Saturday Shorts – 12-6-14

Posted on December 6, 2014

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Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Revealed: the full scale of Mexico’s ‘disappearances’ ~ Dozens of Mexicans go missing every week as cartels wage their bloody battles and corruption takes its toll (Over 5000 this year alone!). Which begs the question: how in the world did all those illegal children from Central America make it through Mexico’s drug-war zone?
 
Minnesota Plans To Eliminate Gender Distinctions For High School Sports ~

The MSHSL (Minnesota State High School League) decides policy for all extracurricular activities in public, private, religious, and home schools. It’s currently in the process of outlawing all sex distinctions in high-school sports. On December 4, it plans to install an athletic policy granting transgender students the choice to play on either boys’ or girls’ teams.
 
In this scheme, there would be no accounting for sex differences in high school sports on the field or in locker rooms, bathrooms, and hotel rooms. It forbids any camaraderie rooted in the biological reality of one’s sex, or any consideration of the reality of the opposite sex. In fact, to affirm that reality would basically be a crime.

I fear that the country’s collective sanity is hanging by a thread here…
 
The Mike Brown PBS “Lie Chart” – The False PBS Claims Deconstructed Visually ~ Someone spent a really long time correcting all the facts that PBS played fast and loose with, and assembling them in a graphic format.Impressive. Now if only the drones would take just a minute to discover the truth.

 
Franklin Graham: The War on Christmas Is a War on Christ ~

The war on Christmas is a war on Christ and His followers. It’s the hatred of our culture for the exclusive claims that Christ made: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).

Yes. Unfortunately, our society has less and less tolerance for transcendent Truth.
 
Jordan’s King Abdullah: Battling ISIS Is ‘Our Third World War’ ~ Wow! A voice of refreshing sanity in the Middle East ~

Speaking to “CBS This Morning,” Abdullah stated that ISIS is a Muslim problem that they need to take ownership of […]
 
“We need to stand up and say what is right and what is wrong. This is no reflection of our religion. This is evil and all of us have got to make that decision,” Abdullah, who is in Washington to meet with President Barack Obama, said. “We have to stand up and say this is the line that is drawn in the sand and those that believe in right should stand on this side and those that don’t have to make a decision should stand on the other. It’s clearly a fight between good and evil. I think it’s a generational fight.

(Sadly, the King’s probably now a dead-man-walking)

 
Newly Designated Nevada GOP Majority Leader: We’re Here to ‘Get our Gun Rights Back’ ~ Whoa! Here’s one rep who actually got the message of the mid-term election – and isn’t afraid to act on it!

Newly designated Assembly Majority Leader Michele Fiore (R-Las Vegas) says Republicans were elected to the majority to defeat liberalism and that includes doing what has to be done to recover gun rights in Nevada.

 
It’s Possible to Love a Child Without Loving His Sin ~ We’re all sinners. Don’t fall for the phony “hater” label ~

It would be grossly irresponsible of a parent to allow self-destructive behavior in a child to go unchallenged. It is a shallow understanding of love that says love requires acceptance and approval of dangerous and harmful behavior.

 
Sojourners in Exile at Thanksgiving ~ A timely reminder from OnePeter5 that we Christians are on a shared pilgrimage ~

As we gather with family and friends this year to celebrate (Thanksgiving and) Christimas, may we remember that we are all sojourners in exile and that our true home is heaven.

 
White House Says We’ve Made ‘Historical Progress’ on $18 Trillion Debt ~ The debt escalation under President Barack Hussein Obama is CRIMINAL. (No matter how Josh (NOT)Earnest tries to spin it!)
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RINO Christmas Sweater – the ugly truth

Posted on December 6, 2014

Update 12-13-14: Ben Shapiro (Truth Revolt) explains the real reason establishment Republicans aren’t using the power of the purse to stop Barack Obama’s executive amnesty in this short VIDEO.
[Hint: the cartoon is the short and sweet version]
 
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Most “transparent administration ever” refuses to release damning documents

Posted on December 5, 2014

The IRS scandal hasn’t magically gone away, even thought the mainstream media pretends so. In fact now we’re learning (from the new media) that President Obama’s fingerprints are all over this ugly abuse of power. As FrontPage Mag reports ~

More proof has emerged that President Obama is using the IRS as a weapon against his perceived enemies as the administration abruptly canceled the release of 2,500 damning documents reportedly showing that the IRS illegally shared taxpayer files with the White House.
 
