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When is Gun Control Not Political?
When is Gun Control Not Political?
pagunblog.com ^ | 7 May, 2013 | Sebastian
Every Television Newscast Is a Staged Event…
Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:03:27 PM by marktwain
When it’s “public health,” lead by meddling doctors:
To pediatricians, gun control is a public health issue, not a political one. But they’re treading a fine line, and they know it.
Obama declared health care law ‘is here to stay’…..
Obama declared health care law ‘is here to stay’
Associated Press ^ | May 10, 2013 3:39 PM EDT | Julie Pace and Jim Kuhnhenn
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Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 4:22:40 PM by Olog-hai
Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul as the final elements of his top domestic achievement go into effect.
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With his legacy and the law’s success at stake, Obama said: “The law is here
to stay”
Every Television Newscast Is a Staged Event… “What happens when the government has overwhelming force and citizens have no guns?” by Jon Rappoport… (GyG: The Govt Controlled Media!)
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Focus on the network evening news. This is where the staging is done well.
First, we have the image itself, the colors in foreground and background, the blend of restful and charged hues. The anchor and his/her smooth style.
Then we have the shifting of venue from the studio to reporters in the field, demonstrating the reach of coverage: the planet. As if this equals authenticity.
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The managing editor, usually the elite anchor, chooses the stories to cover and their sequence.
The anchor goes on the air: “Our top story tonight, more signs of gridlock today on Capitol Hill, as legislators walked out of a session on federal budget negotiations…”
(Gunny G: obamaism In A Nutshell!) ~ Howard Student To Rand Paul: “I Want A Government That Is Going To Help Me”
Howard Student To Rand Paul: “I Want A Government That Is Going To Help Me”
RCP Video ^ | 4-10-2013
English: United States Senate candidate , at a town hall meeting in Louisville, . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013 10:56:33 AM by Sir Napsalot
Howard University student to Sen. Rand Paul: “…. You say you want to provide a government that leaves us alone
. Quite frankly, I don’t want that. I want a government that is going to help me. I want a government that is going to help me fund my college education.
I want a government that won’t define me by my FAFSA or by my family’s income.
I’m a dollar sign with a heartbeat in this nation.
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Army Veteran Takes Allen West To Task For Dodging Obama Identity Document Fraud | Birther Report: Obama Release Your Records
Colonel Ret. Allen West’s response to Pastor Carl Gallups of the famous Freedom Friday Gulf Coast radio talk-show and lead detective of Sheriff Joe’s volunteer Cold Case Posse Mike Zullo when presented with the overwhelming evidence at CPAC that Mister Obama has presented the American people with unquestionably forged documents in a cover-up of unprecedented magnitude and gravity was with words to the effect that he could not act on the criminal usurpation of the presidency because he ‘might have to run for political office someday.’
Allen West – Caricature (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)
Pastor Gallups: “…when everything was said and done, he saw all the evidence that caused very important people on Capitol Hill and at CPAC to have their jaws on the table and to say to us ‘we will do further things’ and that’s all I can tell you right now. So, Allen West, this so-called “champion” of the Conservative cause, he hears and sees the very same stuff—here’s his reaction, ‘Well I can’t do anything with this because I might run for political office.’ I kid you not! And THAT’S what’s wrong with Washington!
So, the Senate barbershop is a subsidized thing, and surprise: It runs at a deficit
So, the Senate barbershop is a subsidized thing, and surprise: It runs at a deficit
Hotair ^ | 03/18/2013 | Erika Johnsen
Posted on Monday, March 18, 2013 10:51:15 AM by SeekAndFind
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Well, isn’t this just peachy. This is actually the first time I’ve heard anything about it, but apparently, the public servants of the United States Senate have been enjoying taxpayer-subsidized trims and shaves on Capitol Hill since before the Civil War — an oh-so-beloved tradition that, in merely the past fifteen years, has cost taxpayers over five million dollars. Senate Hair Care Services is technically open to the public, for those who know/care about it, but last year alone the salon needed a $300,000 bailout from the Senate coffers to cover their jacked-up costs.
