Saudi-funded textbooks being used in America’s K-12 classrooms.

Teaching, among other things, that Jesus was a “Palestinian,” the state of Israel never existed, and that the Muslims discovered America before Columbus. At this rate, perhaps even Saudi grade-school textbooks, complete with jihadi and dhimmi declarations, will come to instruct American school-children.

VIDEO:  ” I am America ” – Krista Branch

Late Night with the Obamas Episode #2

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Never Ever Give Up In Life Video ~ Derek Redmond 1992 Olympics

President’s website gets new domain, to go online Monday?

Preparations peaked Sunday for the new website of the Office of the President, with a new domain name and a clock counting down the hours to its formal launching.

Visitors logging on to the Office of the President website, www.op.gov.ph., were redirected to a new domain name, www.president.gov.ph.

The redirected website features a clock counting down the hours to the launching.

As Of  of 3 p.m., the countdown read 21 more hours before launch, indicating the new website will be activated at noon of Monday.

On the other hand, the government portal, www.gov.ph, was offline as of 3 p.m. Sunday.

Last week, Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma said the Office of the President website would be launched this week.

President Benigno Aquino III has yet to make his presence felt online since assuming the presidency last June 30.

Since July 26, the Office of the President website as well as the government portal would redirect to the site of the Official Gazette. – KBK, GMANews.TV

SOURCE: gmanews.tv

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Might Be Old (2007) ~ But Its A Great One

“Shut up! You Can’t Sing the National Anthem Here!”?

Take heed, America.

The next time you visit Washington, D.C., feel free to stand in awe of the monuments to our greatest leaders, but do not — DO NOT — sing the National Anthem at the Lincoln Memorial.  It turns out that doing so is a violation of federal law.

A group of high school students from around the country learned that lesson the hard way on June 25 when they sang the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Lincoln Memorial. A United States Park Police officer told them to pipe down because their singing was considered an illegal demonstration, as Fox News reports. The students, who are members of the Young America’s Foundation, were visiting the city for a conservative leadership conference.

What law, exactly, was being violated? According to Fox News:

U.S. Park Police confirmed that the students were in violation of federal law and their impromptu performance constituted a demonstration in an area that must remain ‘completely content neutral.’”

Evan Gassman, who was one of the attendees, says of the episode:

This is a perfect example of political correctness run amuck. I would hope that displays of patriotism would be encouraged, not censored.

Park police say the students would have been in the clear if they sang 25 steps from where they were standing. Keep that in mind the next time you want to celebrate what America means to you in our nation’s capital.

Source: The Foundry

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“Barack”  ~ “Nancy”  ~ “Harry”

Glenn Becks: 8.28 Restoring AMERICA Honor Rally

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SB1070 Illegal alien supporters desecrate US Flag during National Anthem ?

Illegal Alien supporters bussed in from California. desecrate US and AZ flag in front of Arizona State Capitol during the singing of the National Anthem at a pro SB 1070 Rally

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Watch out for those “Crazy Tea Party MOBS!”….LOL

The ‘Hypocrisy” Of ALL this just plain INSANE!

No matter what views you have.or hold…

This story and video  will NOT make it on the air on any normal local news channel in any state….

Will NOT make it on MSNBC…and most likely not on CNN….

And will be on:  Page 27 of the “least read” section of the NY & Los Angeles Times!

WAKE UP AMERICA…. Word To Know And Understand Form This Day Forward: “DISCERNMENT”! Learn it ~ Practice? it ~ Think about it ALL the time!

Thanks for posting this: ” RightWingHouseWife“

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Peace To ALL!

Dan

Arizona Sheriff Targeted By The Juarez Cartel??

There are reports out of Arizona that the Juarez cartel is offering one million dollars for execution of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Arpaio, as you know is the often called the toughest Sheriff in the country.

According to various reports, the bounty was offered via text message that went out over the weekend in Phoenix.

