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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2:06 AM

Subject: Action-Items-CLXV
[Holocaust-Mandatory-Education, Temple-U-Prof, Hillary, VA, Overview, Iraq]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/230204923/Action-Items-CLXV-Holocaust-Mandatory-Education-Temple-U-
Prof-Hillary-VA-Overview-Iraq

After having spent all-day preparing that mega-communication, its necessary to defer comprehensive
coverage of fascinating facets of the newsto focus upon what may have been buried within. Inasmuch
as the Holocaust-Educational-Mandate is now going to become law, it is desirable to note what will be
published in the Jewish Exponent this week *noting that Id remitted notice of its passage to Eric Berger
immediately prior to the publication-deadline]. Due to space-limitations, all prior input [on the first two
versions of this article] was fragmented, but can be distilled thusly:

This was depicted as the third incarnation of this article, with prior versions having first
introduced the issue [noting senate passage] and then having included specific
reference to the delayed-mandate that had been so assiduously sought during the past
seven months [identical URL but, within this website, having different text]. The reader
can scroll-backwards to check-out the evolution of events.

The two letters associated with the revised-article dealt with direct interactions with the
author of the essay ["I spoke last night @ Federation with Eric, and he promised to
confirm my assertions by reading the primary-source data [unfiltered] and to correct the
above article accordingly...presumably, before it is published next week."]

The second letter also contained my conceptualization of how this topic should be
explored pedagogically:

Readers may also wish to know that advocates for this end-point have
accommodated other voices by working to ensure that this UNIT will not
only encompass the Shoah, but will also confront other genocidal events
[such as the Armenian massacre] within the context of human rights
violations. The goal is to ensure that curriculum is not just "historic" in
nature; rather, we envision students learning of more modern
manifestations of such mass-cruelty [e.g., Rwanda] so that they can be
encouraged to maintain vigilance when future behaviors comport with
these templates. We want our youth to recognize that the "bases" for
such inhumanity may vary and may overlap; sociological, religious,
economic, political forces must all be weighed when conveying an
appreciation for the profundity of this particular lesson-plan.

The task remains to capture the essence of what had been uploaded after the initial
article had been composed. After I had noted that reference to the delayed-mandate
had been indicated, Joyce Oxfeld wrote [to me]: "Thanx for giving us the real story on
the education bill." To-follow is the text of what I wrote:

Omitted from this piece, unfortunately, is the pivotal component of this
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legislation; it will "REQUIRE SCHOOL ENTITIES TO OFFER INSTRUCTION
IN THE HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS...IF
THE STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION [a report
on the "voluntary" nature of this initiative, to be issued no later than
November 30, 2017] DEMONSTRATES THAT LESS THAN NINETY
PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL ENTITIES ARE OFFERING INSTRUCTION IN THE
HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS."

This language rectified what had become "the stumbling-block during the past
1/2-year of intense lobbying that was pursued regarding this trenchant issue."
Thus, I opined that I hadn't sensed any cogent reason to have excluded this
information, that only Sen. Washington had been absent], that the bill would
now fly through the House, and that the lede should now reference how
common-ground had been ID'ed and manifest.

I also cited a reference depicting the key-characteristics of shoddy journalism,
affording the reader the opportunity to draw independent conclucions: How to
Be a Really Lousy Journalist for Fun and Profit [citing each chapter-heading].
Having channeled my impressions of the piece accordingly, this was remitted to
Mr. Eric Berger, who would presumably amend his essay accordingly [as he did].

Finally, a series of hyperlinks was provided that the reader could ponder if a
more detailed blow-by-blow were to pique interest:

For the background of what transpired...note this summary of
the database.

For the prodrome for what transpired this week in the
Senate...note info in this follow-up document.

For an explanation of the rationale we followed rigorously,
despite unexpected and sustained opposition from the PA
Jewish Coalition...note this description of our rationale.

For a distillation of how we approached the reconvening of the
Senate last week...note how we planned to communicate with
key-people.

For a distillation of the key-questions raised with regard to the
original bill...note the way the legislative cover-memo was
painstakingly parsed.

Finally, for a terse summary of what transpired.

I concluded by expressing availability if questions existed *anyone wishing
color-commentary can contact me @ rsklaroff@gmail.com+ and concluded
that, overall, no one "compromised" as everyone ID'ed and ultimately enacted
"common-ground."
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Attention flipped to efforts to urge the Temple-U Adjunct-Prof to recant anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism,
using leverage supplied by a simplified deviation from societal norms, namely, his overt Holocaust-
minimalization. Supplied here have been personal communications intended to nudge the University to
do-the-right-thing, deigning to help the perpetrator to recognize publicly what transpiredand then
perhaps to achive a semblance of secondary-gain were he to be sufficienty enlightened to retract the
occupation-rhetoric. These issues were felt to be urgent, perhaps becausein the process of pursuing
themit had seemed necessary to recruit like-minded people to coadopt the strategy being followed.
This applied both to the political lobbying [exhaustively detailed, perhaps as a model-case] and to the
activist lobbying [documenting my pathway through the Provost-PR to the Department-Dean.

Recalling other topics covered, the key-point is that BHO is failing on multiple fronts;
failure in Syria has presaged failure in Iraq, although efforts must be maximized to help
Kurdistan flourish in both countries. That this is c/w this physicians efforts during the
past half-decade is both gratifying and challenging, for discourse remains focused on the
Sunni/Shiite divide; thus, it remains desirable to promote the capacity of Kurds to guide
co-religionists who dont share the unique culture of these previously-stateless people.
[Awareness of this fact is rising; e.g., Kurds Are a Beacon of Hope in the Middle East.]

Also, regarding anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, it is noted that the Metropolitan Opera
cancelled broadcast of Leon Klinghoffer, but has not cancelled its performance; also,
Israel is continuing to focus upon Hamas as responsible [with the PA] for kidnappings.
These events are occurring as Epic US-Iran military cooperation in Iraq coincides with
Israels war on Tehrans Palestinian ally, Hamas; one hopes BHO will see-the-light ASAP.



*This is provided again, for Id failed to ID Natalie Portman.+

Regarding the Illegals, it is increasingly clear that BHO is again demonstrating his venom
against those who adhere to rule-of-law; listen to the hyperlinks provided by DSouza
for insights that he also provided @ 5 p.m. on Dick Morris radio-show [1210-a.m.] for
an explanation of his effort to spew-forth envy as part of his anti-colonialism attitude.

At least one Dem/lib who pleads for gun-control [despite the 2
nd
Amendment] is pleased
with the SCOTUS decision that precludes flipping purchases [even among licensees], but
the ultimate ability of people to protect themselves is illustrated by almost-daily cites.
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Also, Canada is again getting itchy while the EPA Chief Delighted Bill Maher by Admitting
to a War on Coal; the Keystone-XL languishes, as Hillary eschews discussing it.

Of course, BHOs Scandal-Sheet is expanding exponentially, now with BHO-defenders
reeling when confronted with the fact that othes in the upper-echelon of the IRS also
having mysteriously lost copies of their e-mails; again, quoting from todays radio-show,
Dick Morris interviewed an attorney for TEA-Party groups who appears empowered to
redouble discovery-efforts [whether direct or through Congressional oversight]. Thus,
Benghazi-Gate wont dissipate following capture of one alleged-perpetrator thereof.

More VA FALLOUT: DOCS SAY AGENCY PUNISHED STAFF WHO SPOKE UP
A half-dozen current and former staff members - four doctors, a nurse
and an office manager in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Alaska - said they
faced retaliation for reporting systemic problems. Their accounts, some
corroborated by internal documents, portray a culture of silence and
intimidation within the department and echo experiences detailed by
other V.A. personnel in court filings, government investigations and
congressional testimony, much of it largely unnoticed until now.

Bergdahl will now be investigated, notwithstanding the weirdness of his father; overall,
Islamism should have achieved proper status as a dire threat to Western Civilization,
regardless of whether it is manifest via Iran or via al-Qaeda. Thats why efforts to numb
Americans to the risk of Sharia Law constitute the highest-priority propaganda goal.

The politics of the GOP-House leadership-battle will, I believe, allow for McCarthy to rise
to the level of Majority Leader, although a true-conservative may become the Whip;
both Rushs commentary and associated e-mails are making everyone vigilant against
sudden proposal of an amnesty-bill for, far from feeling fearful, the establishment is
mad andthereforeitching to pursue its agenda, now that the Primary-Season is
winding down.

In other national political-news, it seems the GOPs senatorial-nominees will befit the
Buckley Rule, with polls suggesting the positive impact of Cantors loss in many races.
Quotes from Cruz continue to be as scintillating as necessary, and efforts to promote
Bush may be flagging; hell easily displace Rick Perrys effort to return. Although its too
early to ID what may become campaign-fodder [domestic vs. foreign vs. social], it is
remarkable that major concerns *economy, education, ObamaDontCare+ are being
squished-away by aforementioned intrigue, both within the Primary Season and
projected to remain extant after Labor day. ,Also, dont miss the chance to view a brief
satire focused on BHO; the latest is a barn-burner: Hitler Reacts To Eric Cantor's Defeat.}

The media are continuing to misbehave [both print and broadcast], both by commission
and omission; for example, no one speaks of how Putin just introduced tanks into the
Eastern Ukraine conflict. Admixed are manifestations of the Culture-Wars, and they are
correlated with debates regarding the fusion of Conservatism and Libertarianism among
those in the GOP.

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Among the Dems, it is clear that Hillary did quite-well during her FNC-interview, even as
follow-up could snag her; for example, she said she knew of no evidence supporting a
terrorist-etiology of Benghazi-Gate, despite numerous quotes from Presser-Carney.

Turmoil persists in Harrisburg; perhaps matters will be clarified by the time when the
Signing-Ceremony is held for the Holocaust-Education-Mandate; Ill want to attend
*assuming I dont have to testify+, if for nother reason than to have the opportunity to
eyeball Hank Butler. Also, imminent release of the Sandusky/PSU Report by AG-Kane
indubitably enhances apprehension, despit e the leak, for obvious electoral reasons.

The WSJ/NBC News Poll Shows Erosion in BHO's Support; his job approval rating is 41%,
matching a previous low; approval of his handling of foreign policy hit a new low of 37%.

Levity: Brian Williams Raps "Baby Got Back."

Theyre potent [but lack hyperlinks], Morning Joltswith Jim Geraghty are [partially] uploaded:

'Practically Speaking, [Iraq] Has Broken Apart' [6/16/2014]

News from the Middle East, and Iraq in particular, is usually bad. Today is no different:

Fighters affiliated with an extremist Al Qaeda-inspired faction seized
control Monday of another town in the northwest of Iraq, beating back
pro-government forces scrambling to stop the group's advance.

Tal Afar, an ethnically diverse town of Sunni Muslims and Turkmen, was
overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, after heavy clashes
with Iraqi army units and Turkmen tribal fighters, according to Turkey's
semi-official Anatolia news agency. Pro-government activists in Tal Afar,
however, asserted on social media that the fight was continuing, with
heavy airstrikes against the militants' positions.

Eli Lake:

American presidents and Iraqi strongmen have been trying for decades
to keep the country intact. But that effort is now failing under pressure
from the Islamic extremists who are taking over more and more of Iraq's
cities. "Practically speaking, the country has broken apart," a top official
in Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government told The Daily Beast.

On the Sunday shows, Washington politicians aren't downplaying the danger:

The bloodthirsty Islamist group hellbent on overthrowing the Iraqi
government claims to have massacred 1,700 soldiers and posted a
series of gory pictures of executed captives that kicked off a chain
reaction of fear from Baghdad to the Beltway.

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And in further evidence of the deteriorating security situation in Iraq,
terrorists killed more than 20 people with four bombs on Sunday in
Baghdad, and the State Department moved to protect the U.S. Embassy
and its employees.

"This is as dangerous as it gets," House Intelligence Committee
Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers said on "Fox News Sunday." He was one of
several GOP lawmakers who called on the Obama administration to act
aggressively against the Sunni militants who call themselves the Islamic
State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, another Iraq War proponent, echoed Rogers with
a dire caution of his own.

"Iraq and Syria combined are going to be the staging area for the next
9/11 if we don't do anything about it," the South Carolina Republican
said on CNN's "State of the Union." "If Baghdad falls . . . a disaster
awaits us of monumental proportions."

Thomas Friedman is sounding . . . almost isolationist, or at least noninterventionist:

Hence my rule: The Middle East only puts a smile on your face when it
starts with them -- when they take ownership of reconciliation. Please
spare me another dose of: It is all about whom we train and arm. Sunnis
and Shiites don't need guns from us. They need the truth. It is the early
21st century, and too many of them are still fighting over who is the
rightful heir to the Prophet Muhammad from the 7th century. It has to
stop -- for them, and for their kids, to have any future.

There are a lot of people who don't know what to do now, so they'll spend a lot of
energy arguing about what should have been done in March 2003.

This Will Complicate Hillary's 'War on Women' Narrative, Won't It?

Alana Goodman, with one of your must-read items of the day:

Newly discovered audio recordings of Hillary Clinton from the early
1980s include the former first lady's frank and detailed assessment of
the most significant criminal case of her legal career: defending a man
accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.

In 1975, the same year she married Bill, Hillary Clinton agreed to serve
as the court-appointed attorney for Thomas Alfred Taylor, a 41-year-old
accused of raping the child after luring her into a car.

