The Ferguson Forum: August 2013

ObamaCare gives Planned Parenthood activists access to every American's financial, medical records

>> Navigators have access to the federal data hub, including medical records, tax forms, and Social Security numbers.

>> The data hub culls information from the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Defense Department, the Office of Personnel Management, the Veterans Health Administration, and the Peace Corps.

>> The Obama administration awarded three grants to hire “navigators” to: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland ($214,427), Intermountain Planned Parenthood, Inc.($295,604), and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England ($145,161).

>> A previous criminal conviction – including one for identity theft – does not necessarily disqualify an employee from becoming a navigator.

Planned Parenthood employees will soon have access to a vast federal database of sensitive information, including the Social Security number, tax form, bank account, and medical records of every single American citizen as the president seeks their help in implementing ObamaCare.

Consumers purchasing health insurance through health care exchanges will speak to “navigators,” whose job is to help them find the best coverage and determine if they are eligible for a federal subsidy.

"The Obama administration has awarded Planned Parenthood more than $655,000 of taxpayer funds to hire “navigators” for the president's health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). State affiliates in Iowa, Montana and New Hampshire were among the 105 organizations receiving $67 million in federal grants.

"HHS will not require background checks or fingerprinting of employees, and a previous criminal conviction – including one for identity theft – does not necessarily disqualify an employee from becoming a navigator..."

Read more at Life Site News: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-navigators-will-have-access-to-americans-personal-medica

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Obama building 'criminal investigator' squad to target Americans that defy ObamaCare

* Obama authorized to hire only 50 criminal investigators and 261 consumer safety officers. Ignoring law, he hired 86 criminal investigators and just two safety officers.
* ObamaCare's federal squads focused more on prosecuting opponents than delivering health

"More than 1,600 new employees hired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources in the aftermath of Obamacare's passage include just two described as 'consumer safety' officers, but 86 tasked with 'criminal investigating' – indicating that the agency is building an army of detectives to sleuth out violations of a law that many in Congress who supported it still find confusing...

"...The difference between what HHS spent on new Obamacare-related employees and what it was authorized to spend is explained by its failure to hire most of the 261 'consumer safety officers' it was authorized to bring aboard. Only two such employees were hired.

"While OPM authorized HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Denise Carter -- later renamed Denise Wells -- to hire 50 criminal investigators, the agency increased that number to 86 on its own.

"'Sounds like we now have the Obamacare police,' said (Judicial Watch)'s president, Tom Fitton, after MailOnline showed him the new data."

'The Obama administration continues to assert near unilateral power when it comes to Obamacare,' said Dan Holler, (Heritage Action)'s communications director.

'This blatant disregard for the rule of law raises serious questions as to how these new criminal investigators will behave, what guidelines they will follow and who will provide much-needed oversight.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399612/Feds-building-detective-squad-target-consumers-companies-dont-follow-Obamacare.html#ixzz2cikObx00

Filner to resign

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has agreed to resign as part of a deal reached this week with city officials, NBC 7 News has learned.

Filner, spotted leaving City Hall with packing boxes Wednesday night, will formally vacate the office following a closed session of City Council Friday, according to several sources.

Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Mayor-Bob-Filner-to-Resign-220675401.html#ixzz2cifmhjR5

NSA Program Secretly Ruled Unconstitutional in 2011

"The National Security Agency illegally gathered as many as 56,000 emails and other electronic communications between Americans with no connection to terrorism as part of a collection program that was ruled unconstitutional by a secret spy court in 2011.

"The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court rendered its decision in an 86-page opinion on Oct. 3, 2011. It was declassified Wednesday by U.S. intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper authorized the release of the opinion...

"In the opinion, Chief Judge John Bates found that the government had "advised the court that the volume and nature of the information it has been collecting is fundamentally different from what the court had been led to believe."

"Bates said the court must rely on the government to say when it improperly spies on Americans, according to the opinion..."

Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/nsa-program-ruled-unconstitutional/2013/08/21/id/521597#ixzz2ciNRwUk9

Fewer voters than ever now consider Obama's UAW bailout a success

"The number of voters who consider the bailouts of the auto industry a success is at an all-time low, while the fewest in a year think the bailouts were good for the country.

"A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 40% of Likely U.S. Voters think the bailouts of the auto industry were good for the United States, the lowest level in a year. Slightly more (45%) think they were bad for the country, up three from March and the highest since last August.."

Read more at Rasmussen: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/federal_bailout/august_2013/fewer_voters_than_ever_now_consider_auto_bailouts_a_success

Campaign to recall two Colorado Democratic state senators appeals to some surprising demographics

“...This is a truly grassroots campaign, and we’re reaching demographics that the GOP seemingly can’t,” Kerns says, noting that the campaign is popular with unions and steelworkers. (The former president of AFSCME 123 signed the petition to recall Giron, calling the senator’s vote for gun control “the final straw.”) Five of the six founders of the BFDF have never been involved in politics before, she tells me. Two of them are “plumbers in their twenties,” and another is Hispanic. “Not typical conservatives,” Kerns notes. The group is also popular among women. “In fact,” she adds, “this isn’t a partisan thing: Combined, the number of Democrats and independents that signed the recall petition outnumbered the Republicans...”

Read more at National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/356427/colorado-gun-restrictionists-charles-c-w-cooke

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The Obama Rodeo Clown Controversy is a Good Thing, and Here's Why

"...Is there something unacceptable about any of this? Is the president somehow too sacred to endure a joke, jab, parody, or — as the Los Angeles Times describes the rodeo stunt — a "provocative bit of satire?"

"No. Nothing about politics should be off-limits. People must be able to convey their views freely and frankly. To impose restrictions on the crude would be arbitrary and unjust. Sometimes free speech will offend, but it is a necessary tool to maintain a healthy and open dialogue about the government."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/60403/the-obama-rodeo-clown-controversy-is-a-good-thing-and-here-s-why

A Horrifying Look Into North Korea

"Tales from North Korean defectors have for years offered small glimpses into the brutal circumstances inside Pyonyang's prison camps. While information about the nature and scope of these abuses is sparse, enough stories have leaked from the air-tight regime to make it clear that the regime is abusing its citizens.

"But only this week, for the first time in history, has the international community responded with a formal United Nations investigation into the abuses. A UN Commission of Inquiry is officially hearing testimony from victims this week. And, while its findings of widespread abuse may not be surprising and options for meaningful response to stop the abuses are slim, the platform offers a step in the right direction as a rare stage to put a spotlight on the abuse.

"A female North Korean, Jee Heon-a, testified that women in particular have been brutalized and sexually exploited, some suffering forced miscarriages through beatings "and other forms of torture" from guards at detention facilities. In another harrowing example of the brutality, she recounted a gruesome tale in which a woman was forced to drown her own baby.

"We toiled as bid and ate what they gave us, we took their beating and starved when they didn't give us anything," said Shin, who escaped in 2005. "We were expendables they were keeping as beasts of labor, to get the most out of us before we die."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/60401/inside-the-un-s-horrifying-look-into-north-korea

This bill tolls for thee, Democrats

"...Nothing will influence 2014 (and 2016) nearly as much as the implosion of Obamacare, which so far has been messy and will become even worse.

"Demographic allegiances aren't always stable, parties cannot re-brand themselves in a vacuum, and the current contenders will be judged, not for who they appear to be today but on who they become in the next three years...

"...Democrats are pinning their hopes on Jan. 1, 2014, when subsidy checks start going out to Obamacare recipients, as they believe that once an entitlement goes into practice, it never can be dialed back.

"But what if the pain suffered by those hurt by the bill — those whose premiums soar, whose doctors and jobs disappear, and whose coverage suffers — outweighs the gain of those getting benefits, and these people make their voices heard?

"Except for somewhat higher taxes, Medicare and Social Security never hurt anyone, and disrupted the lives of no actual voters. Obamacare does. The time has long passed when Obamacare could be called a success; what remains to be seen is the size and the scope of the chaos it brings; and what this will do to its party of origin."

