Author: William Teach

Obama: 3000 Military Personnel To Fight Ebola

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Going all in (USA Today) President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night.(snip) About 3,000 U.S. military personnel will be in West Africa to lead the project, officials said. Interesting. 3000 for this, […]

 

Mexican Woman Denied Temporary Visa To Allow Her To Donate Bone Marrow

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The Obama administration seemingly has no problem with tens of thousands of illegal alien children crossing the border and letting them stay. They have no problem with the millions of illegal alien children already in the United States. They have no problem with the vast number of adult illegals already here, wanting to put them […]

 

Media Super Enthused Over Obama’s Tiny Anti-ISIS Coalition

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It’s actually rather surprising that more nations do not want to join in the fight against ISIS, especially those in Europe, who are much closer to the danger than the United States. Of course, Obama has been terrible on the international stage when it comes to creating links to foreign leaders, but that doesn’t stop […]

 

Study: U.S. #32 When It Comes To Tax Burden

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That’s out of 34 nations, to be clear (Wall Street Journal) On Monday the Tax Foundation, which manages the widely followed State Business Tax Climate Index, will launch a new global benchmark, the International Tax Competitiveness Index. According to the foundation, the new index measures “the extent to which a country’s tax system adheres to […]

 

NBC: Forget The Gun, Keep Wasp Spray By Your Bed For Home Defense

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And your car keys (The Blaze) According to FBI crime statistics quoted by NBC’s TODAY Show, home invasions in America are happening at the alarming rate of 135 per day. That frightening fact combined with some recent, high profile invasions at the homes of Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock and NBA star Ray Allen prompted reporter Jeff Rossen […]

 

Pelosi: Civilization Is In Jeopardy If GOP Takes Back Senate

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Fortunately, she’s not a fear monger (video at link) (Daily Caller) On the one hand, California U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi claims that Democrats are not “fear-mongers;” on the other hand, she believes civilization is doomed if Republicans take control of the Senate from Democrats in November. The former speaker of the House made those dramatic, […]

 

Is The U.S. At War With ISIS Or Just Counterterrorism Operations?

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The administration that can’t shoot straight now says it’s a war (Fox News) The White House and Pentagon acknowledged Friday that the U.S. “is at war” with the Islamic State — contradicting Secretary of State John Kerry and others who a day earlier refused to use that term, prompting criticism from lawmakers that the administration […]

 

Employer Health Plan Deductibles Jumped Almost 50% Since 2009

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Remember, Obamacare was supposed to bend the curve down and save everyone money (USA Today) A report out today puts numbers behind what hit many workers when they signed up for health insurance during open enrollment last year: deductible shock. Premiums for employer-paid insurance are up 3% this year, but deductibles are up nearly 50% […]

 

Senate Democrats Still Whining About Having To Debate Bills They Authored

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Their entire agenda is about forcing votes to look good for the mid-terms, rather than dealing with legislation which actually helps Americans. And most media outlets covering the story go with a headline blaming the GOP for blocking the constitutional amendment (Politico) Senate Republicans unanimously rejected a constitutional amendment sought by Democrats that would allow […]

 

Obama’s ISIS Speech Was A Hot Mess Of SCOAMFness*

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It started out well (transcript via Time) My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. Then it degenerated in paragraph two As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is the security of […]

 

When Semi Retired President Obama’s Lost Michael Moore….

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Tough choice for Progressives: stand with Michael Moore or Obama? (Hollywood Reporter) Michael Moore sees President Obama’s legacy as set. The progressive documentary filmmaker couldn’t help but express his disappointment with the legislative accomplishments of the politician. “When the history is written of this era, this is how you’ll be remembered: he was the first […]

 

When It Comes To Obama’s New Climate Rules, Guess Who Wins?

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Is it those women, treated like hothouse flowers in need of rescuing by Warmists, who are constantly held up as being victims of “climate change”? Kids? Animals? Nope US climate policy winners and losers: lawyers come out on top In the wake of the EPA’s clean power plan, a host of lawsuits indicate that the […]

 

Dems Get Their Wish To Advance Free Speech Limiting Amendment

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I mentioned yesterday that I hoped Republicans would vote to allow the motion to proceed, that way we can get to debate to highlight just how much Democrats hate the 1st Amendment, and they did (The Hill)  The Senate on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment meant to reverse two recent Supreme Court decisions on campaign […]

 

NY Times Editorial Board Really Upset Over Texas Voter ID

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They note that it is “on trial” Last week, the spotlight turned to the federal court in Corpus Christi, where the Justice Department and several advocacy groups are fighting Texas’ absurdly strict voter-ID law. Passed in 2011 by the Republican-dominated Legislature, the law accepts as proof of identity a concealed-weapon permit but not a student […]

 