Gunny G: Just A Look At The Way Things are Going In General ~ Get My Drift, Pilgrim?
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EDITIORIAL: Did the NRA Make a Backdoor Deal to Support Universal Background Checks? (VIDEO)
Guns.Com ^ | Mar. 13, 2013 | S.H. Blannelberry
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:59:50 PM by EXCH54FE
On Tuesday, NBC News alleged that the NRA would not fight a federal universal background check bill provided that the UBC bill omits language that calls for a national gun registry. Kaise Hunt, a political reporter for NBC News wrote:
Senators negotiating a bill mandating background checks for all gun buyers are privately expecting the National Rifle Association not to fight the measure — provided the legislation does not require private gun sellers to maintain records of the checks, NBC News has learned.
If that requirement is met and key Republican negotiator Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma signs on, the powerful gun lobby has signaled to lawmakers that they would not actively oppose the bill — and not count votes in favor of it as part of its highly influential NRA lawmaker ratings — according to Senate aides familiar with the stalled negotiations.
The story posted on NBCNews.com alleges that NRA will not oppose expanding the background check system to include all private firearm sales, “provided the legislation does not require private gun sellers to maintain records of the checks”.
This statement is completely untrue.
The NRA opposes criminalizing private firearms transfers between law-abiding individuals, and therefore opposes an expansion of the background check system.
The NRA supports meaningful efforts to address the problems of violent crime and mass violence in America, through swift and certain prosecution of violent criminals; securing our schools; and fixing our broken mental health system.
So, matter settled, right?
Perhaps. But, I believe the question isn’t whether the NRA would fight a UBC bill, because let’s face it, they’re the NRA, they’re going to publicly oppose anything that even vaguely resembles a gun control bill, the question is whether they would really care if it passed.
(Excerpt) Read more at guns.com …
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A First? President Obama Gets Standing Ovations From House Republicans
ABC OTUS News ^ | 3/13/2013 | Jonathan Karl
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:56:23 PM by South40
Talk about white smoke: I am told, by Republican sources, that President Obama got standing ovations at the beginning and end of his meeting today with House Republicans on Capitol Hill – his first such meeting in four years.
There were tough questions and no breakthroughs, but a source inside the closed-door meeting called it “very cordial” and told me that virtually every House Republican who stood up to ask a question began by saying, “Thank you for coming” and “You are welcome here anytime.” Some added, “We need to work together.”
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com …
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TSA Sealed $50-Mil Sequester-Eve Deal to Buy New Uniforms (While Releasing Illegals to ‘Cut Costs’!)
Stand With Arizona/Facebook ^ | 03-14-2013 | John Hill
Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:21:42 AM by montag813
What a, um, surprise. More lies from Janet Incompetanto’s DHS. At the EXACT same time her ICE division was setting 2,800 criminal illegal aliens loose from jails in 12 states before the ‘sequester’ in February – which Big Sis insisted was necessary due to “looming budget cuts” – her TSA division was sealing a $50-million deal to purchase new UNIFORMS for its agents. So for the same amount could have housed every one of those released detainees for an additional 10 months, TSA agents will look swell in shiny new uniforms, while thousands of criminal aliens are out on American streets. Oh and here’s the kicker: the uniforms were partially manufactured…IN MEXICO!
Details here…
The impending sequester did not prevent the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from acting in late February to seal a $50-million deal to purchase new uniforms for its agents–uniforms that will be partly manufactured in Mexico.
Soon after this new investment in TSA uniforms, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Americans that the lines are already lengthening at airports due to the sequester.
“We are already seeing the effect on the ports of entry, the big airports for example,” Napolitano told Politico on Monday. “Some of them had very long lines this weekend.”
“Look people, I don’t mean to scare, I mean to inform,” Napolitiano said.”If you’re traveling, get to the airport earlier than you otherwise would. There’s only so much we can do with personnel and please don’t yell at the customs officers, the TSA officers. They aren’t responsible for sequester.”