The recordings, which date from 1983-1987 and have never before
been reported, include Clinton's suggestion that she knew Taylor was
guilty at the time. She says she used a legal technicality to plead her
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client, who faced 30 years to life in prison, down to a lesser charge. The
recording and transcript, along with court documents pertaining to the
case, are embedded below.

If asked about it -- and I'll bet a doughnut right now that the Clinton machine is working
the phones, claiming vast right-wing conspiracy, insisting that this is a long-ago non-
story that "Hillary's enemies" are trying to bring back into the media bloodstream -- it
will be a fascinating no-win situation for Hillary.

If asked, Hillary will presumably attempt to revert to "everyone is entitled to the best
legal defense/legal ethics," spin and try to keep it there, try to make it a boring story of
two legal professors arguing abstract principles. The more interesting question will be
whether anyone asks how she feels about the ethics of attacking the credibility of a 12-
year-old rape victim -- particularly when she believes her client committed the crime.
It could change the race if this blows up big enough. If Hillary says, "yes, I regret it,"
she's admitting to an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the feminists, the Left, and
honestly, a lot of Americans.

But if she says, "no, I didn't do anything wrong, I did what every good lawyer would do"
she looks callous and harsh and ruthless, confirming all of the old 1990s stereotypes.

Irony of Ironies: President Obama Sends U.S. Troops to Iraq

It's hard to disagree with the decision to move troops to protect our people in country.
It's also hard to stifle a chuckle that the man whose entire rise in national politics was
driven by the insistence that we had to get all U.S. troops out of Iraq, and that the fate
of that country was no longer America's concern, now finds himself sending more
troops into that country and realizing that control of Iraq is indeed very much an
American concern.

As Islamic militants continue their murderous advance in Iraq, the
Pentagon is moving more firepower and manpower into the region to
prepare for whatever U.S. President Barack Obama orders.

Already at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, dozens of Marines and Army
troops have moved in to beef up security.

The aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush and five other warships are now
in the Persian Gulf. More than 500 Marines and dozens of helicopters
are on standby.

A top priority: evacuate all Americans at the embassy if it comes to that.

It's nice to see the Obama administration taking the security of American diplomats in
an unstable, dangerous Muslim country seriously for a change, isn't it?

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Of course, we may see more than just embassy protection: "On Monday, Secretary of
State John Kerry, in an interview with Yahoo! News, acknowledged that airstrikes on
Iraqi targets are under consideration."

To quote William Shatner in Airplane 2, "Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes." *+

In the military community, there's some skepticism that the several thousand guys of
ISIS will be able to conquer Baghdad. Maybe it's time for those guys to get bogged down
in the nightmare of urban fighting.

But they are getting close:

Iraqi government forces are engaged in heavy clashes with Sunni
insurgents who have made major advances in the past week.

Reports say parts of the city of Baquba just 60km (37 miles) from
Baghdad -- were briefly taken over by the rebels.

Of course, sectarian killing may arrive in Baghdad before ISIS does:

The first recent sign of sectarian killing appeared in Baghdad late Monday when
police found the bodies of four young Sunni men shot to death and left on a
street in a mainly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad.

They were between 25 and 30 years old and had been shot numerous
times, according to a police source in the Interior Ministry.

Iraq's largest oil refinery is now shut down.

The Echo Chamber Effect, Hobbling Obama as Much as the Right [6/17/2014]

Conservatives sometimes lament that we can become our own echo chamber,
convinced that we're reaching a larger audience than we really are, unable to relate to
or persuade those who don't already agree with us. It's a fair criticism. We need to
address it.

But the same phenomenon does occur on the other side, and arguably with more severe
consequences. Here's the president, speaking at UC Irvine this weekend, discussing his
climate-change and carbon-emission proposal:

It's pretty rare that you'll encounter somebody who says the problem
you're trying to solve simply doesn't exist. When President Kennedy set
us on a course for the moon, there were a number of people who made
a serious case that it wouldn't be worth it; it was going to be too
expensive, it was going to be too hard, it would take too long. But
nobody ignored the science. I don't remember anybody saying that the
moon wasn't there or that it was made of cheese.

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President Obama is really, really, really bothered by the fact that some Americans don't
believe that human activity can significantly impact the climate. To him, this is
something to fume about in public. It's a top priority to him even if climate change
ranks near the bottom of the electorate's priorities.

Here's a Tweet from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Monday morning:



The link is to an e-mail signup list for a U.S. State Department conference on oceans.

An audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs found that "more than 57,000 patients
have been waiting more than three months for medical appointments at hospitals and
clinics run by the VA, and nearly 64,000 others have been enrolled in the system for a
decade but have still not been seen by doctors despite their requests," and Monday
brought new revelations of "dozens" of allegations of punishing whistleblowers who
balked at falsifying records. One can reasonably argue that VA staffers ought to pay
more attention to their actual jobs than climate change issues.

The U.S. State Department is currently evacuating nonessential personnel from Iraq, and
by the time you read this, we may be evacuating essential personnel, too. They, too,
may have more pressing concerns than promoting a conference on oceans.

But the Obama administration has set its agenda for 2014, and it's not going to let little
things like world events get in the way. Obama intends upon running upon climate
change, the minimum wage, the need for "common sense" gun control, and workplace
equality.

He'll campaign upon the need for "comprehensive immigration reform," complete with
a "path to citizenship," even though we're facing a humanitarian crisis on the border
from a sudden influx of unattended children an entirely predictable response to a
policy change that provides a path to U.S. citizenship to children who enter the country
illegally.

And he'll spend the summer on his traditional golf and fundraising schedule.

If you ask a conservative what issues are on his mind, you might get a list that included
the administration's shameless dishonesty about the Benghazi terror attack, the
national shame that is the VA scandal, and the sense that crises from Ukraine to Syria to
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Iraq to the South Pacific are spinning out of control. The border is unsecured.
Obamacare is a mess, forcing people to buy coverage they don't want, paying higher
premiums than they expected, forced into narrow networks where they can't keep the
doctor they like. We're letting the worst of the worst out of Guantanamo Bay for one
imprisoned American.

You and I know those are legitimate concerns, but a lot of Americans don't think about
those topics much. If you asked those folks either in the middle or tuned out what
worries them, and what they wish lawmakers would address, you would probably get a
much simpler list.

People are having trouble finding jobs. The jobs don't pay particularly well. It's tough to
find a good job with manageable hours and decent benefits. There's no guarantee that
your local public school will educate your kids particularly well. If your kids do make the
grades they need to get into college, most schools are way too expensive. You can take
out student loans, but you'll spend half your life paying them back, and a college degree
is no longer a guarantee of a well-paying job. Are young people able to start their lives,
start their careers, get married, start families of their own? How long can young adults
last in a perpetual adolescence? With all of these financial pressures coming at people
from all directions, retirement seems like a more faraway goal.

It feels like a covenant with Americans, set a generation or two ago, is broken. Perhaps
this is what Salena Zito is getting at when she describes the populist storm building in
America's heartland:

It is a cautionary thread yet most people in Washington do not
understand this moderate-in-tone populist wave. First, the wave is not
going to take out every incumbent, so no "secret sauce" can "fix" it;
second, it will have broad impact on both parties; third, it is relatively
invisible because it has no name, no brand or party allegiance.

The problem is that while it's easy to articulate what feels wrong about modern
American life, it's hard to put together a set of policy proposals that have a decent shot
at fixing it. Ultimately, a lot of us would like to live in the America of the 1980s again -- a
booming economy capable of creating 500,000 new jobs in a month, a military buildup
with no actual shooting wars going on, and Bill Cosby on our television screens.

It's frustrating that the country's middle or apolitical chunk of the electorate doesn't
share the concerns and priorities of the conservative grassroots. But they also don't
share the concerns and priorities of the progressive grassroots, either. President Obama
is going to spend the next few months trying to get a country, beset by crisis after crisis,
mess after mess, to ignore what's worrying them and adopt the priorities of the Left.

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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:29 AM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXVI [Holocaust, Iraq-Syria, Hillary, BHO, Islamism]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/230265208/Action-Items-CLXVI-Holocaust-Iraq-Syria-Hillary-BHO-Islamism

This *shorter+ Blast e-mail notes a deteriorating situation in Iraq/Syria [ISLAMISTS SEIZED IRAQ OIL
REFINERY; Iraqi PM Cows to 'Face Terrorism' as Militants Strike Refinery; Iran Vows to Defend Iraq Shi'ite
Sites in Iraq From 'Killers And Terrorists'; How NOT to Cooperate with Iran in Iraq; Gunmen Seize Iraq-
Syria Border Crossing] as BHOs polling plummets [54% of Americans Believe Obama Can't Get the Job
Done]; meanwhile, Putin marches-on [Thirty Ukraine Soldiers Injured Near Russia's Border]. It has gotten
to the point whereby the U.S. Doesn't Know Who to Hit in Iraq; complicating the task is that ISIS has
taken refuge in urban areas, making striking them without striking civilians near to impossible, said Rep.
Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee. Can anyone defend BHOs
Foreign Policy? *Bueller?+

Bi-Partisan Committees Discuss Protocols for Inevitable Article V Convention - An Article
V convention, also known as the Convention of States, has quietly become a political
inevitability, as state legislators all over the nation consider how to rein in the federal
governments unprecedented overreach and abuse. The Founding Fathers placed what
has been called a "Constitutional emergency cord" in the Constitutions Fifth Article, to
be used by states in case the federal government grows beyond its legal boundaries.

Regarding Israel, the post-kidnapping West Bank operation delivered a strategic blow to Hamas that
may have prompted the Palestinian Authority To try to Halt Hamas Reconciliation. In London, during his
address to activists and donors at the annual Friends of Israel luncheon, Labour Party leader Ed
Milibandwho identifies as Jewish though not religiousclaimed Kerry's MidEast Peace Attempt was
'Brilliant' and expressed support for the #BringBackOurBoys campaign [which hopes to raise awareness
around three teenagers kidnapped in Israel last Thursday]. Meanwhile, Britain will Re-establish Embassy
in Iran In Light Of Regional Instability [allegedly], notwithstanding the fact that Iran is Carrying-Out
Secret Executions, yielding Disappearance of Political Opponents. {Gratuitously, Human Rights Watch
announced that Even Jews in Illegal Settlements Should Not Be Violently Abducted; incredibly, a
spokesperson for United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday night that the UN
has no "concrete evidence" that Eyal Yifrah, 19, Naftali Frenkel, 16, and Gilad Sha'ar, 16, were "actually"
kidnapped by Hamas terrorists last Thursday.}

Motivation to have pushed for the Holocaust Education Mandate and to have prompted
the Temple-Prof to recant his writings is derived from such input as when Oprah and Elie
Weisel visited Auschwitz; he characterized it as the largest cemetery in recorded history.

BHO/Hillary continue to be unable to diagnose Islamism as global threat, even AS ISIS CLOSED-IN ON
BAGHDAD and KURDS SUGGESTED PARTITIONING IRAQ; also, confirming the fact that US-made Stinger
missiles fell into ISIS hands, a helicopter was shot-down. Incredibly, despite ISLAMIST TERROR, Dems
SENATE BILL MAKES LGBT U.S. 'FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY.' BHO cannot claim al-Qaeda is localized, for
its tentaticles are global [SPAIN ARRESTED FORMER GITMO DETAINEE FOR ALLEGED ISIS RECRUITING;
Kenya Suffered Worst Terrorist Attack Since Westgate Mall Attack; Rape in Egypt is being committed by
The Muslim Brotherhood to Get Even; and the PAKISTANI TALIBAN WARNED GOVERNMENT TO
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PREPARE FOR THE WORST, AND THREATENED ATTACKS ON PUNJAB PROVINCE AND FEDERAL CAPITAL].
{Military Intervention against terrorism was supported by Meghan McCain.}

CHENEY said OBAMA IS 'SO WRONG ABOUT SO MUCH' [reflecting my sentiments] and,
increasingly, Obamas Critics not all Republicans.

As anticipated, pressure to enact immunity for illegals continues, noting House Judiciary Chairman Bob
Goodlatte claims he is Ready to 'Move Now' on Amnesty Legislation; indeed, the WH is asking
CONGRESS to PASS AMNESTY and to INCREASE HIGH-TECH VISAS BY AUGUST. Meanwhile, a 'Tone Deaf'
WH Ceremony Honoring Amnesty Recipients is felt to have Worsened the Border Crisis; also, RICK PERRY
BLAMES FEDERAL INACTION FOR 'INADEQUATE RESOURCES' TO SECURE BORDER and, as a result,
ILLEGALS ARE TREATED BETTER THAN HOMELESS IN US. Finally, ICE Crackdown Nabbed 297 Criminal
Aliens Throughout Midwest, 59 in Chicago Alone [as if this could offset the youth-influx]. {Parallel
phenomena exist in England, where Immigrants Must Speak English to Be Truly British, Public Says and a
SOROS REPORT concluded MASS IMMIGRATION 'MARGINALISES WHITE WORKING CLASS.}

Reason TV Presents: Remy's 'God Bless the USA' (VA Scandal Edition). Also, PHOENIX
VA HANDED-OUT $10 MILLION IN BONUSES AS VETS LANGUISHED ON WAITING LISTS.

After it was discovered that the IRS 'Lost' Emails From 6 More Involved in Targeting and LERNER said
'Sometimes stuff just happens,' the GOP reacted; Issa subpoenaed her hard drive and defunding efforts
were initiated [House budget punishes IRS with 15% cut, halts Obamacare enforcement and there were
9 WAYS HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE USING THE BUDGET TO SCREW THE IRS].