Officials with the Sheriff’s Department in Maricopa County tells the NBC station in Phoenix that they do not know for sure whether the threat is really from the Juarez cartel but they do know that it was made from a cell phone in Mexico.  Story With Video Continues At:  ktsm.com

Scientist that doesn’t exist, writes about global warming

By: Stu Blog

He can’t exist if he doesn’t use An Inconvenient Truth as his bible…can he?  Yet, Dr. Roy Spencer, Ph.D., Climatologist, Chief Research Scientist at UAH, former senior scientist for climate studies at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, winner of the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, and winner of the American Meteorological Society Special Award—is actually a real person.  His AMS award was given for “developing a global, precise record of earth’s temperature from operational polar-orbiting satellites, fundamentally advancing our ability to monitor climate”—what does he possibly know about the climate? 

In a recent column for Fusion Magazine, I talked about the media’s shock when they found out that Glenn had a scientific basis for his skepticism on global warming. It wasn’t just Glenn saying “that flat earth can’t get ‘um warmer! Pass ‘em thuh gritz!”

If you’re looking for a quick read on some of the science behind global warming skepticism from a real scientist, Dr. Spencer has posted a great primer on his blog which includes this interesting tidbit:

12) Why Do Most Scientists Believe CO2 is Responsible for the Warming? Because (as they have told me) they can’t think of anything else that might have caused it. Significantly, it’s not that there is evidence nature can’t be the cause, but a lack of sufficiently accurate measurements to determine if nature is the cause. This is a hugely important distinction, and one the public and policymakers have been misled on by the IPCC.

The whole thing is worth a read—as is his most recent book.

Check it out you wacky right-wing deniers.

Come Meet Brigitte!!

Brigitte Gabriel to appear at events in three Washington state communities:

Lake Stevens ~ Tacoma  and Vancouver

Dear AMERICA,

It’s my privilege to invite you to a special ACT! for America event featuring Brigitte Gabriel, ACT! for America President. THREE EVENTS will be held in Washington state, and each is free and open to the public!

Here are the details:

Date: July 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

[Editor’s note: In our first email to you, we posted an obsolete address for the Tacoma event. Please make a note of the following correct address for your travel plans.]Date: July 26, 2010
Time: 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

Date: July 27, 2010
Time: 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

The events of the past several months have been a sobering wake-up call to America. Without question, the threats radical Islam and global jihad pose to America have increased.

Brigitte will discuss these threats to our safety and security, such as…

But even more important than this, Brigitte will spell out the strategies and tactics ACT! for America is employing to effectively fight back against these threats.

Brigitte’s message will be illuminating, at times disturbing and even shocking—but ultimately inspiring, empowering, and filled with hope!

You will hear first-hand how we can successfully roll back the tide of radical Islam…how we don’t have to live in fear or resign ourselves to the inevitability of the threats arrayed against us…and how we will prevail.

We will also be showing our high-quality production ACT! for America promotional video. This 13 minute video tells the story behind ACT! for America, how ACT! for America has become the largest national security grassroots organization in America, and how ACT! for America is rolling back the rising tide of radical Islam.

I also encourage you to email this to people you know who might be interested in attending. In 2008 we did an event like this in Indiana and one of our members in Oregon found out about it and emailed a friend in Indiana—who then brought 21 people to the event!!

We’re sending this email to all our members in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and California because we know, from prior experience, that many people are willing to travel to hear Brigitte speak and they forward announcements like these to people they know who live in the area.

I know those of you who have heard Brigitte will agree—you don’t want to miss this! It will be an event people will be talking about for a long time to come!

Invite your friends and come join us in Washington state. We look forward to seeing you on July 25^th, 26^th or 27^th.

Yours for the America we love,

ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam.

We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure.

The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website.

CRITICAL TIME IN RACE AGAINST HARRY REID

Dear Friend,

The next few weeks will determine whether Harry Reid is defeated or re-elected and, most likely, whether or not the Republican Party can win a Senate majority. We need your help URGENTLY to win this race.

Right now.

Please go to AmericansForNewLeadership.com and donate. Even if you have done so already, please give again.

To recap: Right after the primary earlier in June, Reid put a vicious negative ad on the air saying that Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee, wanted to “phase out” Social Security and Medicare. He used her own voice saying those words in his ad.

Sharron really had said that we need to “phase out” the method of funding Social Security and Medicare so that the Congress, led by Reid, cannot raid the funds to pay for their deficit spending as happens now. But Reid edited the clip to give a false impression.