EXCERPT. MORE HERE…
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California Raiders Seize Guns as Owners Lose right to Arms
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | 03/13/2013 | Michael B. Marois and James Nash
Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:46:13 AM by nickcarraway
Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying 40-caliber Glock pistols, nine California Justice Department agents assembled outside a ranch-style house in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They were looking for a gun owner who’d recently spent two days in a mental hospital.
Pelosi: ‘Tax Cuts Are Spending’
Pelosi: ‘Tax Cuts Are Spending’
CNSNews ^
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:33:56 PM by Sub-Driver
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Pelosi: ‘Tax Cuts Are Spending’ March 7, 2013 By Terence P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) said today that the government must cut spending, and then explained that: “Tax cuts are spending.”
“Our whole budget is what $3.5 trillion,” Pelosi said at a Capitol Hill press conference. “So, when we talk about reducing spending, we certainly must, and we certainly have–$1.6 trillion in the previous Congress, $1.2 of it in the Budget Control Act.
Leaked email adds fuel to claims White House playing politics over impact of cuts | Fox News
A leaked email from an Agriculture Department field officer adds fuel to claims President Obama’s political strategy is to make the billions in recent federal budget cuts as painful as possible to win the public opinion battle against Republicans.
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The email, circulated around Capitol Hill, was sent Monday by Charles Brown, a director at the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office in Raleigh, N.C. He appears to tell his regional team about a response to his recent question on the amount of latitude he has in making cuts.
African-Americans Against Gun Control…
African-Americans Against Gun Control
Reaganite Republican ^ | 06 March 2013 | Reaganite Republican
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 8:19:39 AM by Reaganite Republican
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On a dark day in our nation’s history -September 28, 1868- a mob of crazed, racist Democrats slaughtered 300+ African-American Republicans at Opelousas, Louisiana…
The gruesome series of events was started when a group of Democrats attacked a newspaper editor, a white Republican and school-teacher of ex-slaves.
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When some African-Americans rushed to the assistance of a friend under attack, the Democrats doubled-down and went on a ‘Negro hunt’… ethnically-cleansing the town and environs of ever single black man, woman, and child they were able to track-down.
Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi… “In fact, Panetta says that the night of 9/11, he did not communicate with a single person at the White House. The attack resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.”
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified this morning on Capitol Hill that President Barack Obama was absent the night four Americans were murdered in Benghazi on September 11, 2012:
English: Official portrait of Leon Panetta as United States Secretary of Defense (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Panetta said, though he did meet with Obama at a 5 o’clock prescheduled gathering, the president left operational details, including knowledge of what resources were available to help the Americans under siege, “up to us.”
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Democrats Complain of Aloof, Disengaged Obama…
President Barack Obama may have to reach out more to Democrats on Capitol Hill if he expects to win their support for his aggressive second-term agenda, reports Politico.
In interviews with dozens of Democratic members of Congress and senior aides, Politico found many are frustrated and angered by what they perceive as the president’s disregard for cultivating relationships with his party colleagues.
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Feds Accused Of Fomenting ‘Blood In Our Streets’ | Global Unrest
(Before It’s News)
‘God, Guns and Constitution’ leader fears ‘civil unrest’ coming
Rev. Bill Owens
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byTaylor Rose
WASHINGTON – The highest levels of the U.S. government are fomenting “civil unrest” that soon could leave “blood in our streets,” a key Christian pastor said Tuesday at a pro-Second Amendment rally in Washington.
Rev. Bill Owens, president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, said America has in many ways has passed the point of no return and its citizens will have to be “chastised” before they awaken to the reality of their situation.
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Report: Rand Paul to introduce bill nullifying Obama’s executive orders on guns
Report: Rand Paul to introduce bill nullifying Obama’s executive orders on guns
Hotair ^ | 01/17/2013 | AllahPundit
Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 5:20:01 PM by SeekAndFind
English: United States Senate candidate , at a town hall meeting in Louisville, . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Via the Daily Caller, a teaser for his appearance on “Hannity” later tonight. If I didn’t know better, I’d say that a guy who just visited Israel and is now talking about blocking executive overreach on gun-grabbing just might be running for president in 2016.