Sen. Ted Cruz was on OutFront with Erin Burnett, during which he easily handled a
rather aggressive hostess, evincing patience without altering points he wanted to make.

Hillary continued her book-tour and, in the process, weighed-in on Iraq [although Hillary 'Can't Answer'
What Shed Do in Iraq, she feels MALIKI SHOULD STEP-DOWN]; BENGHAZI [TERROR SUSPECT SHOULD BE
TRIED IN US COURTS, notwithstanding the fact that this BENGHAZI ATTACK 'MASTERMIND' HID IN PLAIN
SIGHT FOR YEARS]; Hamas [whose officials she characterized as largely technocrats]; and gun-control
[during which Hillary Made Another Big Gaffe regarding automatic firearms, ignoring the ongoing need
for people to be able to protect themselves, even against a Robber sporting a fake-Gun+. Thats why she
is being criticized by non-conservatives, CNN's Lemon [Hillary 'Using' and 'Playing' the Media] and
Fournier [Clinton Repeating Mistakes of '08].

Social-issues abound, both in America [e.g., PLANNED PARENTHOOD wants to KILL
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD BAN SEX-SELECTION ABORTIONS] and abroad [Ireland's
legislation for plain cigarette packaging delayed by European Commission]

Amid Chaos in Ukraine and Iraq, HuffPo Headlined Obama's LGBT Policy. Also, Critics Question Whether
DC Insider Ties Damaged Benghazi Investigation and some have defined Hillary's Criminality in Benghazi.
For additional discussion of Hillarys performance *on FNC and on CNN], check-out Politicos Playbook
[AL GORE]; for additional insights, check-out Huddle [also: FURIOUS LOBBYING IN FIGHT FOR WHIP;
RETURN OF THE GOP HAWKS; and COCHRAN, KING OF PORK].

[The Collapsing Obama Doctrine, by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney]
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Too many times to count, Mr. Obama has told us he is 'ending' the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan-as though wishing made it so. His rhetoric has now come crashing into
reality. ... In the face of this threat, Mr. Obama is busy ushering America's adversaries
into positions of power in the Middle East. First it was the Russians in Syria. Now, in a
move that defies credulity, he toys with the idea of ushering Iran into Iraq. Only a fool
would believe American policy in Iraq should be ceded to Iran, the world's largest state
sponsor of terror. ... [T]he speed of the terrorists' takeover of territory in Iraq has been
matched only by the speed of American decline on his watch.
*Morning Jolt, by NROs Jim Geraghty *6/18/2014+
Come to Think of It, We Haven't Seen a Good Poll for Obama in a Long Time
You know how it seems like bad news never sticks to President Obama? Well, maybe it
does after a while.
He's at his worst numbers ever in Reuters. Gallup has Obama's job
approval at 41 percent. The Economist/YouGov survey has him at 41
percent. Bloomberg has him at 43 percent, and significantly lower on
most issues. CNN has him at 43 percent, with 55 percent disapproving.
These are some pretty crappy poll numbers, and it's been a long while
since Obama's seen any consistently good numbers.
Andrew Kohut:
Since the Affordable Care Act was passed nearly four years ago, a
plurality of Americans have disapproved of it. Since the onset of the
Great Recession six years ago, more than 80% of Americans have rated
economic conditions as only fair or poor. And since winning a second
term, Barack Obama's approval score has mostly been in the mid-40s or
lower. One or more of these attitudes will have to move in a clearly
positive direction for the Democratic Party to avoid a drubbing in the
congressional elections, according to a new analysis of voter opinion.
So far the indications for that are not so good. Recent months have
shown signs of economic progress and indications that the Affordable
Care Act has begun to achieve its goals. But there is little indication that
the unemployment rate's falling to 6.3%, the Dow Jones average soaring
to a new high and the ACA signing up 8 million people, (including many
young people,) had any effect on attitudes about these two key issues.
Vice President Cheney: Oh, By the Way, President Obama, I Told You So.
Hey, remember Vice President Dick Cheney? He and daughter Liz pop up on the Wall
Street Journal's opinion page to remind President Obama that he's turned out to be
wrong about . . . well, just about everything:
Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the
expense of so many. Too many times to count, Mr. Obama has told us
he is "ending" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as though wishing
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made it so. His rhetoric has now come crashing into reality. Watching
the black-clad ISIS jihadists take territory once secured by American
blood is final proof, if any were needed, that America's enemies are not
"decimated." They are emboldened and on the march.
The fall of the Iraqi cities of Fallujah, Tikrit, Mosul and Tel Afar, and the
establishment of terrorist safe havens across a large swath of the Arab
world, present a strategic threat to the security of the United States.
Mr. Obama's actions before and after ISIS's recent advances in Iraq
have the effect of increasing that threat.
They conclude: "In 1983, President Ronald Reagan said, 'If history teaches anything, it
teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is
folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of our freedom.' President
Obama is on track to securing his legacy as the man who betrayed our past and
squandered our freedom." And now an update on some of those news stories that have
faded from the front pages . . .
Terrific: VA Routinely Fails to Respond to Reporter Inquiries
Hey, remember the VA scandal? There's a new aspect:
Because the Department of Veterans Affairs is a taxpayer funded
organization, it has a responsibility to fully explain itself to the press and
the public. Unfortunately, in many cases VA is failing in this
responsibility, as department officials including 54 full-time public
affairs employees routinely ignore media inquiries.
VA Honesty Project documents nearly 70 recent instances in which VA
has failed to respond to reporters' requests for information or refused
to answer specific questions. The department's apparent disregard for
the press has become an object of reporters' scorn, leading some to
openly accuse VA of "thumbing their nose at us" and others to write
entire articles focusing on VA's stonewalling tactics.
Nobody but the best working over at the VA, I tell you!
An official at a New York Veterans Affairs facility was arrested Monday
for allegedly taking tens of thousands of dollars in improper gifts from a
telecommunications firm doing business with the center. The arrest was
announced by the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
I'll bet you did not expect this figure to call for the VA to be shut down entirely:
A visibly emotional and heated Montel Williams slammed the Veterans
Affairs health care system and the handling of the scandal surrounding
the agency, saying it needs to be shut down.
"It's too big and we've created a structure where again, if you can't fire
somebody, we've got a problem, and we've got a bigger problem when
a group of people can vote themselves a bonus just for keeping track of
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numbers that they lie about," Williams said Monday on Fox News' Your
World with Neil Cavuto.
Does the U.S. Still Know Where the Taliban Five Are?
Hillary Clinton, last night:
"In Qatar with an agreement that has been entered into, they are
supposed to be constrained from what they can do, and certainly they
are not supposed to be permitted to travel," Clinton explained. "In that
situation, they are not a threat."
"Those five men, they are, right now, not a danger if they are kept
where they are supposed to be kept, but we still have to worry about
the Taliban and everything they could be doing," she added.
Yeah, about those five Taliban guys we released . . . here's the Daily Beast's Josh Rogin
in Doha, Qatar, who went looking for them:
The bottom line is that the Taliban Five aren't likely to be found until or
unless they want to be found. The U.S. is going to have to accept the
fact that they simply aren't under our supervision anymore. That's the
deal we made and they are holding us to it.
And of course: "'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Hurt Locker' director, Kathryn Bigelow, is
reportedly taking on the Bowe Bergdahl story for her next film." Hey, Remember That
Fight Between Ukraine and Russia?
You may have thought that because of the lack of front-page news about Ukraine and
Russia, things had calmed down over there. Nope.
A major natural gas pipeline exploded in central Ukraine on Tuesday, a
day after the Russian energy behemoth Gazprom said that it was cutting
off supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over pricing, and officials
immediately labeled it a possible act of sabotage . . .
The blast occurred in a sparsely populated area of the Poltava region,
which lies between Kiev, the capital, and the embattled regions of
eastern Ukraine where a civil war is effectively underway between pro-
Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military. Video from the scene
showed a huge plume of fire shooting hundreds of feet into the sky.
Fighting continued Tuesday in eastern Ukraine, including mortar fire
near the city of Luhansk that killed a Russian television journalist, Igor
Kornelyuk, and a sound engineer, Anton Voloshin, who were working
for the state-controlled Rossiya channel.
ADDENDA: Phil Kerpen: "A dog ate all the IRS emails. Then Obama ate the dog."


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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:28 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXVII [Mandatory-Holocaust-Education, Illegals, Politics, Iran, Israel]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/230715191/Action-Items-CLXVII-Mandatory-Holocaust-Education-Illegals-
Politics-Iran-Israel

The goal, here, is to provide info not otherwise available, and to reformulate what is [tragically] available
regarding BHOs follies; themes identical to those already detailed are again corroborated, allowing for
use of self-explanatory topic-headings, admixing prose of explanations with poetryof hyperlinks.
Also, the recent encounter with Dinesh J. DSouza triggered probing into what can be done to stop BHO,
taking into account both the message in his upcoming movie and elaborations thereupon in his book;
thus, on the one hand, the compulsion to provide updates of settled topics has waned, while those
that still require efforts to pound-home key-conclusions are emphasized [emphasizing the GOPs need
to fuse Conservatism and Libertarianism without becoming either doctrinaire or libertine]. {Know that
the Ex-Bergdahl Roommate said White House Knew He Was a Traitor Before Swap.}

Meanwhile, vigilance against subtle/overt anti-Semitism [sometimes masked as anti-
Zionism] must be maintained internationally [Anti-semitism source of laughter in France
as Jews flee], nationally [GE-Sponsored Site (Vox, edited by Ezra Klein) Lent Platform
to Notorious Anti-Semite], and locally; recent Holocaust-related events have dramatized
the importance of continued activism in this realm [referring both to the efforts to
prompt Temple U. to fess-up to its employment of a Holocaust-denier, and arrest of an
Ex-Nazi guard without bail in NE-Philly for alleged Nazi war crimes @ Auschwitz].

In follow-up of passage of the Holocaust-Educational Mandate, I amplified upon the iteration that was
published in the Exponent, so that a clear record can be preserved for posterity AND to facilitate future
efforts of a comparable nature.

It will be easier for the reader to appreciate the evolution of events if the prior
comments are read in reverse-order.

Know that, although others assisted in this yeomans effort, only the three-of-us were
closely identified with pushing for the Mandate; as is detailed below, Chuck Feldman
was the informed source from the journalistic perspective and Rhonda Fink-Whitman
was always available to provide color-commentary. I functioned as the chronicler and
the nudge of key-people within the GOP, noting that [currently] the Republicans
control the legislature and the executive-branch.

That we achieved a delayed-Mandate perhaps yielded grudging recognition that our
persistence had yielded a bill that was superior to that which Federation had initially
conjured.

PLEASE NOTE this disclaimer: All opinions and observations recorded herein [including
those on the hyperlinked pages that I had also authored] are not necessarily shared
either by Chuck or by Rhonda.

*

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This set of postings provides unique-info as to how the "sausage" of this legislation was
initiated [Chuck Feldman chatted with Brendon Boyle two years ago], nurtured [Rhonda
Fink-Whitman created a video one year ago], and driven-home [I worked assiduously
with Republicans, as the former-two individuals maintained internal pressures
elsewhere, starting six months ago].

Early-on, I formulated a working-hypothesis [modify statute by tweaking a few phrases,
@ the very least, lest lawmakers feel threatened by worriment about unintended
consequences+ and IDed those who appeared to be players; it then was easier to
monitor behavior, and to appreciate the presumed strategies of the opposition. We
were then prepared to pounce when incremental opportunities arose, as we sought
common ground without compromising on the core-concern: the Mandate.

*

Know that we feel that these concerns have tremendous contemporary implications.
Not only are genocidal efforts occurring internationally *such as the Islamists
decimation of Christians, let alone their designs on Jews], but we are experiencing
repercussions locally [as an Auschwitz guard living in NE-Philly is being extradited to
Germany and as a Holocaust-denier continues to serve as an adjunct professor at
Temple University].

Remember, we fought assiduously for a UNIT to be taught *Holocaust, Genocide and
Human Rights Violations+, so that we anticipate the curriculum will encompass others
[such as Armenians] who have suffered, particularly during the past year. Students must
learn how to be vigilant as they process world-events throughout their lifetimes, and
history must be permitted to come-alive in the process.

*

I am unapologetic if, in the process of pushing for this delayed-Mandate, collateral-
damage ensued. For example, Erics article *supra+ had to be composed thrice before it
approximated what had happened and, even now, he incompletely quoted Chuck as
having said that the museum would have preferred an amendment proposed by
another senator that included an upfront requirement for schools. The Dinniman
Amendment would have applied to ALL schools, would have been implemented
annually at ALL [age-sensitive] grade levels, and would have included a MINIMUM of 12-
hours of focused-instruction prior to formal recognition of the Holocaust during April.
We had aggressively advocated for this interim deal, but Eric gave it short-shrift, for
whatever reason[s]. This was particularly annoying because, just last Thursday, I thought
he had gained an appreciation [delivered rather forcefully by moi, eyeball-to-eyeball] for
the need to read primary-sources rather than to publish, perhaps, what others @
Federation had characterized them to have been.

