A Message From Lucianne
On the Track of Mammon
PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez
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Posted By:Hazymac, 12/17/2015 7:24:01 AM
Whoever said the key to solving any mystery was to “follow the money” was a genius. Foreign Policy noted in an article titled “The Billion Dollar Caliphate”, that ISIS was above all a multi-trillion dollar concern. “According to a 2014 Thomson Reuters study, the terrorist group has more than $2 trillion in assets under its control, with an annual income of $2.9 billion” largely stemming from taxation and oil. Earlier this year Graeme Wood, argued in the Atlantic that the West has misunderstood ISIS all along. “In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as ´not
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On the Track of Mammon
PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/17/2015 7:24:01
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Whoever said the key to solving any mystery was to “follow the money” was a genius. Foreign Policy noted in an article titled “The Billion Dollar Caliphate”, that ISIS was above all a multi-trillion dollar concern. “According to a 2014 Thomson Reuters study, the terrorist group has more than $2 trillion in assets under its control, with an annual income of $2.9 billion” largely stemming from taxation and oil. Earlier this year Graeme Wood, argued in the Atlantic that the West has misunderstood ISIS all along. “In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as ´not
Thinking About the Unthinkable
PowerLine, by John Hinderaker
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/16/2015 7:10:42
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It now seems fairly likely that Donald Trump will win the Republican presidential nomination. His success remains, to me, a puzzle. Watching him in the debate last night–I only caught the last portion–and in a post-debate interview, I thought he was a buffoon. His knowledge of the issues is almost non-existent, and I can’t tell whether he actually wants to be president, or is just campaigning as a lark. But the bigger problem with Trump, in my mind, isn’t that he is unqualified, it is that he isn’t a conservative. Rather, he is a populist. Trump almost glories in his inability
Debunking 5 Phony Statistics
Liberals Love To Toss Around
Townhall, by John Hawkins
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/15/2015 6:29:45
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Liberals are all about emotions, not facts. Since that’s the case, liberals do a terrible job of coming up with any sort of evidence to support their agenda. More often than not, when they do come up with a great statistic that’s repeated over and over, it’s fake. If you want some examples, here are five phony statistics you’ll regularly hear from liberals. 1) One in five college-age women have been raped. How do you create a “rape epidemic” that isn’t actually happening? Easy. You don’t ask women if they’ve been raped; you just expand the definition of rape so much that
A Policy of Expediency
PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/15/2015 8:46:46
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King Pyrrhus, who gave his name to the phrase for a poisoned triumph was said by Plutarch to have described his battle against the Romans in 279 BC in these terms: “that one other such victory would utterly undo him.” The outward show of strength by the international community at the Paris climate summit has temporarily taken the spotlight away from the genuine political crisis facing Europe, the United States and Saudi Arabia. It´s a crisis of credibility in the leadership of the political elites. The anti-migrant sentiment unleashed by the recent terror attacks in Paris was beaten back by the
Squandered resources on college education
Creators Syndicate, by Walter E. Williams
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/14/2015 10:42:41
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Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, “It’s time to drop the college-for-all crusade,” adding that “the college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness.” Richard Vedder, professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University, reports that “the U.S. Labor Department says the majority of new American jobs over the next decade do not need a college degree. We have a six-digit number of college-educated janitors in the U.S.” Vedder adds that there are “one-third of a million waiters and waitresses with college degrees.” More than one-third of currently working
Taking a Chance
PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/13/2015 12:51:28
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From the looks of things, the greatest enemy of the political elite isn´t ISIS, it´s Donald Trump. To understand how great of an annoyance he is, consider the fervor with which CNN commentator SE Cupp, worried by his wholesale destruction of the party´s messaging, argues it may be better to concede the 2016 presidential election to Hillary Clinton if it will save the Republicans from being damned by the Donald. Lose, if need be, only stop him. “Republicans [are] worried that Donald Trump … will decide to jump ship and run as an independent … If he does, he´ll most likely
On Guns, the White House’s
Cluelessness Is Staggering
PowerLine, by John Hinderaker
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/13/2015 12:32:10
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During Thursday’s press briefing, White House spokesman Josh Earnest was asked about the record sales of firearms on Black Friday, apparently in response to the San Bernardino murders. He responded that this fact is “ironic” and “tragic”: “Q. … And I just wonder if the President feels as if what’s happened may actually be giving motivation or momentum to gun rights advocates rather than his position. A. Well, I guess there is some evidence to indicate this — the FBI put out information a week or so ago that Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when many people go shopping, that they
The Not So Secret Plan
to Nominate Mitt Romney
PJ Media, by Michael van der Galien
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/12/2015 7:29:33
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Oh, that´s just great: “With Donald Trump’s ruinous domination of the Republican primary polls showing no signs of abating, top leaders in the GOP are reportedly now preparing for the possibility of a contentious brokered convention next year in Cleveland. If that happens, a small group of wealthy donors and die-hard loyalists close to Mitt Romney will be ready with a strategy to win him the nomination from the convention floor… Last month, the Washington Post noted, in a story about the Trump panic consuming the GOP establishment, that friends of Romney had “mapped out a strategy for a late entry to
The Washington Post
Denounces “Fringe News”
PowerLine, by John Hinderaker
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/12/2015 6:40:34
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In the Washington Post, Paul Farhi writes: “Thanks to Trump, fringe news enters the mainstream.” Farhi begins by describing Donald Trump’s interview with Alex Jones of InfoWars. I agree that Jones is a fringe character. But it turns out that in Farhi’s mind, “fringe” includes pretty much anyone he disagrees with. Many of Trump’s more controversial assertions since he declared for president have come from the murky swamp of right-wing, libertarian and flat-out paranoid sources that have proliferated and thrived as the Internet and social media have grown. No mention of the swamp of left-wing sources that have proliferated on the internet.
