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It is desirable to state-with-precision a reasonable perspective on the points made [exhaustively] via

recent Blast e-mails. First, down-the-street from the home in which I grew up, a Hotel plan for Elkins
Estate advanced [at the site of the old Dominican Retreat]. Second, it has been alleged that SENATE
REPUBLICANS MAY HAVE PUSHED TOO HARD TO STEER FUNDING TO A LONG NYQUIST CLIENT [although
I remain uneducated as to what impact this lobbying-firm has had on major Harrisburg issues, such as
Pension-Reform]. Third, Sestak said the VA has flaws, but it, not Congress, has been there for vets
[showing why he is so out-of-touch that he wont be the Dem-nominee against Toomey]. Fourth, Penn
State appealed to keep ag-ballots secret in disputed trustee election [showing why the Sandusky-issue
remains a potential-problem for Corbett, notwithstanding the KEYSTONE REPORT POLL SHOWING
CORBETT NARROWING-IN ON OPPONENTS LEAD]. Fifth, of overwhelming and urgent importance is the
fact that ISIL is Seizing Key Facilities in Iraq and Syria, as the World Ignores the Christian Exodus from the
Islamic World. Sixth, Ryan Howard led Phillies to win over Houston in 15 innings [suggesting a benching
may prove beneficial]. Seventh, the WSJ/NBC Poll showed Obama Approval Hit 40%, an All-Time Low
[and it couldnt have happened to a nicer guy!].

In general, GOP primary-results were OK.

Kansas Sen. Pat ROBERTS, aided by national Republican forces, beat back a tea party
challenger - effectively thwarting conservatives' last, best hope to topple an incumbent
GOP senator this year [pending a Mississippi recount]. With 95% of precincts reporting,
Roberts led Milton Wolf, 48% to 41%; Roberts' margin was narrower than recent polls
that had showed him crushing Wolf, a radiologist who has attacked the incumbent from
the right. But assuming Lamar Alexander prevails on Thursday in Tennessee, this will be
the first cycle since 2008 when no incumbent Republican senator lost renomination.
{Wolf showed signs he might have ended-up emulating Akin/Murdoch, noting the
impact of his weird internet-upload.}

Dave Trott, with widespread backing from establishment Republicans and an aggressive,
well-financed campaign, defeated U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, R-Milford, in Michigan's
11
th
Congressional District; Bentivolio, a former educator, National Guardsman and
reindeer rancher [who was 2012's so-called 'accidental congressman'] had been thrust
into the seat when former U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter abruptly resigned amid a scandal
involving fraudulent signatures on re-election petitions after the filing deadline.
{Bentivolio showed signs he might have ended-up emulating Akin/Murdoch, noting
the impact of his weird internet-upload.}

Kansas GOP Rep. Mike POMPEO easily repelled the man he succeeded in Congress,
former Rep. Todd Tiahrt, in the 4
th
Congressional District. With 52% of precincts
reporting, Pompeo led Tiahrt, 63% to 37%. Pompeo spent big and had the support of the
Club for Growth and the political action committee of Koch Industries which, like the
district, is based in Wichita. Tiahrt had relinquished the seat to mount an unsuccessful
Senate bid in 2010. {Thus, the more conservative candidate appears to have won.}

Rep. Tim HUELSKAMP claimed a narrow victory in the hard-fought 1
st
District
congressional race against Republican challenger Alan LaPolice. Huelskamp will face Jim
Sherow, a Kansas State University professor and former Manhattan mayor, in the
November election. Both candidates are conservative, but LaPolice pounded Huelskamp
over the congressman's dismissal from the influential House Agriculture Committee
after fighting with House Republican leaders and Huelskamp's opposition to a federal
farm bill. {This suggests he won after having adopted a fiscally-conservative posture
that even threatened farm subsidies!}

U.S. Rep. Justin AMASH's primary victory celebration quickly turned from appreciation
for his supporters to an attack on his GOP opponent and others who the two-term
congressman felt betrayed him: "Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community an
apology. You had the audacity to try to call me today after running a campaign that was
called 'the nastiest in the country.' I ran for office to stop people like you." {Still
unhappy with why he opposed funding Israels Iron Dome last week ("I support Iron
Dome, but we're supposed to offset all new spending with cuts elsewhere. Congress
did so with the border bill (which is for our own country), but not with the additional
Iron Dome funding. Our debt is approaching $18 trillion. Even our own defense
spending is offset, so this was a clear violation of our rules.").}

John 'Jay' Ashcroft, a lawyer and son of former governor [U.S. attorney general] and
U.S. Sen. John D. Ashcroft, defeated attorney Jack Spooner and physician Robb Hicks for
the Republican nomination for a State Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Lamping,
R-Ladue; he will face current Rep. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur.