Read more at The Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/this-bill-tolls-for-thee-democrats/article/2534520

Cato study points to overly generous welfare system

"Welfare currently pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states, even after accounting for the Earned Income Tax Credit, and in 13 states it pays more than $15 per hour....

"...Cato's calculations are based on what a single mother with two dependents would receive from a full-time job paying the minimum wage versus the value of benefits provided by seven major federal welfare programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Medicaid; Women, Infants and Children Program; Emergency Food Assistance Program; housing assistance and utilities assistance. The value of benefits is adjusted to account for the Earned Income Tax Credit, its state-level equivalents and the federal Child Tax Credit. (The EITC is a calculated percentage of income based on earnings and dependents that reduces taxes owed by the amount it exceeds the total otherwise due.)"

Read more at The Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-cato-study-points-to-overly-generous-welfare-system/article/2534464

Obama team revives gun control push with Columbine email

"President Obama’s old campaign team returned to the gun control beat with a message from the father of a student killed at Columbine High School to rally supporters for a gun control action week...

"The message coincides with calls for gun control in the United States from international figures following the Friday’s murder of an Australian citizen who played college baseball in Oklahoma..."

Read more at The Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-team-revives-gun-control-push-with-columbine-email/article/2534562

Secessionist ‘51st state’ movement gains steam in rural Colorado

"Colorado’s secessionist “51st state” movement gained steam Wednesday as commissioners in an eighth rural county agreed to add the question to their November ballot.

"The three-member Kit Carson County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to place a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters if they support joining other rural counties in splitting off to form a new state, tentatively called Northern Colorado.

"Kit Carson is the latest Colorado county to join the protest movement that has emerged in reaction to the Democratic-controlled state legislature’s aggressive liberal agenda that detractors have dubbed the “war on rural Colorado.”

ACLU sues Oklahoma over Ten Commandments monument at Capitol

"The American Civil Liberties Union is waging judicial war on Oklahoma, suing the state over a Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol building that one attorney

for the group decries as an unwelcome mat to visitors.

"The monument was a $10,000 gift from Republican Rep. Mike Ritze and his family in 2009. It was placed in a prominent area in the Oklahoma

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, with the consent of the legislature."

Coptic Christians chant in Tennessee streets: ‘Obama, don’t you care?’

"Hundreds of Coptic Christians took to downtown Nashville, Tenn., streets this week to protest the ongoing and escalating violence their faith is facing in Egypt.

"Among their chants: “Obama, Obama don’t you care? Christian blood is everywhere,” The Tennessean reported. The demonstrators, waving Egyptian flags, also called for Americans to “pray for Egypt.” And signs abounded, with messages such as: “We are against Muslim Brotherhood.”

Democrat wants abortion pill for 11-year-olds

" New York mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, who is speaker of the City Council, said one of her political platforms is perhaps opening the door for middle school girls to receive morning-after contraception, known in some circles as the abortion pill.

"Yes, doing so “can make some people uncomfortable,” she said, as the New York Post reported. But, she added, “this is a really important option we need to make accessible.”

"That means some girls as young as age 11 could have access to the pill. Ms. Quinn, who faces off against former Rep. Anthony Weiner in the Democratic mayoral primary — made the comments after receiving an endorsement from the Planned Parenthood of New York City Political Committee.

Ex-Rep. Allen West calls out Obama over Oklahoma killing

"After President Obama waded into the Trayvon Martin shooting death and subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman, critics of the president wonder whether he’ll also address the senseless killing of an Australian college student in Oklahoma last week.

"On Twitter, former Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican, hinted that there may be a racial double standard at play, given the lack of outrage from Mr. Obama and civil rights leaders."

Egypt’s Coptic Christians face unprecedented reprisals from the Muslim Brotherhood

"Islamist mobs have torched schools and businesses owned by Christians, looted churches and even paraded captive nuns through the streets of a city south of Cairo in a display of rage unseen in Egypt’s recent history."