The Only Thing Left for the Republican Party is its Obituary
Flopping Aces ^ | 12-10-12 | Michael Henkins
Posted on Monday, December 10, 2012 11:34:02 AM by Starman417
Despite its own insistence that it is very much alive, the Republican Party has now joined the crowd invisible.
The sad pathetic truth of its demise is that those who once believed in it, and cared deeply for it, are no longer around to bury it with dignity. Its corpse has now become the dancing play thing of Washington D.C. consulting firms and lobbyist.
Obama Wants a War
Conservatives seem to be nonplussed about President Obama sending Treasury Secretary Geithner to Capitol Hill without a proposal for a grand bargain on entitlements.
But why? Worrying about debt and default and entitlements is for the responsible people.
English: Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Southern California (Video of the speech) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Responsibility is for the people who believe in the “responsible self,” the notion developed a couple of millennia ago during the Axial Age. Responsibility is for the bourgeoisie.
President Obama is above all that. Liberal politics in general is above all that. Their politics is about war, not about nice comfortable entitlements. President Obama’s War? He’s fighting a war on “inequality.” Even the Washington Post‘s Zachary Goldfarb is willing to admit to that.
Was David Petraeus Blackmailed By His Own Government?
Petraeus Scandal: An affair that was known to the FBI for months and kept from congressional oversight committees might explain his complicity in a false narrative of the Benghazi terrorist attack and the order to “stand down.”
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The addition of sex to Benghazigate adds a dimension sure to keep the scandal going and one that does indeed make Watergate seem like a third-rate burglary. The affair admitted to by Gen. David Petraeus, now our former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, might have attached blackmail or the potential for blackmail to a scandal we have already called a case of criminal negligence.
Soldiers of the Future: Genetic Tests Might Help Pinpoint Strengths, Weaknesses
Battalions of super-soldiers could be selected for specific duties on the basis of their genetic make-up and then constantly monitored for signs of weakness. So says a report by the U.S. National Academies of Science (NAS).
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If a soldier is struggling, a digital “buddy” might step in to warn about nearby threats, or advise comrades to zap the soldier with an electromagnet to increase his alertness. If the whole unit is falling apart, biosensors could warn central commanders to send in a replacement team.
Praise the Troops, Screw the Troops… | RALPH PETERS
Praise the Troops, Screw the Troops
Praise the Troops, Screw the Troops by RALPH PETERS July 30, 2012
It’s a rare politician, left, right or center, who won’t grab a photo opportunity with our troops then plaster the image all over campaign materials. Even the hard left has learned to mouth insincere praise for the men and women in uniform before attacking our national defense. Nonetheless, we’re about to see another shameless and shabby example of Capitol Hill hypocrisy: Those senators and representatives-including yours, my fellow conservatives–are going to put 100,000 veterans out on the street. And that’s just the beginning.
Boehner vs. Bachmann?
Official portrait of United States House Speaker (R-Ohio). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Speaker John Boehner and Representative Michele Bachmann have never been close. Now, in the midst of the Huma Abedin flap, the question is whether there will be open hostilities.
King to Napolitano: Change immigration policy or I’ll see you in court
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Thursday asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to reverse the administration’s new immigration policyor threatened to file a lawsuit to overturn it in court.
Arizona senator floats Obama impeachment
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., questions Attorney General Eric Holder during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington June 12. Photo Credit:AP/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) floated the possibility of impeaching President Obama over the administration’s recent decisions on immigration, during an appearance on Bill Bennett’s radio show on Tuesday.
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Is Rand Paul Being Groomed to be the Next Ronald Reagan?
Is Rand Paul Being Groomed to be the Next Ronald Reagan?
Ronald Reagan wearing cowboy hat at Rancho del Cielo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
That is as a phony small government man (See: Ronald Reagan:An Autopsy)
Pelosi Dishonors the House
If you thought that a formal censure was the most serious punishment Congress could give one of its own members short of expulsion — guess again.
English: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visits with Soldiers serving in Iraq from her native state of California during a visit to Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, May 10. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just proved that, to the folks on Capitol Hill, censure — for all the stern rhetoric involved — is just a joke.
Which is why she just endorsed Rep. Charles Rangel for re-election.