Other national-news [compiled by Politico] seems c/w prior conclusions:

KIBBE TO LaTOURETTE: WHO YOU CALLING 'GRIFTER'? - In POLITICO Magazine, the
FreedomWorks responds to the former congressman's attack on the tea party: "I believe
this is what people in the psych biz call 'projection.' Former congressman, and current
transportation lobbyist, Steve LaTourette recently penned a column accusing the Tea
Party-of which I am a proud member-of 'lining its pockets while Republicans are actually
trying to get things done.' LaTourette is an established authority on the topic of lining
pockets in Washington, given that he has increased his personal wealth by 11,000
percent since 2004. The column, which sets up a ridiculous distinction between the
'grifting' and 'governing' wings of the Republican Party, is a rhetorical rant packed with
ad hominem attacks and Ronald Reagan name-drops, but lacking in any mention of the
Constitution or a solid policy agenda. Imagery without ideas. It's an out-of-touch
lobbyist charlatan's idea of what a libertarian populist is supposed to sound like. And as
a result, it reads about as authentic as Mitt Romney trying to sing 'Who Let the Dogs
Out'."

RAND VS. RAND. Rand Paul's future is being chased by Rand Paul's past. Followers of the
Kentucky senator have noticed shifts in the way the libertarian-leaning Republican and
likely 2016 contender has positioned himself on a variety of hot-button topics - from aid
to Israel to immigration to the Civil Rights Act. Indeed, Paul today sounds different than
the Paul who ran for Senate in 2010. While Paul is not the first politician to 'evolve' on
issues, the contrast in tone shows the differences between mounting an anti-
establishment senatorial bid in a fiercely red state and being taken seriously as his party
decides its next nominee for president. {This was illustrated last night during his chat
with Greta, when he claimed he never targeted funding Israel; this is technically true,
but he has consistently opposed support for Israels militaryhighly problematic.}

When a self-described 'Dreamer' immigration activist introduced herself to Paul and
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), Paul made a hasty exit, leaving his half-eaten hamburger on
his plate and visibly chewing as he stood up; he said [to Greta] that he was complying
with a media-request for an interview, but Politico predictably suggested "The moment
underscored the difficulty that Paul and any other Republican presidential aspirant will
face in building a diverse national coalition to win a general election, while also
incorporating the party's more extreme elements."

ETHANOL is EXPLOSIVE ISSUE FOR Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Ky.) in Iowa.
Both Republican senators have criticized federal subsidies for ethanol, which are
popular in Iowa, the state hosting the first Republican contest in the 2016 POTUS-race.
Iowa kingmakers in the party [such as Sen. Chuck Grassley] want the Republican
presidential nominee in 2016 to champion ethanol. That's a problem for Cruz and, to a
lesser extent, for Paul, who are both crisscrossing the state this week in advance of
possible campaigns for the presidency.

FEINSTEIN REJECTED REDACTIONS OF CIA 'TORTURE REPORT.' The key senator behind a
landmark congressional investigation into the CIA's use of torture rejected redactions
made by the Obama administration ahead of a planned public release of the politically
charged report. In the latest struggle between senator Dianne Feinstein [the California
Democrat who chairs the intelligence committee] and the CIA, Feinstein said she would
delay a heavily anticipated disclosure of portions of the report in an attempt to reverse
redactions that 'eliminate or obscure key facts that support the report's findings and
conclusions.' Another powerful senator and Obama ally, Carl Levin, the Michigan
Democrat who chairs the armed services committee and who spearheaded his own
investigation into US military torture, called the redactions 'totally unacceptable.'

Former Obama Aides [LaBolt and Gibbs] Broke With a Dem-Firm [and the American
Federation of Teachers] Over Anti-Teachers Union Project through their firm, The Incite
Agency; they support former CNN anchor Campbell Brown's fight against teacher
tenure. Gibbs and LaBolt had launched The Incite Agency in June 2013; it was housed
within New Partners, but had its own employees and clients. The partnership became
untenable and Gibbs refused to drop Brown as a client.

