RENEW AMERICA 05/21/2015

May 21, 2015 Alan Keyes: GOP, Dems must choose liberty first [VIDEO] NEWSMAX — Too many politicians are willing to trade the liberties of Americans to keep the nation secure, says Alan Keyes, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and three-time GOP presidential candidate.... (more)  The GOP field: seeded with poisoned pills (Alan Keyes) May 21, 2015 What does Blumenthal know about Obama? CLIFF KINCAID — It appears that Hillary Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal has a network of military and intelligence connections that made him anathema to the Obama White House. Blumenthal must know something about Obama that kept him from getting a State Department job under Hillary.... (more) May 21, 2015 Domestic surveillance fate unclear after lengthy Senate talk ASSOCIATED PRESS — The fate of the government's bulk collection of Americans' phone records is unclear following an FBI warning, House-Senate disagreements and more than 10 hours of criticisms by a GOP presidential candidate.... (more) May 21, 2015 Knowing what we know now, do you think Jeb is retarded? ANN COULTER — Was Jeb Bush too busy watching telenovelas during his brother's presidency to remember the Iraq War? We went to war at such breakneck speed after 9/11, that, before the invasion, I was able to write approximately 30 columns about it, give five dozen speeches on it, discuss it on TV a hundred times and read 1,089 New York Times editorials denouncing the "rush to war."... (more)  The Iraq question conservatives need to do a better job answering (National Review)  Hollywood, star Sinise now entertains only for veterans (Washington Times)  Patriotic photo essay of the USS Constitution (National Review) May 21, 2015 Rockefeller's treachery JOAN SWIRSKY, RA ANALYST — Editor's note: The following is a guest editorial by RenewAmerica analyst Joan Swirsky originally published Dec. 3, 2005, in the Canada Free Press. Joan requested we republish it in light of recent statements by GOP presidential candidates and media commentators questioning whether the Iraq war was defensible, "knowing what we know now."... (more) May 21, 2015 Legion of foreign fighters battles for Islamic State ASSOCIATED PRESS — One day this April, instead of coming home from school, two teenagers left their valley high in the Caucasus, and went off to war. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 20-year-old stole her friend's passport to make the same hazardous journey.... (more) May 21, 2015 The future of freedom hinges on faith KEN CONNOR — In a May 2014 article entitled "Can Christianity in the West Endure?", I expressed concerns about the fate of the Christian faith under the stewardship of current and future generations of Western believers.... (more) May 21, 2015 Mike Morell: Our grandchildren will still be fighting terror NEWSMAX — It is chilling to think about, but the United States will likely be fighting the war on terror for generations to come, Michael Morell, deputy director of the CIA from 2011 to 2013, told Newsmax TV on Wednesday.... (more) May 21, 2015 Does condemnation of behavior equal denial of rights? JOSEPH FARAH — Methinks Joe Biden is a little confused. I suppose that's not exactly headline news. He's been perplexed, even delusional, many times before.... (more) May 20, 2015 Conservatives demand GOP keep campaign promises GARTH KANT — A coalition called the Citizens Mandate is calling out the Republican Party for not keeping its word in its first 132 days in power after taking control of both branches of Congress in January.... (more) May 20, 2015 The 'Old and Relentless': The Clinton soap opera continues CHARLES HURT — Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the longest-running Southern Gothic soap opera in American history! It is a mix of "Days of Our Lives," "Dr. Phil," "The Sopranos," "Oprah" and "Judge Judy" all rolled into one, long, endless saga called "The Clintons -- a Tale of Naked Ambition, Unquenchable Libido, Towering Greed and Their Desperation to be a Part of Every American's Life as Long as We Live."