Nancy Pelosi: Health law represents ‘life…. ( INSANE ALERT!)
English: Nancy Pelosi photo portrait as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Nancy Pelosi: Health law represents ‘life…. ( INSANE ALERT!)
Politico ^ | Jujne 7, 2012 | JENNIFER HABERKORN
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 1:44:40 PM by yoe
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended the health care reform law, tying it to the promises written in the Declaration of Independence.
The Affordable Care Act is “about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the American people,” Pelosi told reporters on Capitol Hill. She said it “unlocks” them from a job to pursue happiness without the threat of losing their health insurance.
Same-Sex Ceremony on Military Base Sparks Outrage
A same-sex ceremony between a lesbian couple in the base chapel at Fort Polk in Louisiana has created a storm of controversy among conservative religious leaders and a growing number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
‘Most wished for’ faith movie on Amazon is …
…..He continues: “According to the ancient mystery revealed in the Book of Isaiah, if after that first calamity and warning, the nation doesn’t return to God but responds in defiance, it will end up triggering a second calamity.
It was because of this ancient key, that, seven years after 9/11, the American economy collapsed. In the days after 9/11, the Federal Reserve slashed the base interest rate in an attempt to defy the consequences of the attacks. That action put us on the path leading to the collapse of the American economy seven years later. In 2008, the government made a second fatal mistake, another ill-fated financial decision, that would trigger the collapse of the American economy. Amazingly, it took place on the seventh anniversary of the uttering of the ancient vow on Capitol Hill.”
Who Is Really Behind The Curtain?
Who Is Really Behind The Curtain?
ArmstrongEconomics.com ^ | April 22, 2012 | Martin Armstrong
Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:33:05 PM by Razzz42
I was speaking with some people on Capitol Hill who are becoming alarmed at what is starting to appear to be a hidden oligarchy behind eliminating all constitutional rights and converting the United States into the new East Germany. The authority to indefinitely detain American citizens without any trial, lawyers, charges, or anything as they did to me until the Supreme Court told the government to respond, passed with flying colors. Obama said of he would never use it against Americans. Then why sign it?
Several states are now taking matters into their own hands. Virginia has become the first state in the nation to officially nullify the un-Constitutional NDAA legislation allowing indefinite detention without due process, and Arizona’s House has now passed similar legislation. This is the seeds of breaking up the United States.
But this does not end there! The face of our latest traitor to the Constitution is none other than Joseph “Joe” Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. This is the man championing the kill switch for the entire internet. Newspapers are dying. The NY Times circulation is about 800,000. We are not far behind. There is a growing trend to move away from the mainstream press and look to the internet globally for the real
Stop Internet Censorship by Ron Paul
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Although Congress was back in session for scarcely more than a day last week, private citizens across the country managed to cause an uproar felt across Capitol Hill. The uproar took the form of hundreds of thousands of phone calls to both Senators and Representatives, urging them to oppose two draconian new bills that threaten the free and unbridled flow of information on the internet.
On Wednesday last week, dozens of prominent websites like Wikipedia, Reddit, and Craigslist, were blacked out in protest of two bills known in DC jargon as SOPA and PIPA. SOPA is the House bill; PIPA is its Senate companion. These bills ostensibly will combat internet piracy, and of course we also are told they will help us wage the never ending “war on terror.”
Bloggers unite to crush SOPA | EUTimes.net
The war over copyright infringement on the Internet might seem like an easy one for some members of Congress, but for supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act, Capitol Hill is about to battle it out with some big opponents: bloggers.
From micromessages warning of the dangers of the act on Twitter in under 140 characters to affectations manifested in lengthy diatribes ripe with legalese, the blogosphere is brimming with concern over what the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, will do to the Internet. While lawmakers insist that the legislation is necessary to curtail copyright infringement, some users of the Web are writing on their sites that the Internet as we know it will be brought down by the act, weblogs and all.
“If either the US Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA) & the US House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) become law, political blogs such as Red Mass Group [conservative] & Blue Mass Group [liberal] will cease to exist,” a blogger on the right-wing website Red Mass Group posted recently.