Regarding the process of IDing knowingly-problematic individuals, I am also
unapologetic with regard to having outed two Harrisburg staffers who ran-
interference for Hank Butler. David Transue composed a FALSE staff-memo [claiming
what we wanted had already been covered in a cursory fashion in existing statute+
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and Steve Miskin FALSELY claimed we had harassed him for opposing us. Indeed, in the
former case, I parsed the statute and proved he had promulgated a LIE and, in the latter
case, I explained to Eric that no one knew of his having defended Transue except for
myself and my two colleagues [and none of us had any contact with him after we had
discovered his cover-up]. I must confess amazement at the lack of journalistic-curiosity
evinced by Eric when I asked if he had been told ANY of the particulars regarding the
alleged-threats that one of us had allegedly issued.

*

An example of the importance of generating a clear record of what transpired is the
need to note that the lobbyist for the PA Jewish Federation *aligned with Phillys+ kept
"predicting" that a mandate wouldn't pass the House, and we were unable to discern
the foundation for that claim that was consistently emanating from an experienced
Harrisburg denizen; indeed, this was but one facet of the deceit disseminated by Hank
Butler throughout this process [in-writing and orally], a concern that was amplified as
ongoing discovery of his antics emerged.

*

Although some people are less concerned with ensuring an accurate record had been
generated than am I, those who wish to adopt an "activist" perspective when other such
issues arise will perhaps gain insights as to the need to ID their political-opponents [in
this case, surprisingly and sadly, Federation] and then to reformulate strategies as one
plays Whack-a-Mole against flying-rationalizations. Throughout, it is necessary to have
command of the facts [and to have the ability to document assertions]; while "tracking"
purported supporters [as they report what others are saying], it is mandatory that
credibility be maintained.

BHOs vindictive reaction to the prognosis that Amnesty wont be passed by the House has exploded;
those suspected as having aided/abetted this invasion of the Illegals have exposed-themselves. First,
consider the gravity of the current situation:

Pelosi: Boehner Using Word Alien to Describe Illegals is 'Reprehensible' [this recalls the
critique of a friend who shared this concern, notwithstanding the facts]
JEH JEH GOES TO TEXAS
In the midst of the Obama administration transporting around 1,000 unaccompanied
minors from Border Patrol centers in Texas to facilities in Baltimore, MD, and Richmond,
VA, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in a press release on
Wednesday that a Federal Grand Jury returned a second superseding indictment
charging four Maryland men in connection with a conspiracy to participate in murder in
aid of a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13.
W.H. unveiled new immigration plan, allegedly helping ICE expedite deportation.
NEW YORK CITY OVERWHELMED BY OBAMAS ILLEGAL ALIENS!
Fugitive from Honduras Caught Crossing US Border
Illegal arrested for assault at Border Patrol station
Known Gang Members Released
Washington Still Ordering Border Patrol Not to Speak on Crisis
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Foreign Minors Reportedly Being Released onto US Soil 'by the Hundreds'
Border Crisis Children Cast Doubt on Feds' Ability to Comply with the Homeland Security
Act
Illegal Immigrants Treated Better Than Homeless in US
Migrants massing at Rio Grande's edge
Militia groups call members to border
130,000 minors expected to arrive in coming year
Miami Public Schools Issue SOS
Texas could Investigate Feds' Treatment of Warehoused Border Kids
Pro-Bono Lawyers: Most Unaccompanied Border Children Eligible for Amnesty
ATTKISSON: FEARS OF 'RACISM' SCARE MEDIA FROM REPORTING ON BORDER
THIS IS 'DE FACTO AMNESTY,' SAYS NATIONAL BORDER PATROL COUNCIL
OBAMA ADMIN WAS WARNED ABOUT BORDER CRISIS 6 MONTHS AGO
CHILDREN SLEEP WITH TIN FOIL BLANKETS IN BORDER PATROL FACILITY
OReilly: Border Situation 'Creating an Underclass of People Dependent' on Taxpayers
OPEN BORDERS: HEALTH FEARS SPREAD
Salvadoran Ambassador: US Must Respect 'Universal Rights' of Illegal Minors
AFTER SAYING ILLEGALS 'ALREADY AMERICAN CITIZENS,' BIDEN TELLS HONDURAN PRES
NO AMNESTY FOR KIDS
BORDER PATROL UNION OFFICIAL: BORDER 'MOST POROUS THAT ITS EVER BEEN,' FED
NUMBERS INACCURATE
SHOCK PHOTO: Tin Foil Blankets
Scabies, chicken pox
4 Ways to End The Illegal Immigration Crisis
Hundreds Arrive By Hour
'De facto amnesty here'
New Use-of-Force Restrictions Placed on Border Patrol Agents
Frustrated Agents Look For New Jobs
VIDEO: RESIDENTS OUTRAGED OVER PLAN TO HOUSE ILLEGALS IN VA
...FEDS APOLOGIZE
No room left for homeless Texans
'Homeland' Paying For Illegals to be ESCORTED INTO USA
Amnesty protesters block entrance to ICE faciity
130,000 minors expected to arrive in coming year
Miami Public Schools Issue SOS
'THEY CAN'T STAY'
Border Patrol Union Official: Border 'Most Porous That Its Ever Been'
Border Crisis Spreads to Other Sectors, Says Border Patrol Union

Then note observations and behaviors of key-figures:

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Secretary Jeh Johnson to secure the border and put an end to the "humanitarian crisis."
Cruzs letter to Johnson comes less than twenty-four hours after the top three Texas
lawmakers sent a letter to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director, Colonel
Steve McCraw. The letter directed McCraw to conduct an immediate surge of Texas law
enforcement resources along the border. The outcry over the crisis has continued to
build since Breitbart Texas Managing Director Brandon Darby released over 40 leaked
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internal government photographs depicting not only the extent of the illegal
immigration crisis, but also the condition in which many of the minors were being held.
Sheriff Joe: Obama's 'dumping of illegals intentional'
Boehner: 'Administration's own making'
Boehner Calls On Obama To Immediately Send National Guard to Border
Boehner: 'Administration's own making'
Greg Abbott Supports Texas-Led Border Security Surge
Rush Limbaugh Cites Breitbart Texas on Border Crisis
Rick Perry Unloads
Rick Perry: 'We Don't Have the Resources' to Secure Texas Border
Perry's Office Clarifies 'Inadequate Resources' Comment About Border
Texas Lt. Gov. Republican Nominee Dan Patrick Calls for Emergency Funding of Border
Security Plan
State Rep Calls on Perry to Convene Special Session on Border Crisis
Texans Petition Perry for Special Session on Border Crisis
TEXAS APPROVES BORDER SECURITY SURGE
GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson: Amnesty, Driver's Licenses, Bank Accounts for
Illegals
ADELSON: LET THEM STAY...MURDOCH: AMNESTY CAN'T WAIT...'Obama has shown
wise restraint'
Rupert Murdoch: Amnesty, Unlimited High-Tech Visas 'Can't Wait'
CARDINAL DISTRIBUTES COMMUNION THROUGH BORDER FENCE
Boston's Cardinal O'Malley: Americans Against Amnesty Have 'Irrational' Fear

Finally note how the Dems are trying to politicize the situation to press for Amnesty, despite polls:

POLL: Approval of Obama's Handling of Immigration Falls to 31%
Gallup: Two in Three Americans Disapprove of Obama on Immigration
Obama sinks on immigration
OPEN BORDERS BACKLASH
GOODLATTE DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM DHS ON 'ADMINISTRATION-MADE DISASTER'
AT BORDER
FLOTUS: Amnesty President Obama's 'Top' Priority
First Lady Enters Political Fight Over 'Broken' Immigration System
...Cites Founding Fathers: 'None of Them Were Born American'
Liberal's Solution to Border Crisis: Let Illegals Become 'State Citizens'
Beckel: Southern Border a 'Success' for Obama
Democrat Blames American Greed for Border Crisis
Worried Dems blame Central America
Amnesty for Illegals Unfair to Hispanic and Other Legal Immigrants
Jarrett: Opportunity to act 'with new team in House' [despite Scalese replacing Cantor]

Statewide, the legislature continued to grapple with chronic issues that are coming-to-a-head [Bob Dick
feels the PA Legislature should fix fiscal woes, not raise taxes; STATE ALCOHOL SALE REFORM CAUGHT
IN 'MEXICAN STANDOFF' and PA pension bill could get a vote next week, but it sidesteps funding issues]
and that are of-interest [Senate panel passes bill to broaden PA Right to Know law], while corruption
appeared to persist [STATE PA GOP COMMITTEE MEMBER NOTARIZED OWN PETITIONS, NO CHARGES
PENDING], and social-controversy persisted [Judge rejected Schuylkill official's bid to challenge same-sex
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marriage; Appeal headed for US Third Circuit; York County judges bail on gay marriage; Media are All-
Out for Same-Sex Marriage but others arent; and a recent essay on Politico depicted one individuals
journey to straight and back] although it appears increasingly muted [Gay couples are to get workplace
protections and most federal benefits and Obama expanded government benefits for gay couples].
{Also, Penn State received approval for separate law schools at Carlisle, University Park.}

Regarding the gubernatorial-race, note a quote by Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards in
1983 ["The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl
or a live boy"] suggests limited ability of Corbett to turn prison success into political
capital [seemingly obscure] but greater capacity to invoke fact that PA UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE AT 5-YEAR LOW OF 5.6% and PRIVATE JOBS AT RECORD HIGH, and its unclear why
CORBETT (unopposed) RAISED $1.4M and SPENT $3M during the weeks surrounding
Pennsylvania's May PRIMARY, pushing his total expenditures to more than $11 million
after having spent money twice as fast as it came in and leaving him with $4.8 million in
the bank [against Guzzardi?]. Also, Wolf's campaign coffers show the strain of his four-
way primary battle; he poured $10 million into his winning campaign and leads Corbett
in the polls; he raised $3.5 million over the five weeks that ended June 9, while his cash-
on-hand hovers around $3 million. Know that AG Kane will release Sandusky review
report Monday.

Regionally, the PHILLY DA said GRAND JURY is REVIVING STING PROBE which is to take 'MONTHS' NOT
YEARS; also, Philly Council relaxed punishment for pot and Dad, daughter arrested at city graduation
[both were disorderly, and she had pot]; this is a national trend [noting establishment of a delivery
service for medical marijuana]. Although Rape charges were dropped vs ex-GOP chair Kerns, others
werent; despite massive Christie-aid, the revel-casino-warned-it-will-shutter-without-buyer.

It is desirable to note the impact of the REDSKINS CONTROVERSY, both nationally [DOES
TRADEMARK LAW VIOLATE FIRST AMENDMENT? and U.S. patent office cancels Redskins
trademark registration] and locally [Neshaminy administrators confiscate newspapers
printed by student editors without principal's OK, noting that plus Seattle Times Sports
Page Censors 'Redskins' Name]; in my view, the politicization of the federal government
was manifest by the former *squeezing the team, fiscally+ and the P.C. compulsion was
manifest by the latter [compelling kids to self-censor]. Thus, there was no justification to
strip the team of its trademark-status, and confiscation of some newspapers [by school
administrators] served only to heighten the intrigue [creating forbidden fruit+. Thus,
specifically, regarding the latter, this issue doesnt rise to the level whereby the school
must monitor the newspapers contents *everyone has the right to be stupid+. ,Also,
KEVIN HART TO DON LEMON: 'DON'T COMPARE REDSKINS TO THE N-WORD'.}

Nationally, it has been revealed that PUTIN TEAMED-UP WITH LEFT WING ACTIVISTS TO STALL
FRACKING; although GORE continues ranting ['Climate crisis threat to future of human civilization'] even
the GREENPEACE FOUNDER claims CLIMATE CHANGE IS BUNK. ObamaDontCare is showing signs of
'financial death spiral' recalling that Obama ignored 'red flags' on Obamacare rollout; also, a MI Hospice
is No Longer Accepting Patients Due To ObamaCare. Common-Core is also receding [Common Core
emerges as latest litmus test for Republican candidates; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Moves to Remove
State from Common Core Standards; HuffPo: 'Jindal Announced Huge Common Core Shift'; Common
Core Standards 'Fracture' as States Pull Support; and Biased NBC/WSJ Poll Question Yields 59%
Supporting Common Core Standards]; noting sad import, a Connecticut Student Claimed High School is
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Blocking Conservative Websites. And, illustrating the limits to gun-control, CRIMINALS PREFER
HANDGUNS OVER 'ASSAULT RIFLES' and Florida police have made an arrest after video of a vicious
robbery was released showing a man enter a store, assault a pregnant female clerk and steal cash from
the register; also, in surprise vote, House voted 293-123 to limit NSA spying by conducting warrantless
searches. {Note that Thousands of California Primary Mail-In Ballots Invalidated and that the Pa. Medial
Society suggested Medical marijuana needs studies, not law.}

In Texas Gubernatorial politics, Abbott disclaimed support for Common Core while
Wendy Davis Raked-in Cash from Liberal States as Texans Reject Her; note that
ABBOTT'S FIRST TV AD AGAINST WENDY DAVIS AIRED DURING WORLD CUP, IN SPANISH.

