The good, the bad, and the ugly: My TSA experience My up close and personal experience with the TSA

Like many Americans, I’ve long supported abolishing the TSA. In addition to legally sexually assaulting law-abiding Americans, the agency is essentially a billions-dollar “security theater” program. However, until last week, my experience with the TSA has largely been limited to the annoyance of taking off my shoes far too often on dirty floors and worrying […]

 


Welcome to the poorhouse — new Obama regulations to raise gas, electric prices

In case you missed it, President Obama is coming out with some emission regulations today: The proposed regulations Obama will launch at the White House on Monday could cut carbon pollution by as much as 25% from about 1,600 power plants in operation today, according to those claiming familiarity with the plan. Power plants are […]

 

The all-encompassing problem of special interest tax policies

In 2013, tax reform was given major support in the Senate by the Finance Committee and in the House by the Ways & Means Committee. But first, said the politicians, tax “extenders” that help big companies get research tax credits, equipment write-offs, etc. had to pass. For “certainty,” we were told. That argument, we now […]

 

llegals Visit Capitol Hill On Invitation Of Politician, Demand Amnesty Through Executive Orders

Can we arrest a Member of Congress for inviting lawbreakers to encourage politicians to help them continue to break the law? To mark May Day last week, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) invited people who are in the country illegally to Capitol Hill where they released a list of executive orders they believe President Barack Obama […]

 

Busted EPA Porn-Surfing Worker Is STILL Collecting $120,000 Salary

Outrageous: A congressional committee grilled leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday following reports that an agency employee confessed to spending between two and six hours per day viewing pornography on his government-issued computer during work hours. Witnesses in the House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing confirmed that the worker, whose name has […]

 

After pro-gun group leads revolt, Oklahoma House overrides governor’s gun control veto

This is an interesting little legislative debate: If ultimately enacted over Fallin’s veto, the proposal – which had cleared both chambers of the Legislature almost unanimously (only one opposing vote, in the House) – will allow law-abiding citizens to purchase automatic weapons, silencers and other gun-related devices collectively known as “Nfas,” after securing a federal […]

 

Oberlin College Policy Will Mandate Transgender Sensitivity Training For Entire Athletics Department

The PC police strike again Oberlin College is considering a set of rules to create a more “inclusive” athletics department which includes mandatory transgender sensitivity training for all of its staff and coaches. The training requirement is part of the latest draft of the school’s “Guidelines for Inclusion and Respectful Treatment of Intercollegiate Transgender Student […]

 

Actor James Woods in shock over First Lady’s hashtag: ‘Truly this is a hoax, right? I’m serious’

As most people know, hundreds of educated young girls have been kidnapped and sold into “marriage” by the terrorist group Boko Haram. In order to help these girls, the U.S. is sending in negotiation and intelligence experts. And, apparently, a hashtag from First Lady Obama: Actor James Woods is having troubling believing what he sees […]

 

Joe Biden: 11 Million Illegal Immigrants Are “Already Americans”…

This is, of course, a common argument — that many illegal immigrants are “culturally” Americans, having been in America for years or having been born here. And on a human level, I have a great deal of sympathy for that position. But for VP Biden to say that they are Americans, despite lacking citizenship and […]

 

Dem Rep. Barbara Lee Forgets Economics 101, Supports Raising Minimum Wage In California To $26 Per Hour

If you make something more expensive, you will get less of it. As is the case with the minimum wage, which hurts low-skill employees by raising the cost of labor. It also helps big businesses, who can absorb the hit to their bottom line better than their smaller competitors, gain market share as those same […]

 

Convict Jesse Jackson Jr. Gets $8.7k A Month Disability Payments For “Mood Disorder”

Remember Jesse Jackson, Jr.? He’s the son of race-baiter Jesse Jackson, and formerly a Member of Congress. He’s also a proud member of the nation’s prison population. He’s also receiving over $100,000 annually for a mood disorder a doctor says he has, and $45,000 as a partial pension retirement from his time as a Member […]

 

Bali Man Raped 14-Year-Old Girl, But His Sentence Was Reduced To Just 18 Months After Offering To MARRY His Victim

“Outrageous” doesn’t begin to cover this decision’s stupidity: A child rapist in Bali who repeatedly attacked a 14-year-old girl, leaving her pregnant, has had his sentence reduced… because he offered to marry his victim. Komang Aditya Pratama, 19, was jailed for just 18 months in Denpasar today despite being convicted of a crime that usually […]

 

Democrats Bully Black Pastor Out Race For Congress For White “Democrat” From Out-Of-District

This is an interesting little tangle of a story: Pinellas County’s Democratic chairman left a bluntly worded voicemail telling well-known St. Petersburg pastor Manuel Sykes he would be “persona non grata” if he followed through with plans to run for Congress. The reasons? It came out in 2007 that Sykes had a kid out of […]

 

Child Abuse? Parents Start Hormone Treatment For Their 9-Year-Old “Transgender” Boy…

This is awful — and the parents are going right along with it. The blogger at the link nails the situation: This is not parental love. This is misguided, tragic indulgence. It’s as simple and pure as that. Parental love prepares a child for adulthood—momentary happiness has little to do with it. Parental love sees […]

 

Prominent Egyptian Cleric Issues Fatwa Saying Men Aren’t Obligated To Defend Wives From Being Raped