White House jokes about killings of Christians in Egypt

"The White House’s deputy press secretary today downplayed Muslim attacks on Christians in Egypt, joking about the savagery that has left at least six Christians dead.

"Press secretary Josh Earnest was asked by Fox News’ correspondent, Ed Henry, if President Barack Obama has a “red line” beyond which he would act against Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians.

“Well, I didn’t bring my red pen out with me today,” Earnest joked.

Rich white Obama supporters caught faking hate crime on college campus

One of the two students removed from Oberlin College earlier this year for allegedly circulating virulently racist, anti-Jewish and anti-gay messages around campus is an ardent leftist and committed supporter of President Obama, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Dylan Bleier, one of the two students, hosted a voter registration drive in a Walmart parking lot sponsored by Organizing for Action, the community organizing project that advances the agenda of President Obama.

The Oberlin Police Department identified Bleier and his partner in the spree, Matt Alden, as two of the principal architects of a month-long spate of racist, anti-Jewish and anti-gay messages at the small, private campus.

Duck Dynasty Star’s Passionate Anti-Abortion Speech Goes Viral: ‘What in the World Happened to Us?’

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is apparently fiercely anti-abortion. In fact, he believes the United States’ acceptance of the practice is proof that the country has strayed far from her founding principles.

The popular television star in a video that has just now gone viral can be seen preaching to an audience in Pennsylvania about God, the Bible, and the Founding Fathers.

NY and CA Lead List of States Americans Want To Get Their Money Out Of

"According to a measure of the migration of personal incomes from 2000-2010 prepared by the Tax Foundation, New York lost $45.6 billion to other states, while California shed $29.4 billion. Illinois came in third at $20.4 billion..."

Read more at Reason: http://reason.com/blog/2013/08/21/ny-and-ca-lead-list-of-states-americans

Stockman on Glenn Beck's BlazeTV pushes for investigation of Obama, Benghazi

Congressman Steve Stockman, on Glenn Beck's BlazeTV, discusses the need for an investigation into the Obama administration and crimes in Benghazi.

Liberal radio station lays off 2/3rds of its employee because Amy Goodman won't take pay cut

"(T)he teetering finances of the station and its owner, the nonprofit Pacifica Foundation, became apparent on a Friday afternoon this month with a tearful on-air announcement by Summer Reese, Pacifica’s interim executive director, that the station was laying off 19 of its 29 employees just to cover basic expenses...

."..Among Pacifica’s debts are more than $2 million in broadcast fees owed to Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!,” the network’s most popular show. To cover Pacifica’s operating costs, the network has drained most of its accounts, hobbling the organization and raising the doomsday scenario in which it would have to sell WBAI’s broadcast license...

"...critics have long said that its top-heavy governance, with large local boards and frequent, expensive elections, have put the organization in a constant state of gridlock, and that unless Pacifica reforms it will simply govern itself to death...

...Ms. Reese said that Ms. Goodman had been unwilling to restructure the debt..."

Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/media/democracy-may-prove-the-doom-of-wbai.html?ref=arts&_r=1&

Virginia Police Benevolence Association endorses E.W. Jackson for Lt. Gov.

E.W. Jackson, Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia has received the endorsement of the Virginia Division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association (PBA).

“I am honored to have the Police Benevolent Association’s endorsement,” said Jackson. “Law enforcement officers have one of the most difficult jobs imaginable. As Lieutenant Governor, I look forward to working with the PBA to ensure these brave officers have the support they need to keep the Commonwealth safe for Virginia’s families and businesses.”

"Earl Jackson's knowledge and experience on issues that are important to law enforcement professionals makes him a deserving recipient of our endorsement. The Virginia Police Benevolent Association is proud to put our support behind Mr. Jackson and ask that the citizens of Virginia do the same. A vote for Earl Jackson is a vote for the men and women of law enforcement and the citizens they serve," said Virginia PBA President, Joe Woloszyn.