The existence of the documents is yet more proof that Obama maintains an extensive enemies’ list and that he treats the IRS as his personal plaything while he closely collaborates with senior IRS officials who have practically taken up residence with him in the White House.
 
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To Obama, the IRS is an instrument of political repression and taxpayer terror. Although it isn’t exactly breaking news that Obama is doing Machiavellian things with the IRS that the nearly-impeached President Nixon only fantasized about doing, hard documentary evidence of wrongdoing has been slow in coming.

 

FrontPage briefly summarizes this disgraceful IRS abuse ~

With Lerner taking the lead, Obama’s IRS targeted conservative “social welfare” nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status under section 501c4 of the Internal Revenue Code. Evidence establishes that hundreds of groups affiliated with the Tea Party movement were bullied and intimidated from engaging in constitutionally protected political activism. The IRS also subjected conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status to heightened scrutiny, harassment, and extended processing delays that may have hindered their activities during previous election cycles.

 
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And now the White House merely doubles-down on deceit and deception ~

But now the Obama administration, which barely acknowledges the historic electoral whooping it received last month, has placed the 2,500 documents that are apparently not related to Lerner’s escapades in limbo as it hides behind privacy laws that are supposed to protect taxpayers, as opposed to corrupt government officials.

 

Since the media – and the French Republicans – will never hold the O’Ministration accountable, the lies just become bigger and bolder.
 

“I can tell you that, as a rule, that the Obama administration
has been very rigorous in following all of the rules and regulations
that govern proper communication between Treasury officials and
White House officials and the Internal Revenue Service.”
 
~ Josh (NOT)Earnest, White House Press Propaganda Secretary
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This IRS scandal is Watergate on steroids. If Barack Obama were Richard Nixon he would have been impeached last year – not reelected.
 
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Related:
A White House Connection in the IRS Scandal? ~

If true that the White House was seeking and obtained confidential taxpayer information from the IRS in stunning violation of federal law, it would further explode an already burgeoning IRS scandal.
 
The IRS cannot be allowed to be the political enforcement wing of the Obama Administration.

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The World’s War on Christendom – Latest Dispatch from the Front

Posted on December 4, 2014

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This latest video from Open Doors takes a look at the continuing persecution of Christians worldwide. While the malcontents in this country continue their angry rant against law enforcement, hundreds are being murdered in Asia and Africa for their faith in Jesus Christ. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get our priorities straight?

 

Post by Open Doors USA.

 
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If you’re interested in year-end charitable giving, Open Doors is a wonderful organization you might consider. They’ve been fearlessly spreading the gospel and assisting persecuted believers for almost 60 years.

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“Right to Bully” undermines Freedom of Religion

Posted on December 3, 2014

Michigan’s House of Representatives, despite being significantly red (Republican), is determined to join other Leftist thought-police states and create a new 21st century class of protected persons out of whole cloth. Proposed amendments to the existing Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act would essentially amount to giving LGBTQ individuals a constitutional right to bully others. As Citizens for Traditional Values explains ~

All one needs to do is look at other states that have passed similar legislation to see what will be coming to Michigan. Christian business owners in Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, New York, Colorado, and other states are facing fines, legal action, and potentially the loss of their businesses, all for simply exercising their religious freedom and rights of conscience.