And then Reid spent $1 million pushing this false charge on Nevada TV. (The average Nevadan saw the Reid attack ad about 25 times!!!).

As Churchill said, “A lie makes it halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on in the morning.”

Americans for New Leadership, a federal PAC, aired a rebuttal ad telling the truth and showing the full clip of Angle but has, so far, only been able to raise about $100,000 to run the ad. Another group, Citizens United, has come up with another $200,000 and will soon start running the ad. But we are still way, way behind the lie.

But this presents a wonderful opportunity. If we can show how Reid lied, then we can strip him of any credibility and make any new accusations that much less believable.

As a result of the Reid assault, he has been gaining in the polls. Right after the primary, Rasmussen had Angle ahead by 49-41. How it is only 46-43. Among women, Reid is way ahead.

We have to have more money to answer Reid’s ads!!!! Please donate right now and please give generously. Make your generosity proportionate to your animosity toward Reid!

Click here to donate

Thanks,

Dick Morris

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Americans For New Leadership may accept unlimited contributions from individuals. Contributions from federal government contractors, national banks, foreign nationals without permanent residency status (non-green card holders) and children under the age of 18 are prohibited. Federal law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in an election cycle.

AP:

Goldman to pay $550M to settle civil fraud charges

Goldman Sachs agrees to settle civil fraud charges with SEC for $550 million

Marcy Gordon and Daniel Wagner, AP Business Writers, On Thursday July 15, 2010, 10:21 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that the Wall Street giant misled buyers of mortgage-related investments.

The settlement was announced Thursday by the Securities and Exchange Commission hours after Congress gave final approval to the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression.

The deal calls for Goldman to pay a $535 million fine and $15 million in restitution of fees it collected. Of the total $550 million, $300 million will go to the government and $250 million goes to compensate two banks that lost money on their investments.

The penalty was the largest against a Wall Street firm in SEC history. But the settlement amounts to less than 5 percent of Goldman’s 2009 net income of $12.2 billion after payment of dividends to preferred shareholders — or a little more than two weeks of net income.  Story Continues At: AP

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Opinion Time

This Just reflects one persons opinion

Hi,

Moodys put a AAA rating on a Mortgage Investment Product Of GS… which was “FFF” Crap…

A 1st year mortgage associate at any mortgage brokerage … could tell you that it was NOTHING BUT JUNK…

Doing about 3 hours of  “Due Diligence”

That is where the REAL Sham is…

No AAA rating…NO Investment Product To sell….END OF STORY!!!!!

Product never makes it to the market…ie. ZERO Buyers or Investors.

SO NOW,

One would have to ASK HOW THIS WAS RATED AS A… “AAA” Mortgage Investment Product”?

SOMETHING SMELLS ~ AND IT IS NOT ME!

Tea Party time across the pond

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

This past weekend Americans celebrated a revolution that began with a tea party in Boston Harbor — and today’s Tea Party movement takes its inspiration from those early protests against the economic despotism of George III. So it is ironic that the first Tea Party government seems to have been formed in, of all places, London — and it is a Tory-led government no less.

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It seems that fiscal responsibility sells on both sides of the pond. Americans are yearning for leaders like Osborne who are willing to make these kinds of hard choices and end the fiscal recklessness in Washington. Polls show that Americans want candidates for Congress who support spending cuts and consider the national debt the greatest threat to our country, on par with the threat of terrorism. This is why President Obama is trying to recast himself as a champion of fiscal responsibility. Last week in Wisconsin, he declared “We’ve got to get this debt and our deficit under control.” This from the man who rammed an $877 billion stimulus bill and a $1 trillion government health-care bill through Congress. In just 17 months, Obama and the Democrats have increased the national debt by 23 percent, and have put the country on track for another decade of red ink. According to the Congressional Budget Office, before the year is out, the debt will account for 62 percent of the economy — the highest percentage since the end of World War II — and by 2020 it will reach 90 percent.

In other words, Obama and the Democrats are now creating the same mess for American taxpayers that Gordon Brown and Labor Party created for British taxpayers. The Tea Party movement has risen up to stop him. Two hundred and thirty-four years after we fought a bloody war for independence, Tories and Tea Partyers are finally united in common purpose. Who says bipartisanship is out of style?