The Virginia Police Benevolent Association represents thousands of full-time or retired employees of the various federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement and correctional agencies in Virginia.

E.W. Jackson served three years and was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA), Summa Cum Laude with a Phi Beta Kappa Key from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Three years later he graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor (JD). While in law school, he also studied theology at Harvard Divinity School and was licensed as a Baptist Minister.

Jackson practiced small business law for 15 years in Boston, and taught Regulatory Law as an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate level at Northeastern University in Boston. Since returning to his ancestral home of Virginia, he has also taught graduate courses in Business and Commercial Law at Strayer University in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. He and his wife, Theodora, remain active in their hometown of Chesapeake.

VIDEO: Democrat tells constituents she has to raise their taxes so she can control their choices

Denver City Councilwoman Debbie Ortega is hoping to pass a five cent tax on every grocery bag used in the city. During an Aug 13 city council meeting she tells why she wanted such a tax.

Federal gun bill would ban AR-15 lower parts kits, barrels and receivers

"H.R 2910 says that it seeks to ban the sale and possession of 80% lower receivers for semi-auto rifles. An 80% receiver is not considered a firearm and still requires some basic machine work before it is ready to be used in the build of a gun."

Under Obama welfare now pays more than work in 35 states

"Welfare benefits continue to outpace the income that most recipients can expect to earn from an entry-level job, and the balance between welfare and work may actually have grown worse in recent years. The current welfare system provides such a high level of benefits that it acts as a disincentive for work. Welfare currently pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states, even after accounting for the Earned Income Tax Credit, and in 13 states it pays more than $15 per hour."

Read more at the Cato Institute: http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/theworkversus.pdf

100,000 poor New Jerseyans to lose affordable health care under ObamaCare

"The bare-bones health insurance policy that’s been the plan of choice for New Jerseyans who can’t afford something better is set to go away next year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

And what those policy holders will be left with may be a choice among pricey, pricier and priciest."

Read more at NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/affordable_care_act_to_end_hea.html

Unemployment rates rise in most US states in July

"Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost some momentum..."

Read more at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-19-10-49-19

Why Libertarianism Will Crush Conservatism

"The diminishing appeal of conservatism for younger, more cosmopolitan millennials as well as exploding immigrant populations who view it as bigoted or old-fashioned translates to serious demographic problems for Republicans. If current trends continue, winning the White House will become a distant memory for the GOP. Absent a commitment to change (something they don't generally excel at), the party may cease to be competitive at the national level."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/60007/why-libertarianism-will-crush-conservatism

Inside the Dark Reality Of Obama's Job Numbers

"FactCheck.Org challenged Obama's claim that he has created 4.5 million jobs on the basis that his figures are not based on his full term. The figures cherry-pick the bottom of the recession as a baseline, thus ignoring the nearly 4.5 million jobs that were lost during his first year in office. If you include government jobs, the nation has lost more than 400,000 jobs since Obama took office."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/59843/inside-the-dark-reality-of-obama-s-job-numbers

The Simple Statistics That Prove Obama's War on Drugs Remains Racist

"The War on Drugs is most certainly the new Jim Crow. It has destroyed the future of black children for generations. In an attempt to fix a problem, it created a form of economic slavery. If we continue to enforce what a majority of Americans say isn’t worth the cost, we will always be chasing a dream of equality. Until the United States federal government frees itself from the chains of these racist policies, it will remain the biggest promoter of racial inequality in human history."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/60087/the-simple-statistics-that-prove-obama-s-war-on-drugs-remains-racisthttp://www.policymic.com/articles/60087/the-simple-statistics-that-prove-obama-s-war-on-drugs-remains-racist

4 Myths About Libertarians, Debunked

"Hi, my name is Charlie and I’m a libertarian. This means that I believe that you should be free to live your life however you see fit as long as you don’t hurt anybody else. Often, libertarians are considered heartless and inconsiderate, valuing their philosophy of liberty and conception of rights over the actual people affected by these policies. But libertarians aren't heartless. We can defend our views on a moral basis, but also on a pragmatic one. Everybody is better off when they are allowed to live their own life with minimal government interference, so allow me to dispel some of the myths that have popped up about us over the years..."

