidewalk lemonade stand.

PEARL HARBOR MOTHER OF ALL CONSPIRACIES ~ “…the reason we can’t be allowed to know about the treason of FDR boils down to one current fact; the democrat Party is merely a front for worldwide Communism”

PEARL HARBOR MOTHER OF ALL CONSPIRACIES

BBC ^ | 12/14/11 | BBC

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:56:24 PM by STD

He who controls the past, controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. The real reason we can’t be trusted with the truth about Pearl Harbor; the reason we can’t be allowed to know about the treason of FDR boils down to one current fact; the democrat Party is merely a front for worldwide Communism. If every school child learned the truth about FDR’s treason, the democrat party would never win another national election.

Will The Supreme Court Seal Our Nation’s Borders?

Will The Supreme Court Seal Our Nation’s Borders?

Investor’s Business Daily ^ | December 14, 2011 | IBD staff

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:34:04 PM by raptor22

Border Justice: As the administration proposes unmanned border entry and halving our National Guard force on the border, the Supreme Court agrees to tackle Arizona’s tough immigration law in an election year.

Arizona wasn’t around when the original 13 states formed the federal government knowing there were certain things it could do best, such as the constitutional mandate to provide for the common defense and protect our borders.

Rick Perry, Mitt Romney internals show Newt Gingrich slippage, sources say

Rick Perry, Mitt Romney internals show Newt Gingrich slippage, sources say

Politico ^ | December 14, 2011 | MAGGIE HABERMAN |

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:26:05 PM by Cincinatus’ Wife

A weeklong blitz of negative ads from Ron Paul and “Restore Our Future,” the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC, have taken a toll on Newt Gingrich’s standing in Iowa, internal numbers from the Rick Perry and Romney camps show, according to multiple sources.

Sources didn’t provide specific numbers on how far he’s slipped, but it’s perceptible in both camps’ numbers, the sources said.

Perry has been inching up, the sources said – in part thanks to his faith-based push but largely because of his controversial anti-gay rights ad, and the big question is whether he draws at all from Romney and pushes him down out of the top three finishers in the state.

The person who is holding strong, according to the internal numbers, is Paul, who has a true shot of winning the caucuses, according to several Iowa Republican insiders surveying ground games and energy.

Ron Paul Rising

Ron Paul Rising

NYTimes ^ | ROSS DOUTHAT

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:42:04 PM by JosephMama

The race for the Republican nomination may be coming down to Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, but in the contest for the Iowa caucuses, their high-profile battle might still turn out to be a sideshow. The national party has spent the last two weeks resigning itself to a choice between the former speaker and the former Massachusetts governor. But Iowa Republicans may end up choosing between Gingrich and Representative Ron Paul.

In every post-Thanksgiving poll but one, Paul has been neck and neck for second place in Iowa. In most of them, he has lagged well behind the soaring speaker, coming in just below 20 percent while Gingrich hovers around 30. But a new Iowa survey, from Public Policy Polling, shows Gingrich leading Paul by just a single point, 22 percent to 21.

GUNNY G: AT THIS POINT IT MAY WELL BE THAT THERE WILL BE ONLY THREE LIKELY OUTCOMES…

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Ron Paul…

Secession…
http://gunnyg.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/the-men-who-destroyed-the-constitution-by-thomas-dilorenzo/#more-61152

Non-American Intervention…

http://gunnyg.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/the-revolution-will-not-be-american-strike-the-root-a-journal-of-liberty-2/

or…
Domestic Hard-core Totalitarianism…

New Documents Show Department of Justice Coordination with ACORN-Connected Project Vote

New Documents Show Department of Justice Coordination with ACORN-Connected Project Vote

Judicial Watch ^ | December 14, 2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:26:23 PM by jazusamo

Group Tied to Voter Registration Fraud Lobbies DOJ to Use National Voting Rights Act to Boost Welfare Voter Registration; Project Vote Official Promotes Hires for Department of Justice’s Voting Section

Washington, DC — December 14, 2011

Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it obtained records detailing communications between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Estelle Rogers, a former ACORN attorney currently serving as Director of Advocacy for the ACORN-connected organization Project Vote. ( Judicial Watch v. Department of Justice (No. 11-1497)). Judicial Watch is investigating the DOJ’s partnering with Project Vote on a national campaign to use the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) to register more individuals on public assistance, widely considered a key voting demographic for the Obama 2012 campaign. President Obama previously worked for Project Vote.