Sinatra: America’s definitive voice
Washington Post, by Harold Meyerson
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/12/2015 8:39:15
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When it comes to the birth of American geniuses, 1915 was a very good year. This year marks the centenary of Orson Welles, Arthur Miller, Saul Bellow and, today, the guy who gave eternal life to the Great American Songbook — Frank Sinatra. Bellow and Sinatra also have something in common more important and remarkable than their birth year, their affinity for fedoras, their decades-long political drift from left to right and their tempestuous personal lives. It wasn’t until 1953 that each found his voice. “The Adventures of Augie March,” the Bellow novel published that year, marks the real beginning of Bellow’s distinctive
Arm yourself to protect
against mass shootings,
some sheriffs telling public
Tampa Tribune, by Keith Morelli
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/11/2015 9:01:08
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TAMPA — With a backdrop of terrorism in California, mass shootings on college campuses and jihad in Paris, a handful of Florida sheriffs are urging citizens to arm themselves to be the first line of defense in such attacks. That has outraged gun control advocates, who say the public is in more – not less – danger when there are more guns are on the street. The debate between gun advocates and gun control supporters got new traction in recent days with some sheriffs suggesting more citizens should carry guns to protect themselves and others in case of terrorist attacks or mass
The American Reboot
PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez
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Posted By: Hazymac– 12/10/2015 6:10:02
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A specter is haunting politics. Barbara Streisand told the Hollywood Reporter “‘this can’t be happening,’ … in disbelief about the ascendant candidacy of Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump.” The same goes for Mark Zuckerberg who received a Facebook “friend” from Recep Erdogan. (Snip) There´s no denying something´s got the GOP frontrunners spooked. “Speaking to a small crowd at a New York City fundraiser, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) questioned whether Donald Trump has the “judgment” to be commander in chief and said that he would not be comfortable with Trump having his ´finger on the button.´” Nor is it only
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Rubio Explains to Trump
What The Nuclear Triad Is
Washington Free Beacon, by Daniel Bassali
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Posted By: StormCnter– 12/16/2015 4:40:00 AM
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When Donald Trump could not answer Hugh Hewitt’s question on the nuclear triad during the fifth GOP debate Tuesday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) was kind enough to take the time to explain what the nuclear triad was to him and any other Americans who may not have known. Trump was asked to offer his opinion on which leg of the nuclear triad, decried by many as outdated, he believed was most crucial to update. The Republican frontrunner did not appear to understand the topic. In his original answer, Trump said it was important to have a strong leader with sound
No Christmas presents for
the first daughters
Washington Examiner (DC), by Anna Giaritelli
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Posted By: JoniTx– 12/15/2015 5:26:20 PM
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First daughters Malia and Sasha Obama won´t have any gift-wrapped presents under the Christmas tree this year, but that shouldn´t be a problem. “They don´t want me to waste my energy picking out something they don´t want so it´ll just be the money,” first lady Michelle Obama told a patient at Children´s National Medical Center Monday when asked what she was giving her family. She also divulged what the president will find under the tree. “He´s going to get some workout stuff. It´s not going to be very interesting this year, honey. Sorry,” said the first lady, according to press
Here´s the Rundown on Last
Night´s Republican Debate
American Thinker, by C. Edmund Wright
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Posted By: Desert Fox– 12/16/2015 5:37:12 AM
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Man, I´m slap worn out. I realize that after the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, national security and foreign policy were the appropriate themes of this debate, but almost three hours of it made for root canal and repetitive TV. Normally in the so-called “foreign policy” debates, there is still a good bit of discussion about what always ultimately decides these elections – the economy – but not last night. It was all foreign policy all the time, and that played to the advantage of Donald Trump for a couple of reasons. One is that nothing in the race changed
Chris Matthews When Asked If He Still
Has a ‘Thrill’ Up His Leg: ‘Go to Hell’
Mediaite, by Alex Griswold
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Posted By: JoniTx– 12/16/2015 12:34:21 AM
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews was less than amused when a staffer for the conservative Media Research Center approached him before the CNN Republican debate asking if he still had a “thrill up his leg.” In 2008, Matthews famously said that he felt a “thrill up his leg” while covering then-Senator Barack Obama. Matthews’ open enthusiasm for the candidate was widely mocked, and contributed to the decision by MSNBC to pull him and Keith Olbermann from anchorage of political events. Flash forward to 2015, when that famous quote was thrown at the MSNBC host again. “I’m with the Media Research Center,
With A Beard, Paul Ryan Exudes Manliness
The Federalist, by Nicole Russell