The Media have been bipartisan in-turmoil, even as FAITH IN MEDIA HIT A RECORD LOW. Among libs,
TODD TURNED [saying OBAMA is 'OVER' [despite his ongoing potency, a view articulated by Rush with
which I (sadly must) concur], but others @ NBC continued to support him [MSNBC'S ALTER: PRESIDENT'S
CRITICS SHOULD 'PUT A SOCK IN IT'; ED SCHULTZ: OBAMA MADE THE RIGHT CALL IN LIBYA SYRIA, EGYPT,
IRAQ; and NBCNEWS Brian Williams 'rankled by audience slide'] and CNN slid [CNN ADVERTISERS
DEMAND LOWER PRICES AS RATINGS FALL]. Among conservatives, Bill O'Reilly Dissed Rush Limbaugh
['I'm a Fact-Based Guy'] before a group of New York City libs, and Megyn Kelly rips into Cheney about
WMD, claiming 'HISTORY HAS PROVEN THAT YOU GOT IT WRONG AS WELL IN IRAQ, SIR' [an argument
he appropriately buried]. {Also, in LATE-NIGHT WARS: FALLON VS COLBERT VS... NETFLIX?}

The IRS scandal raged, as defiance characterized testimony regarding Lois Lerners
missing e-mails by the IRS boss; he faced cover-up claims [IRS: Lois Lerner's emails
likely gone forever; More IRS Emails Go Missing; HARD DRIVES DESTROYED; GOP fury
after report claims IRS 'recycled' Lerner hard drive; Chaffetz: IRS Email 'Stonewalling' Is
'Infuriating'; Paul Ryan to IRS Chief: Nobody Believes You; ISSA: LERNER'S EMAILS
'DON'T JUST DISAPPEAR... UNLESS THAT WAS THE INTENTION'; and Issa called White
House attorney on IRS email loss. Some offered Advice for the IRS as to How to Backup
Important Data, and lefties @ VOX EXPLAINED THE IRS SCANDAL, claming THE IRS
NEEDS MORE MONEY! {Five questions for IRS chief: Did the IRS break any federal
records laws when it lost Lois Lerner's emails? 'Time for a special prosecutor?'}

The POTUS-16 competition continued among Dems. 'STOP THIS!': ELIZABETH WARREN SCOLDED CHRIS
MATTHEWS FOR TOUGH QUESTIONS and, following Marin Cogans profile of Brian Schweitzer (which
resulted in his later having to apologize for some of his comments), NBC News Chuck Todd bashed the
former Montana governor on his MSNBC show, The Daily Rundown. [Theres sort of a buffoonery to
him, Todd said at one point only to later add: I should mention he is a paid MSNBC contributor.].
Also, Dianne Feinstein said keep Brian Schweitzer away from my husband.

Hillary continued her book-tour [Hillary Interview Ratings Underwhelm on CNN and Fox;
Steelers great Terry Bradshaw no fan of Hillary Clinton; Victim: Clinton 'took me through
hell'; Deadline.com gives Hillary thumbs-up for gaffe-free interviews; and a reporter
claimed an editor buried story on Hillary defending child rapist because 'It Might Have
an Impact'] while it found that NBC paid Chelsea Clinton big bucks to not appear on-air.

The POTUS-16 competition continued among Rs, Ted Cruz Resisted Calls to Criticize Republican
Colleagues, Ted Cruz decried 'heartbreaking' assault on religious freedom, and CRUZ RIPPED SENATE
DEMS FOR REJECTING TEXT OF FIRST AMENDMENT, as others have gained attention [Rick Perry: Im
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More Jewish Than You Think; Rand Paul: There Is a War against the Unborn; U.S. ATTORNEY SEEKS
CHRISTIE BRIDGEGATE INDICTMENT as there was No Pandering from Chris Christie in Pitch to Social
Conservatives (omitting the characteristic "God Bless America" sign-off voiced by many speakers at the
conference); and Huckabee eviscerated judges who defy God. {Also, note that Liberals Are Afraid of
Scott Walker and that the allegation by Prosecutors that Gov. Walker was part of a 'criminal scheme,' an
allegation he is fighting [having reserved TV time] claiming two judges [Federal/State] previously
rejected this argument; some claim this case may shape battle over campaign finance rules.}

In an effort to be somewhat demonstrative, I joined the Log-Cabin Republicans; this is
part of an effort to create a Pennsylvania Chapter, in conjunction with efforts to enlarge
the GOPs tent so as to neutralize as many social issues as is possible.

The GOPs Civil-War raged nationally, and the Fight For the GOP Has Just Begun, despite the hope of
Brat that Focuses on Unifying 'Mainstream American Principles We All Believe In.' This is reflected in
comments by Sarah Palin [Sarah Palin: Seems Like Captured Marine Only Person Obama Doesn't Want
Crossing Border; GOP Support for Amnesty Makes Palin Want to Renounce Ties to Party; and Sarah Palin
to Headline Tennessee Tea Party Rally].

Thexd pitches by the Senate Conservative Fund were amplified by relevant hyperlinks.

The Republican establishment in Washington is trying to crush
conservative Chris McDaniel in Mississippi; Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
is going to the state this weekend to stump for Thad Cochran (R-MS).
The grassroots are fighting back, believing it's time for a change;
McDaniel has been leading in recent polls, but he's getting massively
outspent and Cochran is trying to get Dems to cross-over and hijack the
election. Political Elites Can't Believe Voters Turning Against 'King of
Pork' Cochran; BRETT FAVRE ENDORSED THAD COCHRAN IN US
CHAMBER AD, while BRETT FAVRE'S COCHRAN ENDORSEMENT MAY BE
POLITICAL PAYBACK TO HALEY BARBOUR FOR BROTHER'S PARDON.
Reflecting concern regarding cross-over voting by Dems, the MS GOP
Chair asked people Only to Vote in Runoff for Person You Support in
November. Also, MS Gov. Phil Bryant Makes Break from Thad Cochran's
Common Core Position. During this last weekend before the runoff,
Politico portrayed this as a Mississippi carnival [Palin vs. Favre].



TV ad in Mississippi
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T.W. Shannon is a principled Republican who has won the support of
countless conservatives in Oklahoma and across the nation. He's in a
difficult race against Congressman James Lankford (R-OK), a well-
known, and well-funded Washington insider. But we know T.W. will win
if he gets his conservative message out. Senator Ted Cruz shares that
belief, and thats why hes fighting for T.W. Shannon in a new SCF TV ad
that will run until Election Day. Also, Coburn Criticized Ad Attacking T.W.
Shannon.



TV ad in Oklahoma

Also, Tom Cotton Slammed anonymous WH staffers for attacking Bergdahl platoon
mates, and a TEA Party candidate challenged the Establishment in the NY GOP PRIMARY.

The GOPs Civil-War raged in D.C. [Inside the House GOP leadership shake-up] after the House GOP
elected McCarthy and Scalise as new leadership team; although the official message coming out of
Thursdays leadership election was one of unity, Conservatives were not satisfied with House GOP
election results. Thus, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy was selected as new House majority leader [Kevin
McCarthy Changes Nothing; how McCarthy won so easily may say as much about conservative
insurgents who failed to mount a significant challenge as it does the resilient power of the GOP
Establishment; McCarthy Goes Up With Ad Reminding Constituents He Still Works For Them; House
Majority Leader McCarthy: 'We want to change country'...'Restructure government itself'; and Silicon
Valley: New Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Listens to Us '100 Percent of the Time'] and Rep. Scalise
won majority whip race, adding a red-state conservative voice to the upper leadership ranks [How Steve
Scalise Smoked Peter Roskam In Whip Race]. {Marlin Stutzman had a great experience running for
whip and would do it again so, although he had No Regrets After Losing, he declined bid for RSC head.}

'Atlas Shrugged: Part III' to Feature Ron Paul in His Acting Debut

Regarding Islamism:
Bachmann Hammers Obama's 'Fantasy Foreign Policy'
'Hannity' Investigation: Radical Muslims on the March
Dennis Miller Foresees 'Big War' Between Western Civilization and 'Animals' of Radical Islam
PETRAEUS: USA MUST STRIKE 'TO SAVE THE WEST'
TERROR FEARS RETURNED TO NYC
UK PRISON IS 'RUN BY ISLAM' SAYS EX-EDL LEADER UPON RELEASE
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CAIR CALLS ON CRITICS TO HIGHLIGHT MUSLIM STEREOTYPES IN FX'S 'TYRANT'
Female genital mutilation in Sweden: all 30 girls in one class cut
Children Used as Props in Jihad

Regarding Iraq:
U.S. Helped The Sunnis Who Are Invading Iraq
Early plan to help Iraq army marked by distrust over Iran, report claims
Iraqi Kurds Send Israel First Oil Delivery From Disputed Kurdish Pipeline
Kurdish Commander Warns ISIS More Powerful, Better Equipped than Iraqi Army
ISLAMISTS FAIL TO TAKE IRAQ OIL REFINERY
Mock Michelle O #BringBackOurHumvee
EXXON evacuates
Saudi warns of civil war
Iraq Wants US Airstrikes, but US Wants Maliki Out
Iraq Militants Occupy Chemical-Weapons Facility
Iraq crisis will undermine the dollar
MCCONNELL: OBAMA LIKELY TO BYPASS CONGRESS ON IRAQ
Isis jihadists 'seize Saddam's chemical weapons stockpile'
MCFARLAND: Is third Iraq war imminent?
Obama Sending Special Forces as 'Advisers'
Regime Change [AGAIN]?
Lawmakers voice cautious support for Obama's Iraq plans [Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said sending 300 advisers to Iraq was a reasonable approach.]
KERRY: US TO SHARE KEY INFO WITH IRAN, WON'T 'RULE OUT' MILITARY COOPERATION IN IRAQ
US gas prices suffer for Iraq
Mass Kidnapping Pulls India into Iraq Crisis
John McCain rages at Chuck Todd over 'hot mic' diss
Isis and Sunni Islamists will march together on Baghdad
Recruitment video shows young British extremists
HOW ISIS IS WINNING

Regarding Israel:
Abbas: If kidnappers are Hamas, we will disband unity government *yeah, right.+
Presbyterian Church USA is divesting holdings in companies that do business with Israel.
Hamas is not a terrorist organization; rather it is a band of Islamic supremacists, kidnappers, and
murderers, with aspirations to genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Into the fray: Israels loony, lethal Left
Israel receives first ever oil shipment from Iraqi Kurdistan
five-hamas-members-die-as-gaza-tunnel-collapses
first-lesson-from-the-kidnapping-crisis
kidnapping-hasnt-altered-wests-view-of-conflict-or-the-palestinians
Obamas Partners: Hamas Leaders Glorify Kidnapping of Jewish Teens
The Ultra-Left Rallies to Celebrate Israeli Kidnappings
No Rest for Israel on Seventh Day Since Teen Abductions
PALESTINIANS, ISRAELI TROOPS CLASH IN TEENS SEARCH
Cruz calls on Obama to Suspend Assistance to Palestinian Authority

Regarding Iran:
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Israel Fears US Cozying Up to Iran Due to Iraq Jihadist Crisis
Over 700 Executions in Rouhani's First Year As Human Rights Decline in Iran

Miscellania:
A new anti-Semitism rising in France
India Launches Crackdown on Greenpeace

Regading the rest of the Middle East and Africa:
Krauthammer We-Have-to-Go-into-Syria-to-Attack-ISIS.
Car Bomb in Hama, Syria Kills 34 People
Boko Haram Infiltrates Cameroon
Egypt Demands Death Sentence for Muslim Brotherhood Head

BACK TO THE USSR: Russia Reveals New Military Symbol Similar to Old Soviet Star



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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 3:33 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXVIII
[Mandatory-Holocaust-Education, ZOA-on-the-Met, D-Souza, Foreign-Policy-Debacles]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/230729165/Action-Items-CLXVIII-Mandatory-Holocaust-Education-ZOA-on-
the-Met-D-Souza-Foreign-Policy-Debacles

After having noted a few key-additions to the prior Blast e-mail and a lengthy e-mail from the ZOA
regarding the Met, note a letter to Dinesh J. DSouza and a few lengthy essays regarding Foreign Policy.

Regarding the effort to Mandate Holocaust Education in PA, I added two more
comments:

It is also important to recognize that Rhonda has drawn from our
experience [and her unique contributions after her video went viral]
during speaking in other states; we hope that PA will provide a model
for others who may grapple with comparable resistance.

Illustrating the intensity of our efforts [with Chuck having inspired the
event and my having engaged in grunt-work, vide infra] were the labors
of Rhonda: her work on this bill BEGAN with a viral video and continued
EVERY DAY for a year in one respect or another, be it speaking to public
audiences, getting national, international, and local media attention,
building awareness via social media, contacting legislators, behind the
scenes negotiations, traveling to Harrisburg, rallying the troops via
phone and email, creating more videos, and being the public punching
bag for the opposition and the Jewish rags in the state, or as Chuck
called it, "Taking one for the team." Not a day passed since last June
that I didn't do SOMETHING to further the cause of this bill. Is it not a
shame that her [our] major adversary was the Federation...until it finally
relented?

Regarding the Illegals, Drudge has a fresh spate of scary hyperlinks [WORD-OF-MOUTH
EXODUS TO USA; CENTRAL AMERICAN MEDIA SCRAMBLE: NO AMNESTY!; White House
Admits 'Rumors' Motivating Crossings; Migrants amassing at Rio Grande's edge;
Thousands stuck in Mexican stash houses; Biden Hints Some May Get Citizenship;
Cartels Use Influx as Cover; and ICE Agent: Infectious TB Moving Across Border].

Regarding the rise to leadership of McCarthy and Scalise, Politico feels that none of this
actually matters and that their election doesnt represent seismic change atop the
House Republican majority; entry of the latter individual surely provides an opening for
the philosophies of true-conservatives, as advanced via the TEA Party Movement.
Earlier, Politico had reported that some question his conservatism by citing three
obscure concerns [His detractors grumble that he voted for supporting flood insurance,
that he has ties to leadership and that he backed the controversial firing of a top RSC
aide. ]. {Anything to try to muddy the water.}

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Regarding typical Dem-dilatory behavior regarding budgeting, Mikulski delayed on
appropriations.