... (more) May 20, 2015 Law prof: Stephanopoulos a 'Clinton affiliate,' not real reporter NEWSMAX — George Stephanopoulos' donations to the Clinton Foundation prove the ABC News chief anchor is really a "partisan Clinton affiliate pretending to be a reporter," said William Jacobson, a professor of law at Cornell Law School.... (more)  Ex-NBC reporter: Stephanopoulos is a 'political operative' (Newsmax) May 20, 2015 Obama-Clinton Benghazi narrative rebutted by Defense Department report WASHINGTON TIMES — At the very time President Obama, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top leaders were blaming spontaneous protests for the deadly Benghazi attack, the Defense Department broadly circulated a detailed intelligence report that said an al Qaeda-linked group planned the assault 10 days beforehand.... (more) May 20, 2015 Obama to unleash 'community organizers' on crime-filled cities WORLDNETDAILY — The Department of Justice announced it will send millions of dollars to various community-activist groups to combat urban crime and reduce tensions between racial minorities and the police.... (more) May 20, 2015 Murders, shootings surge in Baltimore CHERYL CHUMLEY — More than 30 people have been killed in Baltimore in 30 days, the homicide rate has hit 96 since the start of 2015, and insiders now suggest surging violent crime activity is due largely to the reluctance of police, worried about fallout from the Freddie Gray fiasco, to patrol.... (more) May 20, 2015 Boy Scouts of America bans water gun fights; 'pointing a firearm' is not kind WASHINGTON TIMES — The Boy Scouts of America, an organization with semi-military origins, has put out approved activities for its members, and water gun fights are strictly prohibited.... (more)  Boy Scouts ban water-gun fights because squirt guns are ‘simulated firearms’ (National Review) May 20, 2015 Report: Foreign countries altering weather data to show warming NEWSMAX — Three foreign countries may be changing their historical weather data to show warming trends, according to a scientist in the field.... (more) May 20, 2015 WaPo reporter: Feds seizing 'billions' annually without charges NEWSMAX — Seizing cash, cars, homes and other goods from people who are never charged with crimes has become a billion-dollar enterprise for police departments and government agencies, says the author of an investigative series on the practice, which has skyrocketed during the Obama years.... (more) May 20, 2015 Maglite's Tony Maglica: Torchbearer of the American Dream MICHELLE MALKIN — In our home, we try to instill a life lesson for our kids best summed up in Latin: Nihil boni sine labore. It means, "Nothing good achieved without hard work." Few people I've met in my lifetime embody this motto better and more brilliantly than Tony Maglica, inventor of the iconic Maglite flashlight.... (more) May 19, 2015 Liberal academic says America's founding document outmoded CLIFF KINCAID — Top Vatican adviser Jeffrey Sachs says that when Pope Francis visits the United States in September, he will directly challenge the "American idea" of God-given rights embodied in the Declaration of Independence.... (more) May 19, 2015 Rush Limbaugh: Stephanopoulos 'has blown himself out of' anchor role NEWSMAX — The credibility of ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos is now "tainted" by revelations he'd donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation from 2012 through 2014, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh says.... (more)  2 probes of Clinton Foundation fraud intersect (WorldNetDaily)  Stephanopoulos boycott: Brent Bozell tells conservative journalists to stay off ABC (Washington Times) May 19, 2015 Smoking gun! Hillary knew Benghazi attack planned 10 days in advance WORLDNETDAILY — Judicial Watch has obtained previously classified documents from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of State revealing that DOD almost immediately reported that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was planned and carried out by al-Qaida and Muslim Brotherhood-linked terrorists.... (more)  Benghazi attack planning began 10 days before raid (Washington Examiner) May 19, 2015 Were we right to take out Saddam? VICTOR DAVIS HANSON — Probable Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush got himself into trouble by sort of, sort of not, answering the question whether he would have supported going into Iraq in 2003 -- had he known then what we know now.... (more) May 19, 2015 Warren strikes back at Obama with scathing report on trade deals WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Sen. Elizabeth Warren Monday issued a report slamming U.S. trade deals, citing "decades of broken promises," about enforcing fair labor standards. Warren, D-Mass., has been one of the more outspoken Democratic critics of international trade deals and the report comes as the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would give President Obama "fast track" authority to sign off on new trade deals... (more) May 19, 2015 Gay-conversion therapy ban introduced in House WASHINGTON TIMES — The push to end so-called "conversion therapy" against homosexuality is expected to gear up Tuesday with the introduction of a House bill to ban the therapy nationally.... (more) Previous news