“Congress and the White House have been “listening” to the American people the same way they always do — with their middle fingers.” ~ The American Fascist Sandwich: Indefinite Detention and Internment Camps
Congress and the White House have been “listening” to the American people the same way they always do — with their middle fingers.
Brennan Browne
Activist Post
Sunday, December 25, 2011
The Bill of Rights is no more. On December 15th, 2011 at the hands of a metastasizing malignancy, masquerading as purveyors of freedom, whatever hope we had of liberty and the pursuit of peace was officially assassinated. We are now a police state.
Media Misrepresents GOP Plan to Raise Tax Revenue
Media Misrepresents GOP Plan to Raise Tax Revenue
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | November 17, 2011 | Rush Limbaugh
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 2:49:42 PM by Kaslin
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Let’s move on to the congressional super committee. Now, I want you to have audio sound bite 20 standing by. I have to admit this is a little troubling. But I’m gonna reserve some of this because it’s reported in the Drive-By State-Controlled Media. First up, the Washington Post. “Republican Super Committee Members’ Tax Plan Gives Party An Identity Crisis — Growing Republican support for raising taxes to help reduce the deficit has prompted a GOP identity crisis, sparking a clash within the party over whether to abandon its bedrock anti-tax doctrine. Tensions have mounted in recent days as two of the GOP’s most fervent anti-tax stalwarts on Capitol Hill — Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (Pa.) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Tex.) — have lobbied party colleagues behind the scenes to forgo their old allegiances and even break campaign promises by embracing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes.
“The two conservative lawmakers have pushed the increases as part of their work on the bipartisan congressional ‘super committee’ tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions by a Thanksgiving deadline. Their plan, which also addresses entitlement spending, would generate at least $300 billion in new tax revenue…” It’s what we talked about yesterday, but now the Washington Post is portraying this as these Republicans wanting to just flat-out raise taxes, and they are trying to get other Republicans in Congress to go along with it, to raise taxes. No, they want to lower rates. They’re not talking about raising tax rates. They’re talking about raising revenue, and the media is misrepresenting what they’re doing. Here’s the plan, folks — and I’m just gonna hit you between the eyes with this.
Jack Abramoff book turning D.C. upside down
Jack Abramoff’s autobiographical bombshell “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist” isn’t even at the bookstores yet, and is already causing a firestorm on Capitol Hill and among Washington’s powerful lobbying community.
Bombshell: DOJ Considering Elimination of ATF (ATF? WTF?)
Multiple sources, including sources from ATF, DOJ and Congressional offices have said there is a white paper circulating within the Department of Justice, outlining the essential elimination of ATF. According to sources, the paper outlines the firing of at least 450 ATF agents in an effort to conduct damage control as Operation Fast and Furious gets uglier and as election day 2012 gets closer.
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“It’s a serious white paper being circulated, how far they’d get with it I don’t know,” a confidential source said.
After a town hall meeting about Operation Fast and Furious in Tucson, Ariz. on Monday, ATF Whistleblower Vince Cefalu, who has been key in exposing details about Operation Fast and Furious, confirmed the elimination of ATF has been circulating as a serious idea for sometime now and that a white paper outlining the plan does exist.
Sounds great right? Eliminating ATF? But there is more to this story. Remember, low level ATF field agents, like ATF whistleblower John Dodson, were uncomfortable conducting Operation Fast and Furious from the beginning, but were told by high level officials within ATF that if they had a problem with the operation, they could find a job elsewhere.
“Allowing loads of weapons that we knew to be destined for criminals, this was the plan. It was so mandated,” ATF Whistleblower John Dodson said in testimony on Capitol Hill on June 15, 2011.
In fact, not only were the ATF agents forced to carry out the operation, they were told to go against what they had been taught in training.
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(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com …
via Bombshell: DOJ Considering Elimination of ATF (ATF? WTF?).
Rand Paul Slams Congressional “Circus” Over Deadlines And Shutdown Threats
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul appeared on CNN last night to inject some sense into the latest stand off between Republicans and Democrats over government spending and the deficit.
