News for your weekend reading. House voted to defund
Obamacare today, but I didn’t include. If you don’t already know that, you are
asleep. I’ll be offline for the weekend. Have to help my wife with a sleepover
for several girls for our granddaughter’s 13th birthday. Pray for
us. ~Bob
Excellent essay on Women in Combat
By LtCol Tom Kratman, USA (Ret), author of the great military
science fiction book, The Amazon Legion.
Indirectly Mistaken
Decision Cycles. By Tom Kratman
A commentary on the “Boyd Cycle” for those interested in
military history ~Bob.
The Fiscal Collapse is Coming: Social Security
overpays $1.3 billion in benefits: GAO
Excerpt: An upcoming GAO report
obtained by NBC News says the federal government may have paid $1.29 billion in
Social Security disability benefits to 36,000
people who had too much income from work to qualify.
American Boys Are
Falling Behind
Excerpt: American boys across the ability spectrum are
struggling in the nation's schools, with teachers and administrators failing to
engage their specific interests and needs. This neglect
has ominous implications not only for the boys' social and
intellectual development but for the national economy, as
policy analysts are just beginning to calculate, says Christina Hoff Sommers, a resident scholar at the
American Enterprise Institute. … Women in the United States now earn 62 percent
of associate's degrees, 57 percent of bachelor's degrees, 60 percent of
master's degrees, and 52 percent of doctorates. (If the genders were reversed,
liberals would be demanding a massive government program to correct this clear
evidence of discrimination. ~Bob)
Germany's Energy Poverty: How Electricity Became a
Luxury Good
Excerpt: Germany's
aggressive and reckless expansion of wind and solar power has come with a hefty
price tag for consumers, and the costs often fall disproportionately on the
poor. Government advisors are calling for a completely new start. (Obama and
the Progressives are determined to grind the poor and working classes here the
same way, because it means votes and campaign dollars from the hard left.
~Bob.)
Same contractor vetted Snowden, Navy Yard
shooting suspect
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/20/same-contractor-vetted-snowden-navy-yard-shooting-suspect/?intcmp=latestnews
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/20/same-contractor-vetted-snowden-navy-yard-shooting-suspect/?intcmp=latestnews
If I apply to be the superintended of a girls’ dormitory, I
hope these guys do the background check. As long as I don’t have to work with
Ted Bundy. ~Bob
The Armageddon
Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction From Derivatives
Excerpt: Five years after the financial collapse
precipitated by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, the risk
of another full-blown financial panic is still looming
large, despite the Dodd Frank legislation designed to contain
it. As noted in a
recent Reuters article, the risk has just moved into the shadows:
(If you are “Too Big To Fail,” you can take any risk. You get the gains if you
win, if not, the taxpayers get the losses. ~Bob.)
Yemen violence: Twin attacks on army 'kill 40'
Excerpt: Two car bombs reportedly exploded at a camp in
Shabwa province, killing about 30 soldiers and wounding many others. In a
second assault in the area, gunmen shot dead another 10 soldiers in the town of
Maifaa.
Syria’s main opposition group slams
al-Qaida-linked militants, their goal of Islamic state
Excerpt: Syria’s
main Western-backed opposition group on Friday slammed al-Qaida-linked gunmen
and their expanding influence in the country, saying the jihadis’ push to
establish an Islamic state undermines the rebels’ struggle for a free Syria.
(Because, you know, it might cut off western aid. Better not talk about an
Islamic state until after we win. ~Bob)
Excerpt: Heritage warned that the new Obamacare insurance
exchanges could threaten your privacy—and it’s already happening, before the
exchanges are even open. In a new report, the House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee presented these shocking findings: there are already numerous
reports of scam artists posing as Navigators and Assisters to take advantage of
people’s confusion about ObamaCare. According to recent news reports, scam
artists are calling individuals and asking for information to sign them up for
their “ObamaCare card,” are asking seniors for their personal information to
verify their Medicare and Social Security status and are going door-to-door
threatening people with prison time if they do not sign up on the spot. The
Administration is keenly aware of these reports and concerns, but has thus far
failed to take appropriate measures.
Russia’s Growing Ties with Vietnam. By Stephen Blank
Russia’s Growing Ties with Vietnam. By Stephen Blank
Excerpt: Recent deals leave Beijing disgruntled and represent an
additional layer of complexity in the regional security web. Russia’s policies in Southeast
Asia often pass without a great deal of remark. (I don't like
this, I would much rather Viet Nam
deepen its ties with the USA.