According to the records, obtained pursuant to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on August 19, 2011, “civil rights groups” met with Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli on March 17, 2011 , to specifically discuss Section 7 of National Voting Rights Act, which requires states to offer voter registration services at all public assistance agencies. The groups included Project Vote, the American Association of People with Disabilities, Demos, the League of Women Voters, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Fair Elections Legal Network, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense Fund, and Paralyzed Veterans of America.

On March 29, 2011, Rogers and the “undersigned voting rights groups” that met with Perrelli on March 17, 2011, sent detailed recommendations to the associate attorney general for strengthening “compliance with the NVRA. Forwarded to Perrelli by Rogers, the recommendations stated “we are grateful that you have invited us to continue this dialogue on the Department’s [DOJ’s] role in providing guidance to states, and we would be happy to supply any additional information you need.”

Favorite Guns of the GOP Candidates

Favorite Guns of the GOP Candidates

Daily Caller ^ | 12/14/2011 | Alex Pappas

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:05:22 PM by GlockThe Vote

Every Republican running for president brags of being pro-2nd Amendment while out on the campaign trail. But how many candidates actually practice what they preach?

Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has seven guns, spokesman Matt Beynon told The Daily Caller. His favorite, the aide said, is a Kimber 1911 pistol.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul also owns guns, but his campaign wouldn’t get into specifics.

“He does, but a good 2nd Amendment person doesn’t tip off home invaders what guns are in the house and how many he has,” said Gary Howard, a spokesman for Paul.

A .22 rifle is former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman’s favorite, spokesman Tim Miller said.

“He has a .22 rifle, 12 gauge shotgun and .38 pistol,” Miller told TheDC.

The Americans Elect Threat

The Americans Elect Threat

National Journal ^ | 121311 | Reid Wilson

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:21:10 PM by Fred

President Obama’s re-election team is keeping a wary eye on a group pledging to put an independent ticket on the ballot in next year’s elections, top Democratic strategists hinted Tuesday.

In a meeting with reporters, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina and top strategist David Axelrod said they expected the group, Americans Elect, to be on the ballot in most states next year. And though the group says it will use the most open, democratic process possible to select a nominee, Obama’s campaign is questioning both their means and motives.

The Myth of the Morally Superior Yankee by Thomas J. DiLorenzo ~ “Hillary Clinton is a museum-quality specimen of a Yankee — self-righteous, ruthless, self-aggrandizing”

“Hillary Clinton is a museum-quality specimen of a Yankee — self-righteous, ruthless, self-aggrandizing”

~ Clyde Wilson

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Being born and raised in Pennsylvania, I am a northerner but not a Yankee. The same is true of my friend Lew Rockwell, a native of Massachusetts who would qualify for membership in Sons of Union Veterans. The word “Yankee” gained popularity in the early to mid nineteenth century to describe a particular brand of New Englander: arrogant, hypocritical, unfriendly, condescending, intolerant, extremely self-righteous, and believing that he and his were God’s chosen people.

Yankees have never shied away from using the coercive powers of the state to compel others to be remade in their image. That’s why compulsory government schooling originated in New England, as did prohibitionism.

The Daily Bell – Libertarianism in One Lesson

The legal authority within a given jurisdiction is no more than a kind of referee. It’s only concerned with maintaining peace and the maximum absence of violence against individual rights, and with no one abridging those rights with impunity. That means that if someone’s rights are violated, the culprit at least gets punished for the deed.

Don’t Read Their Lips: Website Ranks Lawmakers’ Words

Don’t Read Their Lips: Website Ranks Lawmakers’ Words

KSTP news ^ | 12-13-11 | Mark Albert

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:35:48 PM by WOBBLY BOB

It’s a database of words that no lawmaker can talk their way out of. “We just want lawmakers to be a little bit more transparent and accountable,” said Tom Lee, with the non-profit Washington, D.C. organization the Sunlight Foundation. On Monday, it announced a retooled and beefed up website, capitolwords.org, that tracks every word uttered on the floor of the U.S. House and Senate, going back 15 years. “It’s not only something that’s fun,” Lee said, “but it’s also a serious tool. It can be used to show deliberate ways in which language is used to manipulate the public.

Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails

Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails

White House Dossier ^ | DECEMBER 14, 2011 | KEITH KOFFLER

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:34:56 AM by RobinMasters

The Obama presidential campaign is launching an effort to collect Republican email addresses by inviting its supporters to submit information about their Republican associates to the Obama 2012 website.

The effort could help the Obama campaign build a database that would enable it to target Republican voters during the general election campaign. But, more perniciously, it could also become part of an Democratic effort to influence Republican primary voters to select a candidate Democrats think Obama could most easily defeat.

JustiaGate: ‘Natural Born’ Supreme Court Citations Disappear

JustiaGate: ‘Natural Born’ Supreme Court Citations Disappear

American Thinker ^ | 12-14-2011 | Dianna C. Cotter, Leo C. Donofrio

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:52:08 AM by Danae

Did Justia.com deliberately aid Barack Obama in 2008 by helping to hide the one legal case that might prevent him from legally qualifying for the presidency?

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Justia is a Google Mini-powered website which has singled itself out as one of the most comprehensive and easy-to-search legal sites on the internet. Other legal resources such as Lexis can cost as much as $5,000 a month for a subscription, and it’s impossible to hyperlink to cases which include copyrighted headnotes and analysis. This is why powerful law firms such as Perkins Coie (where former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer practices law) have cited Justia’s pages.

Prison Planet.com » Government Fearmongering Alerts to Go Live Thursday

Prison Planet Live

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Mandatory government text alerts are set to go live in New York City tomorrow should a test taking place Thursday prove successful, with Washington DC set to follow. The FEMA alerts caused chaos in New Jersey earlier this week after a botched test which the mainstream media failed to point out was part of the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) system. The alert system will allow the feds to send out spurious terror alerts, promos for the “See Something, Say Something” snitch campaign and all manner of fearmongering paranoia.

RELATED: Emergency Alerts Soon To Go Wireless In New York, Washington Metro Areas

Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul Outlines His Campaign’s “Secret Weapon”

Congressman up to within 1 point of frontrunner in Iowa

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December 14, 2011

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has spoken in detail about his campaign going into the final hurdle before the Iowa caucus in three weeks time.

Speaking with the Alex Jones Show yesterday, Paul emphasized that it is now crunch time and that his entire campaign rests on the events of the next few days.

“The big thing is this next three weeks.” Paul said. “You know how much energy we’ve put into Iowa, because it offers an opportunity. It’s a smaller state, you can meet a lot of people and you can do direct mail. We’ve done our very very best, we think we’re in a good position, but we’re going to work right up until the caucuses occur on the 3rd, and of course the primary in New Hampshire on the 10th.”

The latest poll to emerge from Iowa shows Paul at 21%, just one point behind Newt Gingrich .

Ron Paul Outlines His Campaigns Secret Weapon

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

A d v e r t i s e m e n t

The Texas Congressman believes he has a distinct advantage over the other candidates owing to his expansive grass roots support base.

Islamic World Tells Clinton: Defamation of Islam Must be Prevented — in America

Islamic World Tells Clinton: Defamation of Islam Must be Prevented — in America

Americanthinker ^ | 12-14-11 | Clare M. Lopez

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:27:57 AM by bayouranger

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to Washington this week, it is critical that Americans pay attention to what these two leaders intend to do. From 12 to 14 December 2011, working teams from the Department of State (DoS) and the OIC are going to discuss implementation mechanisms that could impose limits on freedom of speech and expression.

The OIC’s purpose, as stated explicitly in its April 2011 4th Annual Report on Islamophobia, is to criminalize “incitement to hatred and violence on religious grounds.” Incitement is to be defined by applying the “test of consequences” to speech.

The Indefinite Detention Bill DOES Apply to American Citizenson U.S. Soil (“Even at this 11th hour –when all of our liberties and freedom are about to go down the drain –many people still don’t understand that the indefinite detention bill passed by Congress allows indefinite detention of Americans on American soil”)

The Indefinite Detention Bill DOES Apply to American Citizenson U.S. Soil

Washingtonblog ^ | December 14, 2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:20:29 AM by opentalk

Even at this 11th hour –when all of our liberties and freedom are about to go down the drain –many people still don’t understand that the indefinite detention bill passed by Congress allows indefinite detention of Americans on American soil.