In light of the fact that a government shutdown has been only narrowly averted once again, this time regarding FEMA funding, Paul noted that debating important issues seems to have been almost completely lost amidst a culture of partisan stand offs on Capitol Hill.
“American people are upset because we keep bumping up against deadlines. It sort of looks like poor planning or it looks like a circus up here because we always bump up against deadlines.” Paul told CNN host John King.
“But I can tell you I’m up here day after day not voting, sitting around, having no debate and then the deadline comes and it’s hurry up or the government shuts down.” Paul added.
“How come we didn’t have this debate last week or the week before or the week before that? Everything comes to a deadline, I think, because of poor leadership and poor planning in this place.” the Senator urged.
Defending his own position on reigning in government spending, no matter how small, Paul said that, though he would never be in favor of a government shutdown, such issues must be appropriately addressed if the deficit is ever going to be reduced.
“…every program up here you can say it’s only a tiny amount of money, but you know if you can’t cut 100 million here or you can’t offset three billion there, we’re never going to balance a $1.5 trillion deficit.” paul urged.
“So really you do have to look at even small amounts and it should be a priority. Should we be spending this money overseas in foreign aid or foreign welfare? Should we be building our bridges here in our country?”
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“Every time we have a new spending program, it’s got to be offset by cuts in other places and that’s the only responsible way for a legislature to act is to prioritize spending.” Paul added.
“For example, on the highway fund or you giving money to turtle tunnels, squirrel sanctuaries and flower beds and our bridges are crumbling. That’s what I asked the president. Can we not fix our bridges and put off some of these beautification projects for a while? I think that’s a bipartisan way of looking at it and I’m more than willing to work with the president on that.”
Watch the full video below:
MORE…..
via Prison Planet.com » Rand Paul Slams Congressional “Circus” Over Deadlines And Shutdown Threats.
Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party
Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party
Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party:
“America‘s Founding Fathers thought of everything.
They wanted to establish several centers of power in Washington rather than just one.
They wanted the occupant of the White House to be strong, but Congress was to have the power to check that strength.
The friction between Capitol Hill and the White House — a product of this system of checks and balances — was to make the decisions of America’s leaders cleverer, wiser and better…
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de …”
Posted by Gunny G at Sunday, July 31, 2011
via BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984(+): Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party.
Prison Planet.com � Government Wants “Panic” To Push Through Debt Hike
Prison Planet.com � Government Wants “Panic” To Push Through Debt Hike
Prison Planet.com � Government Wants “Panic” To Push Through Debt Hike:
“I just got off the phone with a source on Capitol Hill who has spent the past few days trying to convince Republicans to vote for a debt ceiling hike.
He told me that the biggest obstacle he faces has been “market complacency.”
“Frankly, a bit of panic would be very helpful right now,” he said.
As he explained it, lots of people in Washington, D.C. expected that this would be a week marked by panic in the markets. Stocks would tank. Bonds would get clobbered. The dollar would do something dramatic. And all of this would help convince reluctant lawmakers that they had to reach a compromise on the debt ceiling.
Full story here.”
Posted by Gunny G at Saturday, July 30, 2011
via BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984(+): Prison Planet.com � Government Wants “Panic” To Push Through Debt Hike.
Only 2% of Network Reports on Debt Ceiling Battle Mention Public Opposition to Increase
The 2010 elections, which changed the balance of power in the House, were driven by popular opposition to government spending, debt and the threat of tax increases. Yet even with the federal debt limit already breached and only days left to prevent a national default, the media continue to ignore the public’s wishes.
The theme of network reports on the debt ceiling battle is that some agreement MUST be reached so that the limit can be increased, but many Americans disagree with raising the debt limit and are more concerned about government spending. But that has barely been mentioned in stories.
Polls taken by Gallup, CBS and AP have all registered significant worry about federal debt and opposition to an increase in the debt ceiling. But ABC, CBS and NBC coverage of the debt limit battle being waged on Capitol Hill has not reflected that fact.
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The network’s willingness to ignore public opinion on the issue is shocking given the poll numbers
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org …
via Only 2% of Network Reports on Debt Ceiling Battle Mention Public Opposition to Increase.
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