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Posted By: MissMolly– 12/15/2015 4:12:41 PM
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Love his politics or hate him, many women—and surely some men—swoon over the dashing good looks of House Speaker Paul Ryan. What with those blue eyes, dark hair, and famous P9 abs, he inspires an entire Tumblr account—“Hey Girl, It’s Paul Ryan.” He kicked up the lovefest another notch when he announced on Twitter and Instagram that he’s first speaker to sport a beard in 100 years. The New York Post said Ryan now “looks less like a frat boy you’d pick a fight with and more like a top dog.” In response, women went gaga, and men such as National
Carolyn Walker-Diallo, Muslim judge,
sworn in on Koran in Brooklyn
New York Daily News, by Leonard Greene
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Posted By: JoElla Bee– 12/16/2015 10:58:57 AM
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A routine municipal ceremony has become seeped in controversy after a Brooklyn Civil Court judge was sworn in using a Koran. Carolyn Walker-Diallo, who was elected last month in Brooklyn’s 7th Municipal District, took her oath of office Thursday using the holy book of Islam as a testament to her Muslim faith. The swearing-in session went off without a hitch, but after attendees posted video of the ceremony to social media, the backlash became so severe that some of Walker-Diallo’s supporters became concerned for her safety. “Sickening,” one Facebook user posted in response to the video. “Is this America or
Thanks to right-wing deniers, schools
still sow seeds of doubt over climate change
Dallas Morning News, by Jonathan Zimmerman
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Posted By: NorthernDog– 12/15/2015 8:31:23 PM
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Last Saturday, delegates from 195 countries signed a historic pact on human-made climate change. Following two weeks of debate in a Paris suburb, they agreed to lower their planet-warming pollution and to establish international monitoring and reporting of it. But in many American classrooms, students are debating whether pollution warms the planet at all. According to a recent survey by the National Center for Science Education, 40 percent of teachers present human-made climate change as “controversial.” That’s the result of a concerted effort by right-wing activists to raise specious questions about established science. And it harms the effort to teach
Where Did All the Money Shaun
King Raised for Black Lives Go?
Daily Beast, by Goldie Taylor
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Posted By: MissMolly– 12/16/2015 4:26:57 AM
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The most prominent face of the movement needs to explain how he spent millions he raised for causes from Haiti to racial justice across America. Shaun King is very good at raising money in support of black lives and—one of those lives might be his own. King, one of the most visible faces of the Black Lives Matter movement and no stranger to controversy, is now beating back accusations that he has misappropriated or mismanaged charitable funds. King collected millions of dollars for everyone from Haitian orphans to the families of black men and children killed by police across America. Some of that
Tuesday’s GOP debate was Jeb
Bush’s last stand, and he failed
Washington Post, by Hugh Downie
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Posted By: earlybird– 12/16/2015 10:49:13 AM
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It wasn’t supposed to go like this. When Jeb Bush announced a exploratory committee for the 2016 Republican primary exactly one year ago Wednesday, the plan was simple: Keep Mitt Romney out of the race, lock up the establishment money early and ride Bush’s experience as Florida governor and a big war chest to victory. And for a little while, the plan almost worked. Bush became the front-runner, and though his lead wasn’t as strong as his campaign might have liked, he seemed to have locked up the big donors and maintained a steady share in the polls. Then Donald
Obama will travel to San Bernardino
to mourn victims of massacre
Los Angeles Times, by Michael A. Memoli
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Posted By: PageTurner– 12/16/2015 1:53:23 PM
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President Obama will travel to San Bernardino on Friday to join in mourning the 14 victims of the Dec. 2 mass shooting that he has called an act of terrorism, the White House said Wednesday. Obama’s visit to Southern California was added to his previously scheduled trip to Hawaii, where he and the first family will celebrate Christmas, as has been their tradition during his presidency. During his San Bernardino stop, Obama will visit privately with families of victims, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Further details of the president´s visit were not disclosed. White House officials have previously said
Hillary Says Relatives of
Benghazi Heroes Are Liars
Cybercast News Service, by L. Brent Bozell III
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Posted By: JoniTx– 12/16/2015 2:35:32 PM
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Our news media are so overwhelmingly obsequious to the Democrats that Hillary Clinton can imply the relatives of the Americans killed in Benghazi are liars on national TV, and no one in the press blinks an eye or finds it newsworthy. ABC is about to host another one of those hide-and-seek Saturday night Democrat debates. There is something very ironic here: It was on this network where she made that outrageous statement. Clinton lied to her former employee (and donor) George Stephanopoulos on his ABC program “This Week” on Dec. 6. In his toughest question of the day, George told
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