…Another sponsor of the bill –Senator Levin –has also repeatedly said that the bill applies to American citizens on American soil, citing the Supreme Court case of Hamdi which ruled that American citizens can be treated as enemy combatants:

“The Supreme Court has recently ruled there is no bar to the United States holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant,” said Levin. “This is the Supreme Court speaking.“

Levin again stressed recently that the bill applies to American citizens, and said that it was president Obama who requested that it do so:..

…Under questioning from Rand Paul, another co-sponsor –John McCain –said that Americans suspected of terrorism could not only be indefinitely detained, but could be sent to Guantanamo..

U.S. Congressman Justin Amash states in a letter to Congress:

The Senate’s [bill] does not even distinguish between American citizens and non-citizens, or between persons caught domestically and abroad. The President’s power, in his discretion, to detain persons he determines have supported associated forces applies just as strongly to Americans seized on U.S. soil as it does to foreigners captured on a far away battlefield.

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Look who voters finally blame for financial mess

Editor’s note: This is another in a series of “WND/WENZEL POLLS” conducted exclusively for WND by the public-opinion research and media consulting company Wenzel Strategies.

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Barack Obama

For years, Barack Obama has diverted attention from his own economic decisions by blaming his predecessor, George W. Bush, for the nation’s financial woes, from deficits to debt to taxes to Medicare and Medicaid spending.

But that strategy has reached the end of its effectiveness, according to a new poll that reveals more people blame Obama for the failed state of the economy now than blame Bush.

A new poll from the public-opinion research and media consulting company Wenzel Strategies shows that 22.3 percent of registered voters say Obama is the “one person” most responsible for the nation’s continuing economic troubles.

To the same question, 19.1 percent said George W. Bush. But critical to the coming 2012 election will be the fact that of the independents, on whose votes elections often are decided, nearly 23 percent blame Obama and only 15.5 percent blame Bush. The independents put in second place members of Congress, which is half controlled by Democrats, the poll revealed, ahead of Bush.

‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’- Now WHY Would Newt Go and Say a Thing Like That?

‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’- Now WHY Would Newt Go and Say a Thing Like That?

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Reaganite Republican ^ | December 14, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:18:11 AM by Reaganite Republican

Not just some offhand comment…

GOP court-jester Ron Paul is now working the remark hard in Iowa as he attempts to sow doubt in the hearts of Newt-intenders… while the rest of us scratch our heads and wonder what ever possessed Gingrich to put it out there in the first place.

After seeing the Ryan budget’s approval rating tank in the polls for a month, Newt came out in mid-May stating he didn’t find ‘right-wing social engineering‘ any more palatable than ObamaCare‘s ‘left-wing social engineering’. The former House Speaker then attempted to nuance that criticism of Ryan’s Path to Prosperity in the days following, only to sound a bit more defensive of the initial statement again later: flop-flip-flop?

PACIFIC WRECKS…

 

December 7, 1941
December 2011 marks the beginning of 70th anniversary remembrances for the Pacific War. Look for ongoing day-by-day coverage of Pacific War happenings everyday on Pacific Wrecks.

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Fitchett’s Color 16mm Footage
Fitchett recorded 16mm color films in the Philippines and Japan during 1945-1946. Transferred to DVD, his films are now available for the first time, including color footage of Philippine Independence on July 4, 1946.
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Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America

Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America

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

Paul Joseph Watson

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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.

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.

America’s Last Vestige of Freedom| The Post & Email

To the Public Servants of the United States of America,

The death of a nation happens with a whisper and a nudge, patiently and stealthily, robbing its unsuspecting citizens of inalienable rights and replacing them with governmental controls…for the good of the people, of course. Only when it is too late to turn back the clock does a nation realize that freedom has vanished in the blink of an eye.

Karl Rove deserves his nickname « Coach is Right

American Minute for December 13th »

Karl Rove deserves his nickname

By Coach Collins, on December 14th, 2011

by James Lewis, staff writer

George W used to call Karl Rove a nickname that always puzzled me. Let’s say — it’s a fresh flower growing in a Texas cowpat. It seemed a little bit rough even by Texas standards. Now I think I get it. Karl Rove is a smart policy guy, and unlike the Obama Democrats who never met an anti-American Marxist or a radical Muslim they didn’t like, he is not an ideological throwback to 1848.