Regarding the depleted Highway Trust Fund, CORKER wants to HIKE GAS TAX [as was
predicted by Heritage Action]; Politically it'll be a monstrously tough sell, especially for
many of Corker's GOP colleagues who see anything resembling a tax hike as toxic.

Regarding the IRS, the Dems are fighting-back [WHITE HOUSE CALLS IRS INVESTIGATION
A 'CONSPIRACY THEORY' and DEM REP: THOSE WHO SAY IRS INTENTIONALLY LOST
LERNER EMAILS ARE LIKE BIRTHERS].

Regarding the EPA-administrators denial that BHO is waging a war on coal, the
observations of Mark Levin [yesterday @ 6 p.m.] are instructive; he said the Clintonistas
got away with destroying evidence of the policies they were promulgating [in a fashion
identical to that now occurring with the IRS] just before Bush-43 started on 1/20/2001.
Also, fears of EPA land grab create groundswell against water rule.

Sen. Mark Udall (D., Colo.) Voted Against Keystone for Fourth Time, pleading for more
time for the project that has been delayed for over five years.

Regarding the Mississippi run-off, Efforts to Drive Democrat Votes for Cochran are overt.
Cantor's loss jolted landscape, as five primaries to watch emeged.

Right-to-Work States Booming, Forced Unionization States Busting

Regarding Hillary, after the release of embarrassing tapes yesterday [Hillary's People]
regarding what she did in 1975 [her defense of a child rapist], a Clinton Donor [serving
as dean of the University of Arkansas libraries] Banned the Free Beacon From University
of Arkansas Archives. Also, for CNN's Townhall event with Hillary Clinton, the network
not only brought in a Clinton-friendly crowd but, at various times, a stage handler
taught and directed the crowd to applaud.

Regarding blind party-loyalty, Politico notes Dems unite around Obamas decision to
send 300 military advisers to Iraq, as Pelosi claimed No Hill OK needed in Iraq [averring
she doesn't want boots on the ground+ an observation the GOP confirmed. In
contrast, Cruz did not rule out some sort of military intervention in the country.
Complicating matters, the Iraqi Turkmen, wary of gains by both Iraqi Kurds and the
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), have moved to create their own armed militia.

Regarding Iran, McKeon Concerned Iran Negotiations Flawed From The Outset
[because Huge U.S.-Iran Gap on Nukes as Target Date Nears and Deadlock Continued at
Iran Nuclear Talks] and Iran army chief accused Israel of creating ISIS; the former is
increasingly apparent, and the latter undermines efforts by BHO/Biden to suggest
cooperating with Iran.

Regarding Syria, Syrian Helicopters Killed 20 People in Attack on Refugee Camp.

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Regarding Palestinian Arabs, Palestinian Social Media Adopted a Pro-Kidnapping Salute;
popular support for the abduction of three Israeli teens has continued to proliferate on
Palestinian social media as Palestinian posted photos of themselves making a three-
fingered victory sign, sometimes writing the words "three Shalits" on their hands.

Regarding the UN, Israel is to Vice-Chair UN Committee on Palestinian Refugees.

Regarding Israel, ZOA said US policy on PA nothing less than Kristallnacht.

Regarding Ukraine, Ukrainian Rebel Commander [a key figure in covert Russian efforts
to destabilize eastern Ukraine+ was IDed As Russian GRU Military Intelligence Colonel
and PUTIN ORDERED TROOPS ON COMBAT ALERT.

***

ADL Release Also Ignores Anti-Israel Lies

ZOA is Shocked, Mystified That ADL/Foxman Wrongly States
Klinghoffer Opera is Not Anti-Semitic

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is shocked and mystified that the Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) wrongly stated this week (in ADLs June 17 press release) that the Death of Klinghoffer opera is
not anti-Semitic. (Shamefully, the NYC Metropolitan Opera is still planning 8 live performances of this
anti-Semitic opera this fall.) ADL ignores the operas egregious anti-Israel lies, defamation of all Jews,
and glorification and legitimization of terrorist murderers of Jewish people.

ADLs statement contradicts the Klinghoffer daughters statement that the opera is anti-Semitic. Leon
Klinghoffer's daughters Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer protested this opera from the outset, as follows:

We are outraged at the exploitation of our parents and the coldblooded murder of our
father as the centerpiece of a production that appears to us to be anti-Semitic.

The New York Daily News editorial yesterday (June 18) noted that Death of Klinghoffer has been
reviled as anti-Semitic and horribly sympathetic to the killers.

ADLs statement harms the continuing efforts to stop the Met from performing this anti-Semitic
opera.

ZOA President Mort Klein stated:

Death of Klinghoffer includes libels that Jews get fat from the poor, cheat, exploit,
pollute virgins, defame, break laws, and are idolators - and portrays terrorists who
murder Jews as men of ideals. The opera also includes outrageous lies about Jewish
Israelis treatment of Arabs. If ADL President Abe Foxman doesnt think that all this is
anti-Semitism, then what is?

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ADLs inaccurate statement interferes with and harms the continuing efforts by ZOA and
other organizations and dedicated individuals to stop the Metropolitan Operas still-
scheduled 8 live performances of this anti-Semitic opera in New York this fall.

Death of Klinghoffer is undeniably anti-Semitic. Here is a sampling of the evidence, which includes
both the maligning of Jews in general and anti-Israel lies against Israels Jews:

1. Arab murderers of Jews are portrayed as idealists. A Palestinian Arab terrorist/murderer sings:
We are soldiers fighting a war; we are not criminals; we are not vandals; we are men of
ideals.

2. Jews are defamed, using the worst type of anti-Semitic stereotypes. A hijacker
sings: Wherever poor men Are gathered they can Find Jews getting fat You know
how to cheat The simple, exploit The virgin, pollute Where you have exploited
Defame those you cheated And break your own law With idolatry.

3. Jews are portrayed as speaking about trivial material concerns, while the Arab terrorists
are romantically (and falsely) portrayed as avenging past violent persecution of Arabs by
Israeli Jews.

4. The opera falsely portrays Israeli Jews as destroying Arab homes and chasing Arabs from
their homes in Israel in 1948. The opera begins with a little Arab girl watching Jews
shooting at, beating and chasing Arab women and children from their homes, while a
Palestinian-Arab chorus sings: My fathers house was razed, in 1948, When the Israelis
passed over the street. . . Israel laid all to waste. One of the terrorists claims that his
mother was driven away by an Israeli raid.

In fact, Israel begged the Arabs to stay and live peacefully together in Israel in 1948. The
Arab High Committee and seven invading Arab nations urged Arabs to leave to make it
easier for the seven Arab countries which invaded the fledgling Jewish nation in 1948 to
destroy Israel and murder Israels Jewish inhabitants. See ZOAs detailed prior press
release which quoted: the British report that the Mayor of Haifa begged the Arabs to
stay; Arab leaders urging Arabs to leave so that the Jews could be killed more readily;
and other contemporaneous sources confirming this.

Moreover, again in 1967, Israeli leaders including Moshe Dayan sent soldiers to stop and
reassure the tens of thousands of Arabs who were voluntarily running from Judea and
Samaria across the Allenby Bridge to Jordan, in the wake of the Six Day war. The Israeli
soldiers urged the Arabs to go back to their homes and reassured the Arabs that Israel
would not hurt them.

5. The opera uses the peculiar phrase when the Israelis passed over the street to
describe the invented Israeli destruction of Arab homes in 1948, apparently in order to
bring to mind the Passover story, when the Angel of Death passed over houses, killing
Egyptian families first-born sons. Israelis are thus likened to the Angel of Death.

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6. The opera also leaves the false and defamatory impression that Jews murdered
hundreds of Muslims in Sabra and Shatila by having a Palestinian terrorist sing that his
brother was decapitated in Sabra & Shatila, as one of several justifications for
Palestinian terrorists murdering Leon Klinghoffer. An Arab Palestinian terrorist sings, as
part of his justification for murdering the innocent disabled Jewish-American: She *my
mother] was killed with the old men and children in Camps at Sabra and Shatila where
Almighty God in His mercy showed my decapitated brother to me/ And in His mercy
allowed me to close my brothers eyes and wipe his face.

In fact, the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon was committed by Christian
Phalangists, after Muslim terrorists assassinated Lebanons Christian president and
Muslims had been massacring Christians.

7. The opera lies about (grossly exaggerates) the number of Arab Palestinian
refugees. The operas claim of 3.8 million refugees in 1985 is 10 times the actual
number of Palestinian refugees, most accurately estimated at approximately
367,000. See ZOAs prior release discussing this. The wildly exaggerated numbers have
been repeatedly used to defame Israel.

8. The opera also conveniently omits any mention of the almost one million Jewish
refugees who were forced to flee from Arab countries by real Muslim persecution and
pogroms against these centuries-old Jewish communities.

9. The opera repeatedly invokes the falsehood that Israel was stolen from Palestinian
Arabs. In addition to falsely portraying Jews driving out Arabs in 1948, a Palestinian
murderer lashes out at a British passenger, and sings that the Balfour declaration took
away Palestinian land to give it to Israel.

In fact, there was never an Arab country called Palestine. Jews have lived
continuously in Israel throughout the millennia. Jews comprised the majority in
Jerusalem since the mid-1800s. The opera ignores the thousands of years of history of
Jewish presence and connection to the land of Israel. The opera also ignores the real
Arab massacres of Jews living in Israel, in Hebron, Jerusalem and elsewhere, in the
1920s and 1930s, and in the Intifadas that started in the 1980s.

10. The opera portrays the modern-day blood libels that Jewish Holocaust survivors from
Europe took away Palestinian land, and that Jewish Israelis became the new
Nazis. The opera compares Nazi persecution of Jews to fabricated Jewish-Israeli
treatment of Arab-Palestinians. To drive home this outrageous anti-Semitic
propaganda, in the opera DVD, the same actor plays both a Holocaust victim tormented
by Nazis, and an Israeli Jew who chases and shoots at Arab women and children.

11. The opera may have been inspired by one of the worst anti-Semitic, anti-Israel
propagandists. In an interview with David Beverley, Klinghoffer composer John
Adams stated: I read a great deal of Edward Saids writing.

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12. The opera also uses crucifixion imagery to portray Jews as sinful, and to help justify the
need for innocent Jews to be killed to atone for the alleged sins of Jews who allegedly
mistreated Arabs. Composer John Adams stated during his Beverley interview: Clearly
his *Leon Klinghoffers+ death was a kind of crucifixion. He was crucified for the class of
people that he happened to fall into. In the DVD, after he is killed and thrown
overboard by the terrorists, Klinghoffers body is shown sinking in slow-motion in
crucifixion-like poses.

13. The title Death of Klinghoffer in itself woefully diminishes what the Palestinian
terrorists really did. The title should be the Murder of Klinghoffer.

14. As UC Professor and musicologist Richard Taruskin has written, Death of Klinghoffer
utilizes soaring music to glorify the terrorists and Palestinian choruses anti-Jewish and
anti-Israel pronouncements and by contrast, trivial music is used when Jews speak, to
emphasize supposed Jewish materialism and triviality.

15. The opera describes the Palestinian murderers in kindly, humane terms. A female
British passenger sings that Omar, one of the terrorists, is extremely nice and gave the
passengers cigarettes and meat. As noted above, the Metropolitan Opera openly
acknowledges that the opera looks for humanity in the terrorists.

Looking for the humanity in those who murder blacks is anti-black. Looking for the
humanity in those who murder gay people is anti-gay. Looking for the humanity in those
who murder Jews is anti-Semitism.

Would we look for the humanity in the 9-11 killers? Or Charlie Manson? Or the Ku Klux Klan
members who lynched African-Americans?

In real life, the terrorists who murdered Leon Klinghoffer in his wheelchair were despicable and
devoid of humanity. After they committed this heinous murder, the terrorists even stooped to
saying that Mrs. Klinghoffer killed her husband so that she could enjoy the life insurance
money! (Mrs. Klinghoffer was actually dying from terminal cancer at the time of the cruise, and
died shortly afterwards.)

ZOA thus urges ADL to join ZOA and other groups in speaking out against the malicious anti-Semitism
and anti-Israel lies in Death of Klinghoffer.

ADLs statement is also illogical:

ADLs press release stated:

ADL noted that while the opera itself is not anti-Semitic, there is a concern the opera could be
used in foreign countries as a means to stir up anti-Israel sentiments or as a vehicle to promote
anti-Semitism.

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ADLs statement that the opera is not anti-Semitic but could be used as a vehicle to promote anti-
Semitism is illogical on its face. If an opera is a vehicle for promoting anti-Semitism, it is in fact anti-
Semitic. And, as ZOA detailed above and in its press releases last week and earlier this week, the
operas title, lyrics and musical language are in fact anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-American.

Foreign countries are not the only place where the opera will promote anti-Semitism: ZOA is also
mystified as to why ADLs statement only raises concerns that the opera could promote anti-Semitism in
foreign countries. An opera that can be used to promote anti-Semitism in foreign countries, can and
will also promote anti-Semitism in New York.