Read more at PolicyMic: http://www.policymic.com/articles/53701/4-myths-about-libertarians-debunked

Obama Has Missed Half Of Obamacare's Legally Imposed Deadlines

The Congressional Research Service, Congress’ non-partisan in-house think tank, compiled 82 deadlines that the Affordable Care Act mandates upon the first three years of its own implementation. Remarkably, it turns out that the White House has missed half of the deadlines legally required by the ACA. And some of those deadlines remain unmet to this day...

Read more at Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/08/18/unpublished-crs-memo-obama-administration-has-missed-half-of-obamacares-legally-imposed-implementation-deadlines/

AFL-CIO to make major unionization push in Texas

Texas was the very first state in the union to pass a “right to work” law making it illegal for union contracts to mandate that all of a company’s workers join a union or at least pay dues to one.

It did this in 1943, four years before Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act, affirming states could pass such laws. Texas remains synonymous with Big Business conservatism today.

Nevertheless, the AFL-CIO apparently thinks the ground has shifted in the Lone Star State enough to make a serious organizing push there worthwhile...

Read more: http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2534419#.UhJPoYb2qlY.blogger

CROUSE: When pro-aborts throw tantrums

These days, pro-abortion activists are throwing out-of-control, attention-grabbing temper tantrums both here and around the world. One factor, obviously, is the prevalence of pictures from inside the womb showing preborn babies growing and looking adorable. No wonder more and more people are opposing abortion...

Fordham professor asks: Are unborn children 'innocent aggressors' like 'child soldiers'?

Fordham theology professor Charles Camosy wants to know: Are unborn children ever worthy of the distinction “innocent aggressor”? If so, would not a mother who chooses to abort the “aggressor” be justified in her actions?...

Ed Schultz: MSNBC host says only 'phony Christians' oppose Obamacare

MSNBC host Ed Schultz blasted “phony” Christian conservatives who oppose Obamacare, saying the new health care law

“is the most moral thing this country has ever done.”...

Kansas groups demand city ban weapon-carrying drones

A handful of political and activist organizations in Kansas have partnered to request Lawrence city government officials to protect residents from drones and legislate against their local use...

Illinois passes gun law requiring citizen sellers to do background checks

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new gun control measure into law on Sunday that mandates all owners — even private citizens — perform background checks on potential buyers before finalizing weapons sales...

Food stamp black market on the rise: SNAP-for-cash big business

The black market for food stamps

— where recipients sell the federal vouchers for cash — has grown by 30 percent in recent years, the Agriculture Department said in a just-released study...

Obama's radio address describes health insurance as a 'right'

President Obama on Saturday offered one of his strongest defenses to date of his signature domestic achievement, lambasting Republican critics of his health care law as obstructionists who are playing politics

with the well-being and economic security of millions of Americans.

BARR: The U.N. comes after America's guns

BARR: The U.N. comes after America's guns - Washington Times

Democrat Party caught lying again as 83% of non-whites back voter ID laws

Yet another Democrat Party talking point has been exposed as a lie.

A new Marist poll shows 83 percent of non-whites support laws requiring voters to show photo identification in order to vote.

In fact, 72 percent of Democrats support voter ID laws as do 65 percent of "very liberal -liberals."

Women were slightly more likely than men to support voter ID laws, 83 percent to 82 percent.

So why are Democrats opposing their own constituent groups to fight laws intended to prevent voter fraud? There's your answer, right there.

HUD can't prove jobs welfare plan is working

A program that helps

pay poor Americans’ housing bills so they can look for work has doled out more than $100 million each year, but it has no way of telling whether the aid helped improve the recipients’ employment opportunities.

Obama boosts budgets for Planned Parenthood, other assistants of health care enrollment

The Obama administration said Thursday that it has decided to boost by roughly 20 percent the amount of money it is spending on grants to businesses and organizations that will help Americans sign up for the federal health care law — including Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.