Levity: Before Hillary Clintons surprise appearance last night on "The Colbert Report,"
Stephen played audio of Clinton name-dropping the foreign leaders she met with as
Secretary. Then Hillary came out to chants of 'Hillary' from the audience. COLBERT:
'Hillary Clinton." HRC: 'NOW who's a name dropper, Stephen?' COLBERT: 'Oh, really?
Name dropper? That's not what my good friend Tom Hanks calls me when we're
hanging out at George Clooney's place.' HRC: 'Oh, I love George. I wish he could have
joined us when I had lunch with Meryl Streep and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.'
COLBERT: 'Oh, Rafi. He is such a cut-up, especially when we go camping with Oprah.'
HRC: 'O.' COLBERT: 'Does that surprise you?' HRC: 'No, 'O' is just what all her real friends
call Oprah.'

ILLEGAL ALIENS SUSPECTED IN BORDER PATROL AGENT'S DEATH [from Breitbart]

Regarding Gaza, I continued to blog in-favor of BB [Iran, Al Qaeda noted curbs on IDF vanquishing
Hamas, which now has core of a Palestinian army] as Israel reportedly 'initially accepted' 4 terms and
rejected 3 others in Palestinian paper [end offensive, lift blockade, grant fishing rights and release
prisoners]; the focus should be trained on ensuring Hamas cannot build rockets or dig tunnels with any
materiel that wouldnt be blockaded from Gaza. Netanyahu allegedly scared-off ministers to get Gaza
occupation off the table, as Ministers present at 'intimidation meeting' say they were told potential
long-term operation would cost hundreds of Israeli lives and billions of shekels [which seems on-point].
Meanwhile, Pastors [from 50 states plus D.C.] in Israel declared they Support Right to Defeat Hamas.

The Sacred War 2014 - The Sacred
War [Russian: Svyashchennaya Voyna, also known as ,
! "Arise, Great (Vast) Country!"] was one of the most
famous Soviet songs associated with the Second World War. It was written by request
of Joseph Stalin in 1941, shortly after the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet
Union. The music is by Aleksandr Aleksandrov, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble and
the music composer for the National Anthem of the Soviet Union. The lyrics are
by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. [lyrics]

Svyashennaya Voyna
Arise, great country,
Get up to mortal combat
With the dark fascist force
With a curse horde

Let noble fury
Effervescence, like a wave
The national war,
Jihad

Black wings do not dare
Home to over fly
Its spacious field
Do not dare to trample the enemy

Roll Back the stranglers
All righteous ideas
Rapists, robbers,
Afflict people

Rotten fascist scum
Paddock bullet in the forehead
Scum of humanity
Put together a strong coffin

Come to ache all the energy
All our heart, soul
For our dear land
For our great Union

As two different poles
In all, we are hostile
For light and peace we fight
They are for the kingdom of darkness

Reportly, Hamas gave-in to Egypts dictate According to Egyptian reports, the cease-fire negotiations
now taking place in Cairo will see Hamas give in to Egyptian demands. ["Hamas suffered a blow to its
military, both its rockets and its tunnels, and (Hamas officials) arrived in Cairo to find none of their
demands on the agenda," one diplomatic official said.] This prompted Ted Belman to report he had been
told BB has two red-lines. 1) don't allow the peace process to be linked to the ceasefire negotiations,
and 2) don't allow any rebuilding until demilitarization is agreed to. It seems events are evolving well!

For example, if indeed Israel reportedly 'initially accepted' four terms in the Palestinian
paper [end offensive, lift blockade, grant fishing rights and release prisoners], it would
seem they arent crucial. The offensive could be initiated any time rockets again are shot
against Israel, the blockade can be lifted selectively and strategically [with inspections],
fishing-rights can be granted without precluding the blockade via that route, and the
arrest of the presumed leader of the kidnapping of the three teens removed the reason
why some of the prisoners released for Galid Shalit had been re-arrested.

All these points and more are corroborated in the 31 articles comprising todays Daily Alert.


Sydney Morning Herald Apologized for Vicious Gaza Cartoon

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