Thomas DiLorenzo: Archives Lincoln, Civil War, Politics, Constitution, Law, Seccession, History, Etc.

Thomas DiLorenzo: Archives

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Past articles by Thomas DiLorenzo on LewRockwell.com

Neo-Conmen

Tom DiLorenzo on Marc Levin, Sean Hannity, et al.

What Question Is the Trumpster Dying To Ask Ron Paul?

Tom DiLorenzo on the 3-ring debate.

Neocon Bombthrower (Literally)

Tom DiLorenzo on Newt-Onian foreign policy.

The Sick History of War Instigation

Ron Paul stands against it, says Tom DiLorenzo.

Why the Old Media Ignore and Demonize Ron Paul

And why it’s not working.

Prison Planet.com » Alex Jones: Government using drones against Americans

Predator drones have been used to fight the war on terror worldwide.

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Recently Iran shot down a US drone flying over the country and now reports have surfaced indicating these same drones are being used on American citizens. Alex Jones, radio show host, joins us to help us dig deeper and find out why US citizens are being targeted.

The Silent Majority ~ “…the Silent Majority have something the politicians can not silence—the World Wide Web…”

Editor’s Note: The cry of the oppressed is coming out of the darkness into the light, country by country.

In another era it would have been buried under the mountains, drowned by tides, disappeared by gulag bureaucracies working under the cover of night.

But it is the Christmas Season of 2011 and the masses of the Silent Majority have something the politicians can not silence—the World Wide Web.

Farmers in the field, mothers bending over cradles—people everywhere—now sense that inexplicable tingle that something’s not right.

It’s a moment in history that echoes the moment in time when an ordinary simple Orthodox monk in his three-word declaration “Christ has risen!” forced the all powerful Politburo to turn and walk off the stage during Red Square, May Day celebrations, signaling the soon-to-come fall of Communism.

Glenn Beck’s third-party insanity

Glenn Beck’s third-party insanity

The Washington Times ^ | 12/14/2011 | Brett M. Decker

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:27:16 AM by Scanian

Beck said on Monday that he could support a third-party challenge if Republicans nominate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to run for president against Barack Obama. “If I had a gun to my head, I’ll vote for Mitt Romney,” he explained. “If it’s Newt Gingrich, and there’s a third party, and it’s Ron Paul. … I might consider Ron Paul as a third party.” This position is nuts. Obviously Mr. Beck needs to generate attention for his new GBTV venture since giving up his popular Fox News platform, but promoting ideas that would lead to an Obama second term is reckless and bad for America.

New Haven Asks State to Allow Non-Citizens to Vote

New Haven Asks State to Allow Non-Citizens to Vote

NBC Connecticut ^ | 12/14/2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:52:21 AM by Puppage

New Haven Mayor John DeStefano plans to ask the state Legislature to allow illegal immigrants who live in the city to be able vote in municipal elections.

DeStefano said on Tuesday that the proposal would build a more engaged community and follows the lead of other cities, the New Haven Register reports.

The Register reports that 10,000 to 12,000 undocumented residents are believed to live in New Haven.

Immigrants who are in the U.S. legally or illegally and cannot vote now would still be unable to vote in state or federal elections.

Prison Planet.com » Issa: Piracy bill would give Holder ‘broad new powers to police the Internet’

In a statement released Tuesday, House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa criticized an amendment proposed by Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, saying it does not fix anything and would give “Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice broad new powers to police the Internet.”

SOPA, which is Smith’s bill, would place authority over websites that facilitate copyright infringement under Justice Department jurisdiction.

Prison Planet.com » 40 Members of Congress Protest ‘Indefinite Detention’ Bill

40 members of Congress have sent an urgent letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders protesting provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act that would legalize indefinite detention of American citizens without trial, as the revised version of the bill heads for a final vote on Thursday.

40 Members of Congress Protest Indefinite Detention Bill endofrep

“The Senate-passed version of the NDAA, S. 1867, contains Section 1031, which authorizes indefinite military detention of suspected terrorists without protecting U.S. citizens’ right to trial. We are deeply concerned that this provision could undermine the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth amendment rights of U.S. citizens who might be subjects of detention or prosecution by the military,” states the letter.

Opposition to the bill has been bipartisan. While the letter is signed mostly by Democratic members of Congress, Republican representatives like Justin Amash, Ron Paul, and Rand Paul have also been vocal in their opposition.