Marc A. Thiessen is a visiting fellow with the American Enterprise Institute and the author of “Courting Disaster.” He writes a weekly column for http://washingtonpost.com.

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ARTICLE WITH MANY LINKS CONTINUES AT: Washington Post

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iraqsinconvenienttruth.com ~ OPINION

!. Governor Of AZ (2003 to 2009)

2. Did and said everything Janet Brewer is doing when she was Governor of AZ

3. Now, NAPOLITANO,,,Will NOT talk or respond to Janet Brewer At ALL

4. I do not think they have ever talked or/and NAPOLITANO has never respond to Any letters,phone calls  or emails from Brewer

5. YET Napolitano DID Everything “Brewer” Is doing…Agreed 1000% with “Brewer’s Views while she was Governor Of AZ

6. Now SHE is going along 1000% with…”The Obama Czar Socialist Lie Machine”…

7. Hypocrisy At Its Worst!

8. Janet NAPOLITANO is NOT REMOTELY Qualified For The JOB She Has… It is INSANE!

How she sleeps at night is beyond me…She sent emails, made phone calls as Governor Of AZ…Stating The Same EXACT Things As The Current Governor…now she acts like AZ is not even in America anymore…..

If the “Media” would DO THEIR JOB…this blatant Hypocrisy would be so disturbing to your average AMERICAN….SHE Would Be Already OUT!

Janet NAPOLITANO In Charge Of Homeland SECURITY FOR WHAT? 49 States IN THE USA?

She Should not be in charge of a PTA meeting at school with a total enrollment of 12 students!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Napolitano

Peace To The USA!

California Lawmakers Push for First-in-the-Nation State Boycott of Arizona

Dozens of California lawmakers are pushing to make their state the first in the nation to impose an across-the-board boycott on Arizona over its immigration law — though the state’s largest city just voted to selectively scale back its boycott after local lawmakers realized it could backfire.

The Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a resolution that would impose several restrictions against Arizona. The measure calls for California to issue a travel advisory on visits to its eastern neighbor, halt state investment there and urge Major League Baseball to reconsider letting the state host the 2011 All-Star Game.

Though dozens of cities and organizations have voiced their opposition to Arizona’s law by instituting bans on employee travel, canceling conventions in the state and threatening to pull contracts, California would be the first state to do so.

Sen. Gil Cedillo, a Democrat from Los Angeles who introduced the proposal, said the Arizona law “undermines fundamental civil rights and civil liberties.”

He said it poses a “special threat to people of color” who live and travel through Arizona.

Though Arizona officials argue that the boycotts do little to change policy and only hurt businesses and workers in the state, proponents of the policies say they passed them out of concern over racial profiling.

However, the Los Angeles City Council — one of the cities leading the charge against Arizona — just backed off part of its boycott because it didn’t want to cut ties with an Arizona-based company that operates enforcement cameras at Los Angeles intersections and generated $6 million for the city last year.

Story Continues At: FoxNews

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iraqsinconvenienttruth.com ~ Opinion:

We live in So California…

First The “Morons” in Los Angeles County do this…

Now These “Morons” Want The Whole State Of California To “Boycott AZ”?

If I were AZ… I would follow through and cut off the 25% of our Electricity we get from them…

Then I would cut off the Colorado River from us. ( visiting it…and getting water from it. )

I would not let a car with a CA license plate into AZ at ALL!… If California does this “Boycott”!

WHO the HELL is California to “Boycott” A LEGAL LAW OF Another State?

WE SHOULD BE “RESPECTING” THE LEGAL LAWS OF AZ ~ NOT “BOYCOTTING”

WE Feel Ashamed Of  OUR State…

This is INSANE!

Must Not Have Any “Maps” Of The United States In WI!

Liberal Democrat County Supervisor Peggy West of Milwaukee demonstrates her superior intellectual abilities.