A major religious figure in Egypt is being absolutely hammered by his fellow Muslims after he recently gave an edict on how men should handle their wives being raped. A summary of the comments: Egyptian preacher and Vice President of the Salafist Call Yasser Burhami has stirred controversy with a new religious edict, or fatwa, […]

 

“God” Replaced With “Peace” In Pledge of Allegiance at Madison, Wisconsin High School

Well, this is an interesting story, assuming what the family shared is accurate: Just last month, Samantha Murphy, a brave high school junior at Madison East High School, emailed me. In her freshman year, Madison East did not offer the Pledge every morning. Her family decided to talk to the principal and school board, reminding […]

 

The NAACP Was Set To Give “Lifetime Achievement Award” To LA Clippers Owner Caught Making Racist Comments

I’m staying pretty clear of this Donald Sterling flap, for a few reasons — for one thing, there appears to still be some uncertainty that it’s Sterling’s voice — but it’s worth noting that the NAACP is pulling the Lifetime Achievement Award it was going to give him: “He is not receiving a lifetime achievement […]

 

GOP Senators Attack Obama for Considering More Ways to Weaken Immigration Law

Over 20 Republican Senators are pushing the Administration on its violations of federal law with regards to immigration: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 21 Republican senators accused President Obama of trying to further dilute immigration law Thursday. “Clearly, the urgent task facing your administration is to improve immigration enforcement, not to look for new […]

 

California Democrats Kill Bill That Would Have Banned Felons from Working on Obamacare Exchange

Since the exchanges launched, a major concern has been the security of personal information. In California, Democrats have killed a bill that would have prevented certain felons from working on Affordable Care Act exchanges, arguing that existing measures are adequate:   Under the proposal by Assemblywoman Connie Conway (R-Tulare), Covered California would not be able […]

 

Lovely: Feds Spent $26.2 Million On Medicare Advantage For Illegal Immigrants

Last year, it came out that the IRS was sending checks to illegal immigrants via the Additional Child Tax Credit, to the tune of $4.2 billion. Rightly, it garnered outrage from politicians and pundits alike, as well as average Americans. Now, the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Inspector General has released a report […]

 

Common Core Required Reading Features Pedophilia, Rape, Incest & Uses Vulgar Language…

Via Liberty Unyielding, more evidence that Common Core is awful (content warning): Last December, the: Newburgh (N.Y.) School District: yanked “Black Swan Green” from its ninth-grade reading list after outraged parents complained about a passage in which the 13-year-old narrator graphically describes his father’s genitals and a sex act.: The profanity in: “Every Little Hurricane”: is so extreme it would […]

 

Man Accused of Smothered Crying Son Over Video Game

The charges fit the alleged crime, even if the headline lacks a bit of context: A Florida man suffocated his young, crying son so he could play video games on his Xbox and watch TV, sheriff’s deputies said Friday. Cody Wygant, 24, is charged with third-degree murder and child neglect. He was being held Friday […]

 

Western Lawmakers Hold Summit to Talk Federal Land Takeover

It’s about time, folks: It’s time for Western states to take control of federal lands within their borders, lawmakers and county commissioners from Western states said at Utah’s Capitol on Friday. More than 50 political leaders from nine states convened for the first time to talk about their joint goal: wresting control of oil-, timber […]

 

Man who drove girl, 15, to suicide by spreading topless photos of her on Facebook’ is arrested

This sad story may at last have some justice: An arrest has been made in the Netherlands in the case of a Canadian teenager who was blackmailed to expose herself in front of a webcam, Canadian police confirmed on Thursday. The 15-year-old girl, Amanda Todd, later committed suicide after detailing her harassment on a YouTube […]

 

Reid Doubles Down: Bundy Ranch Supporters “Violent Terrorist Wannabes”…

Cliven Bundy is not the innocent patriot many think he is, but he’s also not the Spawn of Satan. Unless you are Harry Reid, in which case Bundy and his supporters are “domestic, violent terrorist wannabes.” In an interview caught by The Right Scoop:   And if anyone thinks by any figment of their imagination […]

 

Obama Signs Ted Cruz’s Law Banning Iran’s Terrorist UN Ambassador From Entering Country — But Then Says He Won’t Enforce It

This week, President Obama finally did something many conservatives agreed with. Then he had to go mess it up (emphasis added):   President Obama on Friday signed into law a bill authored by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that would bar an Iranian diplomat from entering the United States, but immediately issued a statement saying […]

 

UN Officials: When Palestinian Men Beat Their Wives, It’s Israel’s Fault

It’s amazing how little changes at the United Nations. A 2005 report’s conclusions are now being regurgitated in an effort to lay blame for abuse by Palestinian men against Palestinian women at the feet of Israel: In her recent report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay revives the […]

 

Sen. Sessions: ‘Deliberate Plan by President’ to Collapse U.S. Law Enforcement System

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has been a major thorn in the side of the Obama administration and other amnesty supporters. Last week, he once again made it clear just how terrible the administration is with regards to the rule of law, especially on immigration (via CNS News): Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said today that Americans […]

 

Racist Alabama Democrat Supports…Bestiality?

Do you remember Alvin Holmes? He’s the black state Representative in Alabama who said he would give $100,000 if it could be shown to him that “a bunch of whites” had adopted black babies. Over 100 people responded to his challenge, but Holmes immediately changed his story: “My position is that the majority of white […]