However, for the guys in Hanoi, the Russians may
be better, since they won't worry about human rights in Viet Nam and still help offset China's pressures on Viet Nam. --Del)
Excerpt: Having now achieved six decades in this life I'm
not easily shaken by societal changes. Thankfully, they usually evolve in small
day to day increments, allowing us to adjust to them. However, this week there
have been so many bizarre stories about American comings and goings that I am
left flabbergasted and stunned by what is happening in America. Just
last week I discovered that there's a Face Book Page celebrating teen pregnancy.
On this site you will find seemingly sane adults awing and cooing over sixteen
year old girls having babies.
Benghazi investigators gave Hillary Clinton
heads-up on findings
Excerpt: The leaders of the State Department’s
Benghazi probe defended their inquiry into the 2012 attack, but they
acknowledged to Congress on
Thursday that their mission was limited in scope and faced questions over why
they gave Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton an advance look at their findings.
Guns Don't Kill - Gun Free Zones Do
Guns Don't Kill - Gun Free Zones Do
Excerpt: In no way do I want to minimize or trivialize any
of the mass shootings we have watched take place in recent years by dumbing
down the causes to one or two issues. However, with the liberal media’s
withering attack on gun rights which uses these attacks as their “ammunition,”
some kind of response is necessary to combat the misinformation.
Deadly Combination:
Political Correctness in a Gun-Free Zone. By Larry Elder
Excerpt: How does someone with three arrests, two of which are
gun-related, become a military contractor's employee? How does someone with a
military record that includes several citations for "misconduct" pass
security background checks, obtain a "secret"-level security
clearance, and get hired by a military contractor? Were disqualifying factors
overlooked or minimized for fear that Alexis, a black man, would accuse the
military of racism?
Remember when Obama promised to bankrupt coal? That’s
tomorrow. By Ben Howe
Excerpt: That was way back in 2008 when President Obama was
merely a candidate. Five years later, his dreams of bankrupting coal are
getting taken up a notch. Tomorrow, Dear Leader is set to unveil a regulation
that forms the centerpiece of his “anti-climate change” policy announced awhile
back to much green fawning. This new
regulation will reportedly ban all future coal-fired power plant construction.
(The poor have no heat? Let them burn Obama Phones to keep warm! ~Bob.)
The War on Coal Puts
Democrats on Defense
Excerpt: While McCarthy claims the administration's new
rules "provide certainty" to the coal industry, the only
"certainty" of their renewed war on coal is that thousands
of jobs will be lost and Democrats running for the House and Senate in key
states across the country will be further put on the defensive. (The UMW
supported Obama in 2008, but sat out 2012. Guess we know why. ~Bob)
Navy Yard murderer
Aaron Alexis created webpage with name "Mohammed Salem"
Excerpt: There has been no other published indication that
Aaron Alexis was a Muslim or had any interest in Islam. It may be, however,
that in his delusional madness, he began to identify with the jihadists who
have committed mass murder in the name of their bloodthirsty god.
More than 1,500 women
victims of genital mutiliation in shock statistics compiled by ONE hospital...
and most are from Somalia
If this concerns you, you are probably a racist Islamophobe.
~Bob
Beloved Librarian
Claims She Was Fired for Defending 9-Year-Old Contest Winner
Excerpt: hat 9-year-old is Tyler Weaver — the
self-proclaimed "king of the book club" and one of the library's most
frequent visitors — who will be taking his book business elsewhere,
now that a longtime library aide who stuck up for him in a contest controversy
has been fired. (When liberals are in charge, there can be no winners and
losers, so why put in the effort? Everyone gets a "participation
trophy"...something to be proud of. – LLW. Obama has been called “the
first president of the “everyone gets a trophy” generation. Such things do not
prepare kids for life. It is not too strong to call them child abuse. ~Bob.)
Desperate U.K.
Turns to Shale Gas. By Peter Fairly
Excerpt: Proposed U.K. government policies to
encourage hydrofracking of natural gas ignited a firestorm of protest this
summer, with critics complaining that they were not consulted and that rules
will restrict local planners’ authority. But the country appears to have few
other options. The United
Kingdom is in an energy quagmire that is
forcing it to turn to shale gas.
Spitting on their
graves: most Democrats leave Bengahzi hearing before testimonies of
victims' families. By Katie Pavlich
Excerpt: During the second portion of a House Oversight and
Government Reformhearing about Benghazi Thursday on
Capitol Hill, the majority of Democrats on the Committee left the room and
refused to listen to the testimony of Patricia Smith and Charles Woods. Ms.