Exhibitions, events for 60th anniversary of Korean War

By:  Jacco Zwetsloot
Korea.net ~  Staff Writer & Editor

At 4 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, June 25 1950, North Korea enacted its battle plan and launched a full-scale invasion across the 38th Parallel into South Korea. It had anticipated a popular uprising amongst the southerners who would welcome the communist forces, overthrow President Syngman Rhee and his government, and unite the whole Korean Peninsula under Kim Il Sung.
At first the push south went mostly as planned, although some spirited fighting by the ROK first infantry division in the northeast corridor delayed the northern advance for a day or more. While the army of North Korea was able to capture the southern capital by dawn of September 28 of the war, Pyongyang had not reckoned on South Korea receiving the support of the United Nations. Within a week, U.S. troops had engaged North Korean forces in Osan, and over the next few months, thousands more troops came to the peninsula from a total of 16 nations, with 5 more providing medical assistance, and others providing material support. The war is not yet fully over, as open hostilities ceased on July 23 1953 for an armistice, or ceasefire, but not a full truce, and no peace treaty was ever signed. You can read more about the development of the war, and the contribution of all those nations at the official website for the 60th anniversary of the start of the war.

This year marks 6 full decades since the beginning of that sad fratricidal war that pitted Koreans against Koreans and involved the fledgling United Nations in its first armed role. In South Korea it is known as the 6.25 War, meaning June 25th War, as historical events are often named for the date on which they occurred or began.
To mark this commemoration, the government of the Republic of Korea is holding an official event at Olympic Stadium in southern Seoul. One thousand veterans of the war and other VIPs have been invited from Korea and overseas to attend and be thanked for their efforts and sacrifices. Parts of the event will be broadcast live on television from 10 a.m. on KBS1. To read more about it, click here.

In September this year, a symposium will be held, to which 300 academics from around the world will be invited to give papers discussing the Korean War in terms of international diplomacy, society, culture and domestic politics, as well as exchanging views on how to further strengthen peace in the world. To learn more, click here.
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Korea will establish a monument for British forces in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan. Also, this Wednesday Korean Culture Minister Yu In-chon will open a joint photo exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Korea-United Kingdom military cooperation. That will be at the National Assembly Memorial Hall in Yeouido and will be open for public viewing.

The War Memorial in Yongsan (near Samgakji Station, for a map click here) commemorates Korea’s participation in all wars, not just the Korean War. But from May until November 30th this year, there is a Special Exhibition on the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War. It is being held on the first floor of the memorial in the special exhibition room. It deals with the war itself and postwar Korean history both chronologically and thematically, incorporating videos, pictures and participatory events. Tickets cost 5,000 won for adults, and it is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for Mondays when the museum is closed.
Also at the War Memorial, every Saturday and Sunday a docent from United States Forces Korea (USFK) will be leading tour groups and explaining the role of the United Nations in the Korean War. These tours are free of charge and take place four times a day – at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and at 2 and 3:30 p.m. The talks are given in English, but it is required to reserve a place in the tour group, so approach the front desk upon arrival at the museum and put your name(s) down for the next available one.
Not far from City Hall and Gwanghwamun intersection are three museums with special Korean War related exhibitions. As Korea.net reported last month, the Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae is showing some 70 photos taken by American war correspondent John Rich until June 30th. Entry is free and the photos and accompanying video footage is fascinating. Click here to see the location.
At the Seoul Museum of History from June 17 until August 8 there is a special exhibition titled “1950 Seoul: Risen from the Ashes.” It shows the drastic changes in the lives of Seoul and its citizens because of the devastating impact of the war (Seoul changed hands 4 times in less than the space of a year). For a map, click here. (This museum is open every day of the week except Mondays.)

Story Continues At: Korean War 6oth Anniversary

Welfare ATM cards being used in casinos doesn’t sit well with readers

When Times readers heard about Thursday’s front-page story by Jack Dolan that California welfare recipients can go to more than half of the state’s casinos and gaming rooms to get cash from state-issued EBT cards, they were royally flushed with anger, despite assurances from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that this practice will soon cease.

tocono asked: Why are these cards functional at ATMs anyway?  They should limit their use only to points-of purchase, and then only to grocery and discount clothing stores.  Why should they be able to convert food and clothing benefits into cash? Utterly ridiculous!!!!

beachgirl 61 said: The sooner it is blocked the better, too. It’s bad enough you can use the welfare cards at places like 7-11 to buy junk foods. They should be ONLY for proper grocery items in proper grocery stores!

Story Continues At: L.A. Times Blog