New Yorks Jewish communities are prime targets of anti-Semitic terrorists and criminals. The ADLs
own website notes that physical attacks on Jews in Brooklyn tripled last year (2013). In 2011, police
uncovered a terror plot by two Muslim jihadists to attack a Manhattan synagogue with guns and
grenades. In 2009, four Muslim men were arrested in connection with a terrorist plot to shoot down
military airplanes and blow up two synagogues in Riverdale, in the Bronx. Former NYC Mayor Michael
Bloomberg stated with respect to the 2011 plot to attack a Manhattan synagogue: We know that, as an
international symbol of freedom and liberty, New York City is and will always be a target.

And of course, the Mets audiences include opera-lovers from all over the world, who will bring what
they learn at the opera back to their home countries.

ADL should thus not be satisfied that the international broadcast of the opera has been canceled. We
hope that the ADL will join with ZOA and the other individuals and organizations who are still working to
stop the Met Operas plan to still have 8 live performances of Death of Klinghoffer in New York.

ADLs statement conflicts with the duty ADL undertook to fight terrorism: ZOA also urges that the ADL
should join in the fight to stop all performances of Death of Klinghoffer because the ADL undertook a
special obligation to fight terrorism.

The Klinghoffer children donated to the ADL the proceeds of their lawsuit against the PLO (reportedly 7
figures), and lent their name to the ADL to establish a special foundation that is supposed to fight
terrorism. The ADL website notes:

"The ADL Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation combats terrorism
through educational, political and legal means. The Foundation was founded in 1986."

ADL also uses the Klinghoffer daughters and name to raise funds for combating
terrorism. See http://archive.adl.org/profiles/3.html

Death of Klinghoffer performances also need to be protested and stopped because the opera
promotes the concept that terrorism against innocent civilians is justified. As prominent University of
California Musicologist Richard Taruskin, an expert in 20th Century music and nationalism, wrote in a
detailed New York Times article praising the Boston Symphony for canceling performances of "Death of
Klinghoffer," "Death of Klinghoffer" "romanticizes the perpetrators of deadly violence toward the
innocent."

Likewise, the Metropolitan Operas own form letter to those complaining about this opera openly and
brazenly states that this opera looks for humanity in the terrorists.
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Romanticizing terrorists, looking for the humanity in terrorists, and seeking to justify terrorists
heinous acts are counter-productive to efforts to fight terrorism. Professor Taruskin aptly noted that
the only way to defeat terrorism is to focus resolutely on the acts rather than their claimed (or
conjectured) motivations, and to characterize all such acts, whatever their motivation, as crimes.

ZOA and others are continuing our work to stop Death of Klinghoffer:
ZOA was privileged to be a large part of the effort to stop the international broadcasts of Death of
Klinghoffer. ZOA spoke with AMC Theaters (which then immediately conferred with Met officials, and
then called ZOA back to advise of the decision to cancel the broadcast), publicized the operas malicious
falsehoods, and contacted major Met donors and their friends and numerous other individuals, whom
all assisted with this important effort.

ZOA and other groups and dedicated individuals are continuing to work hard to stop the 8 live
performances in New York, which have not yet been canceled.

We again urge the ADL to join with ZOAs and others continuing efforts to stop the Mets 8 live
performances of Death of Klinghoffer this fall.

***
Regarding the movie-preview of Dinesh J. DSouza *America+, it is instructive to note that the parallel-
book is Mysteriously Absent From the New York Times Bestseller List. When he signed my copy of the
book, I acquired his e-mail address and just sent him the following [excerpted]:

I discussed your views with a lib-friend, and want to share reactions to your Wikipedia
entryas we search for the most effective way to help the great-unwashed see-the-
light!
Articulated concerns:

General integration of religion Into politics; fairly directly blaming liberals for
9/11 (with which you might agree); attitudes about feminism which I believe
reflect an outdated reflection of current views (and even past positions, with
some caveats); comments reflecting that our culture is inherently better (while I
see radical Islamists as a troubling "culture," there are plenty of peoples around
the globe who have rich and meaningful cultures, even though they differ from
our own -this is not to denigrate ours - just fail to see that we should put it on a
pedestal above all others from the standpoint of culture - I disagree that our
culture should be adopted by all - this is very different from a discussion about
the functioning of governments).

My initial reactions:

I recognize there are some [particularly in the GOP] who inform their views on
faith, but they can be kept in-check; he is rejecting the heightened feminism
that perhaps over-elevates; American Exceptionalism mandates recognition of
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USAs uniqueness on multiple levels and, thus, doesnt mean others must
emulate us *just like Jews, as the chosen people are burdened with the need
to perform tikkun olam to set an examplebut not to be aloof+.

I disagree with you regarding gay-marriage *marriage is the only known incubator for
the raising of children+ and would hope that the volume of work by Robert Spencer
would eliminate your concern that he might be an Islamophobe; remember, regarding
the latter, he quotes extensively from Islamic writings to illustrate his viewsas we all
await emergence of an Islamic Reformation.

Therefore, when you have a chancebecause your book doesnt elaborate on either of
these positionsI would appreciate reading your BEST argument against Gay-
Marriage and whether you now can appreciate the works of both Spencer and Pamela
Geller.
*
In "The Bishops as Pawns", D'Souza theorized that U.S. Catholic bishops were being
manipulated by American liberals in agreeing to oppose the U.S. military buildup and
use of power abroad when, D'Souza believed they actually knew very little about these
subjects to which they were lending their religious credibility, writing:
Interviews with these bishops suggest that they know little or nothing
about the ideas and proposals to which they are putting their signature
and lending their religious authority. The bishops are unfamiliar with
existing defense and economic programs, unable to identify even in
general terms the Soviet military capability, ignorant of roughly how
much of the budget currently goes to defense, unclear about how much
should be reallocated to social programs, and innocent of the most
basic concepts underlying the intelligent layman's discussion of these
questions.
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This is too-true, particularly noting support among Catholic-leaders for open-borders;
their motivation, apparently, is to grow their flocks, regardless of where they reside
[CARDINAL DISTRIBUTES COMMUNION THROUGH BORDER FENCE and Boston's Cardinal
O'Malley: Americans Against Amnesty Have 'Irrational' Fear].

D'Souza is a noted conservative, and defines conservatism in the American sense as
"conserving the principles of the American Revolution".
[27]
In Letters to a Young
Conservative, written as an introduction to conservative ideas for youth, D'Souza argues
that it is a blend of classical liberalism and ancient virtue, in particular, "the belief that
there are moral standards in the universe and that living up to them is the best way to
have a full and happy life". He also argues against what he calls the modernliberal belief
that "human nature is intrinsically good", and thus that "the great conflicts in the
world...arise out of terrible misunderstandings that can be corrected through ongoing
conversation and through the mediation of the United Nations".
[28]
Concur, particularly regarding the UN [UN 'Unsure' If Kidnapping Really Happened].

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D'Souza challenges beliefs and projects such as affirmative action and social welfare. In
the book Illiberal Education, D'Souza argued that intolerance of conservative views is
common at many universities.
Too-true.

He has attributed many modern social problems to what he calls the "cultural left". In
his recent book The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, he
wrote that:
The cultural left in this country is responsible for causing 9/11 ... the
cultural left and its allies in Congress, the media, Hollywood, the non-
profit sector and the universities are the primary cause of the volcano of
anger toward America that is erupting from the Islamic world.
[29]

Remember how Clinton viewed Islamism *a word that he, his wife and BHO cant utter+
as subject merely to law-enforcement; ignoring the fact that they are at-war with
Western Civilization.

D'Souza's 2003 book What's So Great About America defends the United States against
the criticisms that have been directed at it in the last couple of decades. In particular, he
argues against the criticisms leveled by the Islamic world, domestic multiculturalists,
those seeking slavery reparations, and especially America's left wing. He contends
Americans themselves are too critical and take for granted the blessings bestowed on
them by living within the borders of the United States.
[30]

Concur.

He also takes this a step further and challenges the notion that all world cultures are
equal. "If one begins with the multicultural premise that all cultures are equal, then the
world as it is makes very little sense", he says. "Some cultures have completely
outperformed others in providing the things that all people seek health, food, housing,
security and the amenities of life."
[30]

Concur.

D'Souza has also criticized aspects of feminism in Letters to a Young Conservative,
writing that:
The feminist error was to embrace the value of the workplace as greater
than the value of the home. Feminism has endorsed the public sphere
as inherently more constitutive of women's worth than the private
sphere. Feminists have established as their criterion of success and self-
worth an equal representation with men at the top of the career ladder.
The consequence of this feminist scale of values is a terrible and unjust
devaluation of women who work at home.
[31]

Concur.

In an interview with Enter Stage Right, he said same-sex marriage did not work because
"Marriage does not civilize men. Women do. This point is even evident in the gay
community: it helps to explain why lesbians are generally much better than
male homosexuals in sustaining long-term relationships. The reason that society
privileges marriage and gives it a special legal status is because marriage is the only
known incubator for the raising of children."
[32]

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Disagree with opinion.

Christianity and religion
Dinesh D'Souza states that while he has a Catholic background, which is important to
him, he is comfortable with Reformation theology; he thus describes himself as a
nondenominational Christian.
[33]
He often writes and discusses Christian apologetics and
has debated against prominent atheists and skeptics, including Dan Barker, Christopher
Hitchens, Peter Singer, Daniel Dennett, Michael Shermer, and Bart Ehrman.
[34]
In
a Christian Science Monitor article, he stated, "the moral teachings of Jesus provide no
support for indeed they stand as a stern rebuke to the historical injustices
perpetrated in the name of Christianity."
[35]
D'Souza often speaks out against atheism,
nonbelief, and secularism. The most elaborate presentation of his views concerning
these topics can be found in his 2007 book What's so Great about Christianity. In 2009,
he published Life After Death: The Evidence, which attempts to use scientific and
philosophical arguments to support the concept of the afterlife, and also
uses theoretical physics to support the concept of God and the fine-tuned Universe and
refute atheist arguments. The book earned praise from atheist Christopher Hitchens for
Dinesh's argumentative skills.
[36]
In 2012, he published Godforsaken, which addresses
questions of how a benevolent God could allow evil and suffering in the world.
D'Souza says "living creatures are the products of intelligent design," but is not a
proponent of the intelligent design (ID) movement, as he does not consider ID to be a
satisfactory alternative to the theory of evolution by natural selection.
[37]
He argues that
belief in the afterlife and in a supreme being are reasonable conclusions given the
evidence available, and that atheists have misrepresented the case for Christianity on
many fronts.
In a Catholic Education Resource Center article, he shared his belief on the separation of
church and state: "Groups like the ACLU, with the acquiescence if not collusion of the
courts, are actively promoting a jurisprudence of anti-religious discrimination. In a way
the Supreme Court has distorted the Constitution to make religious believers of all faiths
into second-class citizens." D'Souza argues that current jurisprudence unfairly
promotes secularism.
[38]
More clearly, D'Souza states, "Today courts wrongly interpret
separation of church and state to mean that religion has no place in the public arena, or
that morality derived from religion should not be permitted to shape our laws.
Somehow freedom for religious expression has become freedom from religious
expression. Secularists want to empty the public square of religion and religious-based
morality so they can monopolize the shared space of society with their own views."
[39]

Concur.

D'Souza stated that he has studied radical Islam for several years
[40]
and read
the Qur'an.
[41]
D'Souza debated Robert Spencer about Islam at the 2007 Conservative
Political Action Conference and labeled Spencer an "Islamophobe". D'Souza said
Spencer was "an effective polemicist" in his writings on Islam.
[42]

Disagree with opinion.

*

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A few essays suggesting what should be done about BHOs predictably disastrous foreign policy:

The real threat in Iraq
By Caroline B. Glick


What's being overlooked in Obama's last-ditch effort to prevent hell from breaking loose all over the
Middle East

The first step the US must take to minimize the
Iranian threat is to walk away from the table and
renounce the talks. The next step is to take active
measures to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear
power.

Unfortunately, the Obama administration appears
prepared to do none of these things. To the
contrary, its pursuit of an alliance with Iran in Iraq
indicates that it is doubling down on the most
dangerous aspects of its policy of empowering
America's worst enemies.

It only took the Taliban six months to move from the Bamiyan Buddhas to the World Trade Center. Al-
Qaida is stronger now than ever before. And Iran is on the threshold of a nuclear arsenal.

*

The world doesn't work the way Barack Obama thought it did.
[Sending 275 troops to Iraq to help secure the embassy] is a tacit acknowledgment that
many of the assumptions that Obama and his foreign policy team made about the world
have proven to be incorrect:
That without the leverage of U.S. military power in the country, Iraqi leaders would
pursue political change that wouldn't leave Sunnis alienated and antagonized and
that its security forces could counter internal threats;
That Afghanistan would be stable enough for the U.S. to end that war and depart
with confidence the government can keep the nation on a stable path;
That the U.S. could pursue a "reset" with Vladimir Putin's Russiabut then watched
his troops take Crimea and threaten the rest of Ukraine;
That the civil war in Syria could somehow be contained within its borders and
could reach a resolution without American intervention.
More than anything, these events and others have served as a rebuke to Team Obama's
worldview that a new generation of leadership could move on from both the Clinton-era
and Bush-era policies. Both of those administrations were more hawkish and aggressive






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about the exercise of American power, whether it was to intercede in regional conflicts in
the Balkans or take down Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
Disdainful of much of Washington's foreign policy establishment, Obama and his close-knit
circle of advisers, on the other hand, talked about engaging Iran diplomatically, using
sanctions to punish bad actors, "pivoting" to Asia, and neutralizing the threat of terrorism
more bloodlessly through the use of drones. They viewed American power in terms of limits.
This was a president, after all, who opposed the U.S. "surge" that arguably stabilized Iraq to
the point where Obama could pull the troops out.
Yet here was Obama on Thursday using the language of presidents past such as John
Kennedy and George W. Bush, talking of sending "advisers" into a global hot spot and
warning of the need to deny "safe haven" to terrorist groups. "Right now, this is the
moment when the fate of Iraq hangs in the balance," he said something that sounded So
10 Years Ago.
That's why Obama's remarks had to have left such a bitter taste. Iraq was a box that his
administration had checked. And already, the unrest there is casting fresh doubt on his
decision to leave Afghanistan just a few years removed from calling for his own "surge"
there. Americans are giving his handling of foreign policy the lowest marks of his presidency.
With Syria on fire, Egypt and Libya in turmoil, and Russia meddling in Ukraine, the world has
reached up and pulled the once-soaring avatar of change crashing earthward.
Icarus, we told you so.

