What a novel concept. We believe in liberty; we believe in freedom; we believe in the rule of law; we believe in being innocent until proven guilty…. we believe in freedom – but increasingly, our government does not.
It is becoming increasingly clear, there is a clash of ideologies between the Islamic East and the Secular/Judea-Christian West. The former openly declaring war and Jihad, the latter refusing to believe/accept it.
And by try, we mean generally failing miserably.
By now almost everyone has awakened to how media manipulates and advocates. It is very easy to see who corporate media support, both democrat and republican, and also increasingly easier to see why.
As an example the Wall Street Journal support Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. National Review also support Bush / Rubio – the establishment selections. However, ideological alignment, and specific intent to create candidate benefit, should be noted and given attention when various levels of nuance are noticed.
There is another aspect that needs to be discussed regarding espoused views of “conservative media”. Everyone should pay attention to the Super-PAC spending, and campaign spending, as it relates to opinions that ultimately come from those media entities.
There is massive campaign spending taking place particularly amid talk radio formats (Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, and Salem Media Networks as examples), it is disingenuous in the extreme not to notice the espoused views from punditry are impacted by the financial benefits afforded them via campaign, and special interest, ad revenues. (more…)
…Only it keeps coming disguised as at least eight Islamic Terrorists wearing explosive vests while shooting French people. But not to worry international leaders will be there within a week to discuss the use of hockey stick graphs in combating the current EU rape crisis.
According to President Obama, the recently elected leftist Canadian Prime Minister, and various euro-socialist left-wing open-border types, the most significant danger to the citizen sheep amid our collective nations is “global warming“.
Well, they say it, so it must be true.
We can only reasonably reconcile reality and political pontification by accepting the term “global warming” now means “Islamic Jihadists carrying AK-47 rifles and explosive uniforms“. (more…)
The latest Reuters Running Poll shows Donald Trump extending his overall lead significantly over the field of candidates. Ben Carson remains second, and Marco Rubio is in third place with 10%:
In addition to polling, there is another aspect that needs to be discussed regarding espoused views of “conservative media”. Everyone should pay attention to the Super-PAC spending, and campaign spending, as it relates to opinions that ultimately come from those media entities. (more…)
The topic of illegal immigration is a subject we have reviewed, researched and offered possible solutions for consideration for over four years. In Part ONE we outlined how illegal aliens achieve work in the U.S. and what would be needed to remove the incentive.
Any solution to solving the problem must first understand how the problem of illegal alien employment is supported by U.S. policy. In our opinion, removing those conflicting employment policies is something that has to be done. A new example surfaced recently:
(Dade County Schools) […] Before hiring employees to work in the taxpayer-funded enterprise, the district of about 350,000 mostly Hispanic students likes to verify that candidates are in the country legally.
According to the Obama administration this is illegal and discriminates against employees in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). So, the DOJ’s bloated Civil Rights Division went after Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) for discrimination and essentially forced it to stop checking if employees are authorized to work in the U.S. (read more)
We have now had time to review Donald Trump’s border security and immigration proposals. Happily, he, and those who advise him, appear to be right over the target.
In addition to PART ONE “understanding illegal alien employment“, back in 2014 we shared the predictable impact of just enforcing the current U.S. laws on border entry – with the simple addition of a border wall.
Trump’s proposal carries: the border wall solution, the employment solution, the enforcement mechanisms of current law, and another angle that is strategically essential. “WESTERN UNION REMITTANCES” (Money Services Compliance): (more…)
Mark Steyn also notices how Fox Business News and the Wall Street Journal were in no hurry to compare or contrast Marco Rubio with Donald Trump on the issue of immigration enforcement, borders, deportation and Rubio’s gang-of-eight affiliations.
Well, I thought the most interesting moment came when Donald Trump brought up Eisenhower:
Let me just tell you that Dwight Eisenhower—a good president, great president, people liked him. ‘I Like Ike’, right? The expression ‘I Like Ike’? – moved a million and a half illegal immigrants out of this country, moved them just beyond the border: They came back. Moved them again, beyond the border: They came back. Then moved them way south. They never came back.
To the establishments of both parties and the media, Trump is beyond the pale. Yet he keeps, confidently, moving beyonder. And, as he does so, he’s moving the pale. NBC News.
(Via Fox News) The first column I wrote on the Mizzou controversy analyzed the allegations and pointed out that firing a president had zero connection to any of the allegations or the demands for the protesters.
In that column I accepted the protester’s allegations as true. But as the week has gone on and the protesters have been exposed as anti-first amendment, selectively racist, and, last night, willing to perpetrate actual lies to get more attention, isn’t it time to examine whether these incidents are actually real? (more…)
Something is missing amid all of the punditry opinion regarding the recent 5th CCA ruling upholding the injunction against Obama’s implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program (“DAPA”) FULL BACKSTORY HERE. Something missing which is more serious than the injunction itself.
What is fundamentally missing is several levels of seriousness.
First the underlying 26 state lawsuit has never been argued. When the states went to federal court to sue the White House (executive action) they asked for an immediate injunction blocking implementation. The states argued two points:
#1) That if DAPA was allowed to move forward with his executive amnesty there would be irreversible harm to the states. Granting a new legal status to illegal aliens, including work authorization, would be financially harmful and also a bell impossible to un-ring/reverse if the underlying lawsuit was settled in their favor.
#2) If DAPA was allowed to be implemented those who were charged with executing the Executive Order would be violating law and thereby subject to a condition of punitive action against them for refusing to break the law.
Two very distinct issues, both of which Judge Andrew Hanen accepted as factual in his decision to issue the injunction. He actually did so brilliantly.
I’m not quite sure which is the more concerning aspect: A) that Des Moines Register reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel thought it was ok to mock and ridicule donors to Donald Trump’s campaign; B) That she thought it was ok to publicly broadcast their home addresses; C) That she is still employed; D) Given the issue(s) – that the Des Moines Register editorial staff thought it would be appropriate for them to publish an article with her findings.
It would appear the DMR is beyond tone-deaf, or they just don’t care. You decide:
Brianne Pfannenstiel for The Des Moines Register – At least 20 Iowans have given money to Donald Trump — a man who, by all accounts, doesn’t need a dime. (more…)
In a 2-1 ruling of the Fifth CCA (Judge King has lengthy Dissent) the injunction against President Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program (“DAPA”) has been upheld.
The DAPA is commonly referred to as Obama’s Executive Amnesty – Obama Loses.
Twenty Six states filed suit to block the November ’14 Executive Order. A Texas Judge, Andrew Hanen, issued an injunction blocking implementation. Obama appealed the injunction and lost; then appealed again based on standing – and just lost again. Here’s the ruling:
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However, the release of the 5th Circuit decision today may allow the Supreme Court time to take up the dispute in Obama’s term, if a third appeal is attempted. A favorable Supreme Court ruling could then override the injunction and permit Obama to implement the executive actions next summer.
The problem for the White House is the substantive legal issues within the original Hanen ruling have not been argued in Hanen’s court or the/any appellate court. They have only argued the ability of Hanen to block them (ie “standing), not the merits of the underlying case.
Therefore the route to SCOTUS would only be on the legal issues of Hanen’s injunction – and not on the legal issues of the Executive Order itself. It’s doubtful SCOTUS would take up such a case.
Full Back Story Below from earlier in the year: (more…)