 
I wanted my Representative, Democrat Vicki Barnett (who of course thinks that legislation forcing a large segment of Michigan’s population to violate their religious consciences is a wonderfully progressive idea), to know my position on these totalitarian proposals ~

Dear Rep. Barnett,
 
I realize we’re no longer living in a representative republic, but please allow me this one fleeting appeal regarding the proposed expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
 
The House bills under consideration by the House Commerce Committee appear to be nothing more than an attempt to force compliance with a particular belief system. This legislation would simply create a newly privileged class of citizens at the expense of others’ freedoms.
 
The proposed amendments wouldn’t even expand the existing rights of LGBTQ individuals. Instead they would grant a new “right” to bully others, while denying long-established religious and free speech rights to the majority.
 
Furthermore, the proposed legislation is totally inconsistent with the rule of law and our fundamental principle of good government. There has been no demonstrable need for these amendments beyond the furthering of a political agenda.
 
While I still have a tenuous right to free speech, I want to go on record as being strongly opposed to these proposed amendments.
 
Regards,
Designs on the Truth

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The Value of a Single Life…

Posted on December 1, 2014

Here’s a powerful, just-released short film that compels the viewer to question the harsh reality behind each abortion; imagine the potential-hope-promise that’s extinguished every time a life is snuffed out in the womb…

 

Mitosis tells the story of a young doctor, who after making a promise to a childhood friend, sets out to find a cure for cancer. The film, from Victoria’s company Expressionistic Studios, was released on YouTube this week and promises to shine a light on the magnitude of damage each and every abortion could have on the world.

Source: LifeNews.com

 
Note: the story begins at a particular point in time – then jumps to the future and flows backwards. (I only mention it because it took me a few scenes to catch on :mrgreen: )

Video via LifeNews.com

 

Since sex education is required in every public school these days, screening of this little film should be as well ~

As young people, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, society’s popular opinion on the sanctity of life is directly affecting our lives in huge ways. Just thinking about how profoundly different our world would be if the millions of lives lost were present is mind boggling!

~ 18-year-old director Hannah Victoria

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1st Sunday in Advent

Posted on November 30, 2014

Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which Thy Son, Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;
that in the last day, when He shall come again in His glorious Majesty, to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal;
through Him who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. ~ Amen

 

(The Book of Common Prayer)

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Saturday Shorts – 11-29-14

Posted on November 29, 2014

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Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Sheriff Clarke ~ Irresponsible Groups Descended on Ferguson MO Like Vultures on a Roadside Carcass ~ Great clip from a speech given by a Wisconsin sheriff a couple weeks ago. As a man who was honored in 2013 for “demonstrating true leadership and courage. . . staying true to his oath, true to his badge, and true to the people he has promised to serve and protect,” Sheriff Clarke sure has Eric Holder’s number. And he doesn’t like it one bit!

 
Ferguson—Michael Brown Got Justice ~ Excellent analysis. Required reading for anyone who wants to understand what “Ferguson” is really all about.

 
Dave Muscato of American Atheists Proclaims He Is a Girl ~ 😯 Beyond lunacy ~

If they were not so willfully pernicious, you would have to feel sorry for moonbats. Many of them are seriously troubled. The more militant they are in their moonbattery, the more likely they are to suffer from severe psychiatric issues. For example, Dave Muscato, Public Relations Director for the obnoxiously anti-Christian outfit American Atheists, has decided to change his name to Danielle and pretend he is a girl. From his official announcement: […]
 
Why are we letting people like this take our culture away from us?

Two words: moral relativity.

 
Erdogan (Turkish president): “Of course women aren’t equal to men” ~ Yes, and of course Turkey (an incubator for ISIS) is fast becoming another radically Islamic nation. Stay tuned for indignant outrage from western feminists…

 
Detroit archbishop bars pro-gay New Ways Ministry from speaking at parish ~ Thank God. And thank you Archbishop Vigneron for your fidelity to God’s word.

 
Reminder #43: Obama Really Doesn’t Believe that America has a Right to Exist ~ Daniel Greenfield notes how the president’s twisted belief system has evolved from his cock-eyed view of history.