Smith is the mother of Sean Smith, an information management officer killed in
the 9/11 Benghazi
attack. Charles Woods is the father of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, who was also
killed.
From Clinton Foundation to
Muslim Brotherhood Biggie. Carol Platt Liebau
Excerpt: Just one question: How did a Muslim
Brotherhood sympathizer -- connected enough to become a top communications
official in the Morsi government -- came to be employed at the Clinton
Foundation? Gehad al-Haddad, who was a senior
official in the Muslim Brotherhood/Morsi government, has been arrested in Egypt on charges of inciting violence.
[The writer of this
piece was kind of at Leningrad
State University
in the Seventies with] Vladimir Putin, the Neo-Soviet Man. By Cliff May
Excerpt: Allow me to offer an alternative theory: Putin is
deeply committed to winning, to beating Obama like a rented mule, to
diminishing the United States,
exacting a little revenge for all America did to undermine the Soviet
empire and for inviting former members of the Soviet bloc to join NATO after
the fall of the Berlin Wall. As for the gassing of women and children by Bashar Assad, Russia’s
friend and Iran’s
loyal servant, I think Putin will leave it to bourgeois humanists to shed the
salty tears.
Scotland Jails Man For Ten Months For Putting Bacon
On Mosque Doors. By Daniel Greenfield
Excerpt: Freedom! No sorry. You’re thinking of a different Scotland.
Another reason not to
drink Starbucks.
Excerpt: Starbucks will serve coffee either hot or cold. No
one would want it lukewarm. Yet that is how the company serves its politics regarding the struggle to defend the precious
Second Amendment. Carriers aren’t banned; they just aren’t welcome:
Hats off to Australia!: New Prime Minister Tony Abbott Could
Save Australia.
Excerpt: This could be the moment when the rising tide of moonbattery begins to recede. Hats off to Australia for putting Tony Abbott in a
position to fight back on behalf of Western Civilization, as he has made clear
he will do from the beginning:
Louisiana Fourth-Graders Taught About 'Pimps' And
'Mobstaz,' School Says It's Age Appropriate Based On Common Core Standards.
Excerpt: “I try to instill values in my son,” parent
Brittney Badeaux told Fox News. “My goal is for him to ultimately to become a
great man, a family man, a well-rounded man. And now my son wants to know what
a pimp is.” (Tell him “Jay Carney.” ~Bob)
Our litigious society
finds a new low
Excerpt: At first Holloway thought the pictures on Twitter
he saw of teens partying at his house were a joke but the tweets kept coming
and he saw kids dancing on a table he bought with his Super Bowl winnings and
he soon realized that it was no joke. … Holloway is fighting back by
posting the pictures of the teens on the Internet to identify them. … In other
words, a few parents are threatening to sue after their kids illegally broke
into a man’s house, illegally engaged in underage drinking and illegally did
damage to the man’s property and then gleefully posted it all on Twitter!
County Board chair proposes spending $1.1 million on
Obamacare launch
Excerpt: County
Board Chairwoman Marina
Dimitrijevic on Thursday called for spending $1.1 million in taxpayer money to
help inform residents of next month's launch of the federal Affordable Care
Act.
Marshals halt Jesse
Jackson Jr. auction
Excerpt: An auction of furs and memorabilia that used to
belong to convicted former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was canceled Friday over
questions about the authenticity of some of the items.
Tweet from Jennifer
#Benghazi @thejenn999
I am Native American & I see nothing racist about
Redskins. I am Proud of my Redskin & heritage of Warriors. (My grandmother
claimed that granddad was ¼ Cree, making me 1/16 if true. So I’m offended at Washington 1/16th
of the time. ~Bob.)
Household income in
nation’s capital rises as rest of the country declines. By Caroline May
Excerpt: While the residents of most states and localities
have seen their incomes decline since 2000, the population of the nation’s
capital experienced something quite different. (Thomas Sowell points out that
the decrease in household size over the years makes individual income a better
metric than household income. Plus the spike in non-marital births as the
culture has collapsed means many more single parent homes, highly correlated
with poverty. ~Bob>)
7 Random Things
Democrats Have Compared Republicans To In The Debt Limit Battle
All part of the “new civility” some guy called for in Arizona a few years ago.
~Bob
Madison elementary art teacher posts students’
anti-Walker cartoons
Excerpt: Kati Walsh, an elementary art teacher at
the Madison Metropolitan School Districtin July posted some of her
students’ drawings of Gov. Scott
Walker in jail. Walsh suggests her
young Rembrandts’ ideas for their sketches popped up out of thin air.