Prison Planet.com » Should you leave the USA before the collapse?/to get away from the coming police state? Words of wisdom from someone who tried

One of the most common questions I’m asked today from people who are aware of what’s really going on is, “Should I leave the USA to get away from the coming police state?” Three years ago, I would have said YES, but today, after having experienced such an effort myself and now having a clear understanding of the ramifications of such an effort, I must urge people to reconsider. As you’ll read here, you may ultimately be far safer and more successful living right where you are, in your “home country,” even if that home country becomes a police state.

The Right To Resist: Will Michigan Repeal the ‘Rapist Doctrine’? by William Norman Grigg

“Don’t resist – you’ll just make it worse.”

Until recently, the only people expected to make that demand of their innocent victims were rapists and police officers. Fortunately, women are no longer expected to submit to sexual assault, but rather to fight back by whatever means are available – unless the assailant is one of the State’s costumed enforcers, in which case resisting sexual assault would be a felony.

Senators Who Love the Government But Hate America by Scott Lazarowitz

Within days after my article on due process and presumption of innocence, the U.S. Senate voted to empower the U.S. military to apprehend and detain indefinitely anyone in America, based on the whim of the soldier or military commander, and it will probably eventually include any armed agent of government including local police. As Jacob Hornberger noted, this new provision will codify the U.S. as just another one of many dictatorships throughout world history.

Newt Versus the Ruling Class – Page 1 – Brent Bozell – Townhall Conservative

The media elite and the Republican ruling class are remarkably similar in their political projection for the coming year. Journalists spent the entire year savaging every fast-rising challenger to Mitt Romney. The GOPs power pundits became equally agitated at the sniff of a conservative anywhere near the top of the GOP pack. It’s the odor of extremism that both the elites in the media and the GOP have detested — always.

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VIDEO: Ron Paul Defends Occupy Wall Street (Blasts America’s “Obsession with war”)

VIDEO: Ron Paul Defends Occupy Wall Street (Blasts America’s “Obsession with war”)

Amherst Patch ^ | 11-22-2011 | Robert Michaelson

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:15:15 AM by TitansAFC

UPDATE: Ron Paul told voters today that America’s obsession with war is hurting the economy.

Ron Paul is one of the few Republicans who said he agrees with both the Tea Party and Occupy protesters.

The Republican candidate defended both movements at a Q&A session with Patch editors in Concord today.

Today’s Toons 12/14/11

Today’s Toons 12/14/11

The Right Reasons ^ | 12/14/11 | pookie18

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:35:06 AM by pookie18

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NYT Smears Gingrich Over EMP Threat Comment

NYT Smears Gingrich Over EMP Threat Comment

PJ Media ^ | December 14, 2011 | Bob Owens

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:56:03 AM by Kaslin

Gingrich’s opinion on electromagnetic pulse events is well-informed. The Times‘ is not.

Writing in the New York Times, William J. Broad portrays GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich as a loon for his view that an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is one of the most dangerous threats we face as a nation:

Newt Gingrich, the Republican presidential hopeful, wants you to know that as commander in chief he is ready to confront one of the most nightmarish of doomsday scenarios: a nuclear blast high above the United States that would instantly throw the nation into a dark age.

In debates and speeches, interviews and a popular book, he is ringing alarm bells over what experts call the electromagnetic pulse, or EMP — a poorly understood phenomenon of the nuclear age.

The idea is that if a nuclear weapon, lofted by a missile, were detonated in outer space high above the American heartland, it would set off a huge and crippling shockwave of electricity. Mr. Gingrich warns that it would fry electrical circuits from coast to coast, knocking out computers, electrical power and cellphones. Everything from cars to hospitals would be knocked out.

“Millions would die in the first week alone,” he wrote in the foreword to a science-fiction thriller published in 2009 that describes an imaginary EMP attack on the United States. A number of scientists say they consider Mr. Gingrich’s alarms far-fetched.

The sci-fi thriller that Broad alludes to is William Forstchen’s One Second After, a book similar to others in apocalyptic fiction genre, such as David Crawford’s Lights Out, James Howard’s What So Proudly We Hailed, or Michael Turnlund’s The Raggedy Edge. All of these novels focus on what would happen after the collapse of the power grid in the United States…..