 
I was wrong about Black Thanksgiving: The Unbridled Spirit of Mammon ~

Listen, people. It’s not acceptable to binge shop. It’s not right to submit yourself to an orgy of mammon worship. It’s wickedness. Sure, I know I’m sounding like Billy Sunday preaching against the evils of alcohol, but that doesn’t make binge drinking good, and it doesn’t make me wrong about this.

[Not to mention, Black Friday may be more hazardous to your physical health than running with the bulls in Pamplona!]

 
Great! You elected some conservative politicians. Too bad it barely matters ~ Jonathon van Maren, at LifeSite News, reviews Mark Steyn’s latest book “The [Un]documented Mark Steyn (Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned)”. We can’t save the country if we lose the battle for the culture.
 
Why Do Leftist Liberals Love to Mislead? ~ Michael Youssef on Grubergate, and deceiving the American people through deliberate misuse of the language ~

As with Mr. Gruber, most liberals — whether they’re from mainline denominations or liberal evangelical churches, or from the political sphere— believe that the average American is stupid.
 
As they view their world through that prism, they naturally use words and proclamations that are designed to mislead and sucker the poor saps.

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 27, 2014

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An Illustrated Tale of Two Protest Movements

Posted on November 26, 2014

One group peacefully assembles to petition their government for a redress of grievances…
 
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(A right – by the way – specifically granted in the First Amendment)
 
This rally (close to a million people) was so peaceful the cops were practically napping ~
 
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The other group decides that their right to protest includes rioting, looting, and the violent destruction of their fellow citizens’ property…
 

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Anyone who can’t see the clear delineation of good and evil between these two groups – and obviously the mainstream media is unable to make that distinction – is at best, adrift in a sea of moral relativity. And at worst, part of the evil.

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Mystery Solved: Global Warming Caused by Federal Funding

Posted on November 25, 2014

Here’s a very instructive video featuring Patrick Michaels, director of the Center for the Study of Science at the CATO Institute. This is the the keynote address he gave last July at the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change, a gathering of scientists, researchers and educators who share a profound skepticism about man-made climate change.

 
If you can spare 21 minutes, you’ll learn EVERYTHING you need to know about the hoax known as “global warming” ~
 

 
Turns out, as Michaels explains, President Eisenhower actually predicted this politicization – and subsequent degradation – of science… ~

Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a a substitute for intellectual curiosity…
 
(We must be alert to the) danger that public policy itself could become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
 
The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded.
 

~ From D.W. Eisenhower’s farewell address (in which he also warned of the military-industrial complex)

 

It took almost six decades, but we’re right about where “Ike” warned we’d be; “We are destroying science with federal money.” Scientists in academia are no longer being paid to think. They’re being paid to produce propaganda for the federal government. It’s all a huge nefarious scam to control the serfs.

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Related:

Here’s one developing nation with the good sense not to buy the “settled science” propaganda: India Puts Its Poor Ahead of Pointless CO2 Cuts.

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Whack-a-Drone #23

Posted on November 24, 2014

Here is another cogent, concise and convincing
example of the rightness of Conservatism.
Whack your favorite drone(s) with the TRUTH:

[There’s a high probability it won’t penetrate their thick
armor of denial – but hey, it’s worth a shot.]

 
 

#Grubergate
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t know who he is (but then she didn’t know what was in the Affordable Care Act until they passed it). And the president really can’t remember… He’s just “some advisor” who “had no reflection on the actual process.”
 

So who exactly is Jonathan Gruber? Here’s the scaled-down version for those with short little attention spans (aka “drones”) ~

 

 
When the definitive history of ObamaCare is written, some of this guy’s statements are destined to become classic Gruberisms ~

“This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure the CBO did not score the mandate as taxes.”
 
“Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage.”

 
“… so that passed cause the American voters are too stupid to understand the difference.”

 
Sadly, considering the lack of outrage from the public over these Gruber revalations, it seems that last comment is proving to be all too true.
 

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Related:
How much did you pay Jonathan Gruber to lie to you? Millions. The money is piling up ~ There are BIG bucks to be made in deceiving the masses.

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