Pakistani Muslim
Cites ‘Blasphemy’ in Slaughter of Christian
Rival in Business
Excerpt: Shouting that he was killing “an infidel who
blasphemed against Muhammad,” a Muslim in Karachi
on Saturday (Sept. 14) slit a Christian’s
throat as police and others looked on, according to the slain man’s son.
Three Years Later,
Obamacare Arrives – Little Understood and Not Well-Liked
Excerpt: More than three years after Obamacare was signed
into law and fewer than two weeks before its health insurance exchanges are to
launch, many Americans don’t know a lot about the pending changes except this:
They don’t much like them.
Tweet from CounterMoonbat @CounterMoonbat
Paul #Krugman was an #Enron advisor. But
now he's the high priest of Liberalism & gets to call us "crazy."
Tweet from Lapu @navy8r
Lady in front of me in long black burka, three screaming
kids hanging off her, doesn't speak English, uses EBT card to pay. ...America...
Canada Will Ask For Fingerprints From Visitors
From Muslim Countries
Excerpt: Starting from this October (December in some
countries), the Canadian government will have special requirements for
travellers from specific countries, in other words most of these countries are
Muslim. Now along with a passport and Visa, people travelling from countries
like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
Algeria, Yemen, Nigeria,
Albania, and Somalia will also have to give a finger print to
Canadian Immigration, to ensure that multiple people are unable to enter Canada with the
same Visa.
Tweet from Salty Black Broad @SaltyBlackBroad
That was not a white man that sold our PPL into slavery. It
was an African w dark skin whose children looked just like ours. It was tribal
Robbers hold iPhone
campers at gunpoint outside southwest Houston
store
Excerpt: Apple fans waiting in an early-morning line for the
release of the new iPhone were robbed at gunpoint on Friday, Houston police said. (What’s an iPhone? The
cell phone I have still makes calls just fine. Have even bee4n able to respond
to a few text messages. And my granddaughter says it would take pictures, too,
if I wanted to. ~Bob.)
Collection of
interesting maps
Pricing Glitch
Afflicts Rollout of Online Health Exchanges
Excerpt: Less than two weeks before the launch of insurance
marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul, the government's software
can't reliably determine how much people need to pay for coverage, according to
insurance executives and people familiar with the program. (Say, is that a
train whistle I hear? But the bridge is out! ~Bob.)
Excerpt: Police believe the shooting stemmed from an ongoing
dispute between the Black P. Stones and Gangster Disciples, a law enforcement
source said. (Lets see, Holder gave military grade weapons to the Mexican drug
cartels in Fast and Furious, and the cartels are strong in Chicago…Nah. ~bob.)
Lovefest on Capital
Hill: Caroline Kennedy's Senate Confirmation Hearing United Parties. By James
Warren
Excerpt: Finally, there’s a lovefest on Capitol Hill. The
Senate confirmation hearingThursday for Caroline Kennedy’s appointment as
ambassador to Japan
was a bipartisan tribute to her and her legendary family. For a woman who swam
3 miles from Nyack to Sleepy Hollow to raise money for leukemia prevention over
the weekend, this was a piece of cake. [Jackie was a major swimmer too. Kate]
Largest Bank In World
Announces Crash
Excerpt: The Bank for International Settlements, the most
powerful bank in the entire world, has just announced
‘the crash’ according to this story below translated below from Germany. (Extremely important. Financial pundits have
been predicting this for years and anyone who knows a little math knew that
Bernanke et al. were brewing up a perfect storm guaranteed to cause a
gargantuan crash. Now the BIS agrees. The financial world is finally waking up,
not that it is too late. --Don Hank)
Gang Aft Agley:
Health Exchange Fun - Part 1
Excerpt: I have to say, as a middle aged white guy, I am
starting to feel a little awkward, like I wondered into the wrong bathroom or
something...I then went to the 'Choose Your State' selection bar to see what my
options were. Clicking on the menu, I noticed right away that territories and
the District of Columbia
had apparently become states with the adoption of Obamacare. COMMENT Salt
LickSeptember 20, 2013 at 10:26 AM You clearly did not get
the memo. White guys are expected to either die or self-terminate. Because,
slavery.
Americans Opting to
Pay Penalty Rather Than Enroll in ObamaCare Trainwreck
Excerpt: Keep in mind these are CNN viewers, so it’s a 99%
likelihood they’re also Obama voters. Meanwhile, the only person who still
believes it’s affordable is the schmuck in the White House.
Tweet from Lachlan Markay @lachlan
Pro tip: having a sense of humor is less exhausting than
being perpetually outraged.
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