Obama refuses Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims

"Obama and his Department of Defense take the position that Ft. Hood terrorist attack was “workplace violence” despite the mounting evidence to the contrary, including the position taken by other government entities. Both the army review board and an FBI review both concluded it was a terrorist attack...

...The Department of Defense’s standard for issuing the Purple Heart has been stated as follows: “the Purple Heart is awarded to Servicemembers who are killed or wounded and require treatment by a medical officer, in action against the enemy of the United States; as the result of an act of any hostile foreign force; or as the result of an international terrorist attack against the United States.”
Even following this open court admission, Obama and his Department of Defense still will not give the victims of this terrorist attack the Purple Heart."

NAACP says rodeo clown who mocked Obama committed 'hate crime'

The rodeo clown at the Missouri state fair who donned a mask of President Obama and mocked about a bull running him over is guilty of a hate crime, the head of the state’s NAACP chapter said in a radio show late Thursday.

GOP votes to bar CNN, NBC from hosting primary debates

The Republican National Committee voted Friday to bar NBC and CNN from sponsoring GOP primary debates in the 2016 election, ramping up pressure to stop the networks

from running programs focused on Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Poll: 44%, Support Legalizing Marijuana, 42% Do Not

Americans are still divided on whether or not to legalize marijuana, but most think it should be up to the states to decide, not the federal government.

Read more: 44% Support Legalizing Marijuana, 42% Do Not - Rasmussen Reports™

Obamacare ‘Fix’ May Fund Abortion Coverage for Hill Staffers

Report: Obamacare A ‘Dream Come True’ for Con Artists

NSA Broke Privacy Rules Thousands of Times per Year: Report

Union Dispute Costing California Hundreds of Millions

Taxation without representation: Obama plans to hike phone taxes by declaration, without approval of Congress

It's taxation without representation.

Unwilling to ask Congress for extra funds to pay for high-speed Internet connections in schools, President Obama is instead looking to tack yet another charge on cellphones through the Federal Communications Commission.

The new program, called ConnectED, would expand an existing school-wiring effort and cost each cellphone user about $5 a year, said White House officials.

Read more...

Obama's Economic Approval Slips to 35%

Despite President Barack Obama's renewed focus on the nation's economy this summer, he scores worse with Americans on the economy than he did in June. His approval rating on the issue, now 35%, is down seven percentage points, and his ratings on taxes and the federal budget deficit are each down five points. During the same period, his overall approval rating is down three points...

Obama's Economic Approval Slips to 35%

Jacob Sullum Asks Why Obama Does Not Use His Clemency Power to Remedy the 'Draconian' Drug Sentences Decried by His Attorney General

We Agree With Steve Stockman: Defund Obamacare and Give the Clown a Break

We Agree With Steve Stockman: Defund Obamacare and Give the Clown a Break | ConservativeHQ.com

Stockman invites Missouri rodeo clown to perform in Texas

Liberals want to bronco bust dissent, create a state of fear

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman Wednesday invited the rodeo clowns who performed at the Missouri State Fair, and were banned or ordered into “sensitivity training” when one clown mocked President Barack Obama, to perform at a rodeo in Texas’ 36th District.

Fair officials did not reveal the clown’s identity.

“Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if its speech they don’t agree with,” said Stockman, “From Molly Ivins to Louie Gohmert and every opinion between Texans value free and open political speech. I’m sure any rodeo in Texas would be proud to have performers.”

“Disagreeing with speech is one thing. Banning it and ordering citizens into reeducation classes for mocking a liberal leader is another,” said Stockman. “Liberals have targeted this man for personal destruction to create a climate of fear.”

“The liberal reaction is straight out of Alinsky. They want to crush dissent by isolating and polarizing anyone who questions Obama, even if it’s a rodeo clown with a harmless gag,” said Stockman. “The idea to create a state of fear and make people afraid to trivialize Obama. No one tried to personally destroy the rodeo clown who wore a George H.W. Bush mask.”

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