Mitch McConnell: Democrats To Hold Vote Against Free Speech

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Senator Mitch McConnell calls this an assault on free speech (Politico) hroughout August, senators had the opportunity to travel around their states and listen to the concerns of their constituents. The American people have a lot on their minds these days — important issues they expect the Democrat-run Senate to address: things like high unemployment, […]

 

NY Times: Say, This Pipeline Of American Jihadi Recruits Is Not Good

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Over at the NY Times, Jack Healy discusses the pipeline from Minnesota to militancy (hey, Jack, it’s called terrorism), but still does he utter Leftist best to soft-pedal the notion that this is really about modern Islam It was a friendship that began in high school and ended in militant jihad. As Minnesota teenagers growing […]

 

NY Times: Say, Good Paying Jobs Are Missing In The Obameconomy

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Obviously, the NY Times Editorial Board won’t blame Obama, like they would have had it been Bush in office, or any Republican, but, as the saying goes “who’s President?” Remember back to June 7, 2005, when the Times published this The Bush Economy …. Mr. Johnston’s article quotes a prominent economist who argues that people […]

 

Even More IRS Empoyees Have “Lost” Emails

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At this point, even liberals have to admit that this stinks like a 5 day old fish (Fox News) The IRS said Friday that it has lost emails from five other employees involved in congressional probes into the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, leading one top Republican to declare “this pattern must stop.” The announcement […]

 

Guess Who’s Benefited The Most During The Obameconomy?

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That would be the top 10% of income earners (Washington Times) Under President Obama, the richest 10 percent were the only income group of Americans to see their median incomes rise, according to a survey released this week by the Federal Reserve. The Fed data covered the years 2010-2013, during which period Mr. Obama constantly […]

 

High Flying Hillary Clinton Calls “Climate Change” Most Important Issue Facing Nation And World

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Former Senator and failed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who used lots and lots of fossil fuels to perform those jobs, is traveling all around the country, nominally to support her book, using lots and lots of fossil fuels, gave her take on “climate change” (Politico) Hillary Clinton expounded on climate change, energy exports, natural […]

 

Justice Dept Decides Guilt By Association Is Awesome, To Probe Ferguson PD

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Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for an investigation into the IRS scandal, among others (Washington Post) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. this week will launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, according to two federal law enforcement officials. The investigation, which could be announced as early as Thursday afternoon, will […]

 

ISIS Wannabe Don Morgan: I’m Not Radical, Just A Good Practicing Muslim

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Have you heard the story of Don Morgan? He’s a guy from Salisbury, NC, who converted to Islam and then tried to join ISIS. He was in Lebanon for awhile, after being stopped in Turkey as he attempted to get into Syria, continued to write to ISIS and their leader, but, eventually ran out of […]

 

UN Looks In Crystal Ball, Creates Weather Forecasts For 2015

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Of course, these are all about doomsaying regarding “climate change” (CNS News) In a fresh effort to generate fervor for a far-reaching new global climate agreement, a U.N. agency is releasing videos featuring “imaginary but realistic” weather reports set in 2050, to illustrate the type of extreme conditions it predicts we will face by mid-century. […]

 

Obama Official On ISIS Strategy: “Stay Tuned”

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The Obama administration has often been compared to celebrity status. Now it goes one step further in looking like a television show. Oh, and highlighting that they do not actually have a strategy (The Hill) A senior State Department official urged critics of President Obama to “stay tuned” for the administration’s plans against the Islamic […]

 

Will GOP Push Populist Notion That Illegal Immigration Is Threat To Jobs?

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They’re thinking about it (Washington Times) An effort is underway to push the Republican Party to rethink its close ties to business groups on immigration, with conservatives arguing that the way to fight immigration-reform proposals is to focus on how they would force Americans into a tougher competition for jobs. Bolstered by recent polling that […]

 

Salon: Football Is Evil, And You Shouldn’t Watch It

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If you’re looking for bat guano insane on the web, Salon is a great place to start. Regarding a different article, Steven Hayward wrote about Salon There are days when I wonder whether Salon is for real, or whether it’s an elaborate gag, similar to the theory that all of Paul Krugman’s and Tom Friedman’s […]

 

NY Times: Hey, Wages Stink In The Obameconomy, So Let’s Pass Laws

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It’s Labor Day 2014, so, obviously, media outlets across the country are writing opinion pieces and opinion pieces disguised as news articles calling for a minimum wage increase, along with things like women making 75% less than men (debunked. Except for the White House, of course, where women make less than men). And, here comes […]

 

Media Decides That Obama Is “Cool And Calm” In A Crisis

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Not all. After Mr. Obama’s strange press conference the other day, yammering on about not having a strategy, coming out looking less than presidential in that tan suit, the Washington Post editorial board ripped him up one side and down the other Obama’s cool head in a crisis — asset or growing liability? He doesn’t […]