Destabilizing the Middle East
By Richard Baehr

The killing of Osama bin Laden was supposed to be the capstone to the president's foreign policy
achievements -- ending the wars abroad, and wrapping up our business with al-Qaida, producing a new
stable world order, with a more comfortable, reduced American role as one among many. It seems more
likely today that what the administration views as its achievements are seen abroad as neglect and
negligence. Unfortunately, neglect and negligence are destabilizing.



Years of Living Dangerously
By Clifford D. May

The largest and most expensive embassy in the world is in Baghdad. President George W. Bush built it in
the hope, perhaps the expectation, that before long, it would house envoys to the first democratic
American ally in the Arab world. It hasnt quite worked out that way. With terrorists on the march
throughout an expanding swath of Iraq, the State Department last weekend began to evacuate
substantial numbers of diplomats. Meanwhile, dozens of Marines are being sent in.

Its useful to name that threat, and it was encouraging that Mr. Obama did so last week: We do have
a stake in making sure these jihadists do not gain a permanent foothold in either Iraq or Syria, he
said.
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{Its ABOUT TIME!}

The jihadists to which he refers, of course, belong to ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, which
rose from the ashes of al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Sham implies the Levant: Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus,
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. As the name also suggests, ISIS aims to create a state that will join
others al Qaeda-affiliated forces are currently fighting in no fewer than nine countries to form a
new caliphate, an Islamic empire that does not plan to peacefully coexist with infidel and Muslim
apostate states.

Like most other jihadist groups, ISIS acts locally but thinks globally. Its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has
promised America direct confrontation. The sons of Islam have prepared for such a day. He has added:
Soon we will face you, and we are waiting for this day.

Some elite analysts and American officials have concluded that the U.S. should make common cause
with Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against ISIS. Can they really believe that Iran, for
years ranked by the U.S. government as the worlds primary state sponsor of terrorism, would be a
reliable ally in a war against terrorists? Would you stock a river with crocodiles to solve a piranha
problem?

A better approach: Design a strategy to weaken and, over time, defeat all the various jihadist forces
threatening us and competing among themselves for dominance over the barbaric new world they
envision a world of beheadings, amputations, crucifixions, summary executions and mass murders;
a world in which women are chattel; a world in which religious, ethnic and sexual minorities are
brutally persecuted if not cleansed.

Such a strategy would integrate multiple components more than I can detail in a brief column. But
economic diplomacy and, in some instances, economic warfare would certainly be among them. For
example, The Daily Beasts Josh Rogin reports that for years ISIS was funded by wealthy donors in
Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Our intelligence community should be able to identify such individuals
and, one way or another, stem the flow. (At this point, its worth noting that ISIS may have become
strong enough to fund itself the old-fashioned way: by taking booty. Last week, its fighters reportedly
looted $430 million from a bank in Mosul.)

Energy policies that bolster national security rather than ship trillions of dollars to people who
despise us are long overdue. It would be in our interest to support proxies willing and able to fight
common enemies as we did during the Cold War. For three years, Syrian nationalists have been
asking for the means to fight both Mr. Assads forces and the Sunni jihadists. Refusing to support them
was not strategic.

Finally, the lesson we learn from recent military interventions cannot be to never again use force
which also would prevent us from credibly threatening to use force. Our enemies need to be convinced
that so long as they will not make peace with us, they will not be safe from us; not while they are
fighting, not while they are resting, recuperating and plotting. Among other things, this implies that
Congress must keep in place, and perhaps expand, the Authorization to Use Military Force.

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Years of living dangerously lie ahead. The carnage in Iraq should be a wake-up call for those who havent
grasped that. We can run as some on both the left and right are advocating but we really cant
hide from those who believe it is their religious duty to destroy us.

If we develop a smart strategy and implement it aggressively we still wont win every battle. Thats an
important point, too: In Iraq, as in Syria and Afghanistan, what we have been losing are battles. If we
learn from our mistakes Mr. Bushs mistakes, Mr. Obamas mistakes, others mistakes this war is,
without question, winnable.





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George F. Will: Stopping a lawless president


White House Tweeted Picture Of Obama on a Throne
With a Crown and Crossbow
NO JOKE!!!

Flashback:
The Obama Temptation
[October 25, 2008 9:29 PM]
By Mark R. Levin



It is desirable, again, to initiate this overnight-summary with information thematic of the modern-day
fight against multiple manifestations of anti-Semitism [loco-regional, statewide, national, global].

Following-up what I wrote yesterday in the Comments-section of the Jewish Exponent,
an unheralded-hero of the effort to enact MANDATED Holocaust Education was and
continues to be Rhonda Fink-Whitman; this information could not be shrouded from a
public that should be wondering what had been occurring within the Jewish community
to have prompted Federation to oppose our efforts, particularly after a prior piece had
served as a naked-attempt to diss her [by suggesting she had become self-marginalized].

This woman combined boundless-energy and BEING CORRECT to push a clear agenda,
and I view this incident as part of a continuum of pressures that must be directed @ a
Federation that has been silent after a Temple-Prof has inter alia revealed himself to be
a Holocaust-Minimizer [in the words of Mort Klein, ZOA-Prez]; this is a festering problem
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about which Lisa has yet to editorialize. As another example of the failings of both the
Federation and its public-organ, ponder what happened just after I provided Eric Berger,
the Jewish Exponent reporter who had written the deficient-pieces regarding this bill
[with the version he had composed thrice, finally published this past week] rather
intensely-negative, direct, face-to-face, unambiguous, forceful, referenced-feedback
[choose your adjectival phrase]. I spoke to him @ Caroline Glicks speech that was
delivered WITHIN THE FEDERATION BUILDING which he attended, 11 days ago, but
NOTHING was published thereafter for readers [in addition to the 150 in attendance].

Autocratic egotists @ Federation must receive their come-uppance, for
more battles-to-come loom; they need to be reminded demonstrably
that maintaining a forthright position against myriad evil-tentacles of
anti-Semitism requires [at least] 24-7 vigilanceand super-prompt
exposure of IDed problems, lest they be permitted to fester.

Perhaps a disinterested reader might view my spate of Comments to constitute overkill;
on the other hand, arguments are referenced and the narrative is cohesive, so the
overall impact among those who might wish to take-a-gander promises to be powerful.
And, if such info is to be forgotten, this one article *with the history it spawned+ is
subject to being subsequently cited as a definitive statement regarding the antics we
were forced to encounter; metaphorically, efforts to update the GOP-Establishment
by the TEA [Taxed Enough Already+ Party Movement may be seen as comparableand
the outcome measures of the latter are increasingly supportive of such initiatives.

These comments were written in a fashion that integrates the ability [when dealing with
Federation] of Chuck and Rhonda to maintain plausible-deniability whenever queried
regarding what Ive uploadedand Im forever braced for such an outcome; chroniclers
[Herodotus, Josephus] recorded contemporaneous info that spinners must confront
and, thus, presaged is a heads-up deluge on employers of people such as Hank Butler
[based upon an amalgamation of evidence, rather than pure-conjecture]. I am not wont
merely to declare victory and to move-on when faced with an untreated underlying
diagnosis, lest a relapse transpirearising in myriad guises, sooner rather than later.

Nationally, illustrating the importance of what is necessary to address regarding Temple U., note that, at
SFSU, partisans of Israel-Bashing Professor Rabab Abdulhami [advocating the the boycott, divestment,
and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel] Struck Back [financed by California taxpayers]; indeed,
those who wanted to keep-an-open-mind-about-murder instead of recognizing that the Klinghoffer
opera served solely as a manifestation of anti-Semitism were not satisfied when the Met announced it
wouldnt be broadcast worldwide; justifiably, they argue the entire project should be scrapped. One
wonders why those who are so enmeshed in whether the 'Redskin' battle would have the capacity to
recognize publicly the Jews' Endless History of Persecution, during which Europeans have, during the
past thousand years, barelyif at allrepressed anti-Semitism that now drives their anti-Israelism.

In this regard, they probably ignore internationally whats happening in England [Muslim
Group Runs Islam Detoxification Ads on Buses, while a British jihadist tweeted BEHEAD
CAMERON in Call for Assassination of UK Prime Minister], France [Sharia in France
(Muslims attack man for eating ham sandwich) is prompting Jews to Leave France in
Droves and to Head to Israel], and the Ukraine [Jews are planning to flee civil unrest and
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political turmoil in Donetsk, a besieged city in Ukraine, while the US Sanctioned Leaders
of Pro-Russian Forces in East Ukraine (BHO delivered more sanctions if the violence did
not stop, but did not touch Putin or any of his cronies, instead focusing only on the
leaders of the pro-Russian forces, who have no real assets or connections to the West)].

These concern carry implications, for one must ask if Palestinians could Humanize Living Jews when they
wont sympathize with the 6 million Murdered; as the Knockout Game Reached Jerusalem, Savages Sock
Jewish Studentsbut does anyone care? For example, Apprehension of the Jihadist Suspect in Benghazi
Massacre has been invoked for political purposes, and there seem to have been Lots of Recent Man-
Caused Disasters, suggesting BHOs outreach to the Islamic world doesnt seem to be working; thus,
such failures have been perceived absent their underlying anti-Semitic components.

Sen. Ted Cruz feels the 'Threats Were Facing in this Country Are Unprecedented' and
Breitbart's Shapiro views the Obama Administration as a 'Mafia-esque Organization'.
Meanwhile, BHOs Scandal-Sheet proliferates [Bergdahl: Three Unanswered Questions
as Bergdahl was released from inpatient care at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas]
and, in particular, this week, the legitimate question raised [What is the IRS hiding?] has
been met with common-sense solutions [LOST EMAILS? THE IRS HAS A CONTRACT WITH
AN EMAIL BACKUP COMPANY; Oopsie: IRS Required By Law To Keep Hard Copies Of All
Agency Emails In Event Of Problem; and The IRS cancelled its longtime relationship with
an email-storage contractor just weeks after ex-IRS official Lois Lerners computer
crashed and shortly before other IRS officials computers allegedly crashed] and the
usual-defense from both Dems ['Not A Smidgen of Corruption' in IRS Scandal - And If
You Think Otherwise You're A Conspiracy Nut] and a docile media [Politico: No Scandal
Behind Disappearance of IRS Emails].

The following hyperlinks focused on Iraq illustrate Americas Middle-East Dilemma [Toppling tyrants is
ineffective in the long term without years of unpopular occupation]:

Kurdish Forces on ISIS: Hard 'Killing Somebody Who Already Wants to Die'
Kurdish Advances
Nailing down the narrative of failure in Iraq
ISLAMIC LAW SPREADS IN IRAQ
ISIS Begins Imposing Jizya on Christians in Mosul
Australia Sending Troops to Iraq
20,000 homicide bombers parade through Baghdad
Judge Who Sentenced Saddam to Death is Captured and Executed by ISIS
Iraq militants take Syria-border post in drive for caliphate
Beleaguered Christians make final stand
Cleric issues threat to American advisers: 'We will be ready'
Iraq insurgents capture fourth town
Israeli Youth Killed Near Syrian Border
Rand Paul Urges Congressional Vote Before Air Strikes on Iraq
Rand Paul blames Iraq crisis on Bush administration
Cheney: 'We've got a hell of a problem'
Where's Biden?

The following hyperlinks illustrate the increasingly-difficult challenges facing efforts to fight Islamism:
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Iran Becoming Popular Tourist Destination For Brits
Egypt Confirms Over 180 Death Sentences In Mass Trial, Including Brotherhood Leader
With Syria Destabilizing, Number of Refugees Back to WWII Levels
Popular 18-Year-old Afghan Singer/Actress Shot Dead: Performing Arts are Unislamic
Christian Convert, on the Run in Afghanistan
Pakistan Woman Raped, Hanged from Tree
palestinians-play-the-victim-again
Rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel
Armed Gaza terrorist infiltrated into Israel
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki claimed on Sunday that Israel may have staged the
kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers 10 days ago to deflect international criticism from it,
arguing that the Jewish state had no proof that Hamas was behind the abduction.
French Rally Supporting Abducted Teens Comes Under Attack
Israeli Teen Killed in Attack on Syrian Frontier

Lest the Americas be perceived as a safe-haven (now that BHO has chucked the Monroe Doctrine), note
its turmoil [Don't Cry as Marxist Argentina Defaults; Obama, via Uruguay, urges Cuba to Release Jailed
U.S. Citizen; and Ecuador Seeks to Control Opposition Media by Designating Press a 'Public Service'].

Regarding the issue of secrecy [Court renews order allowing NSA to collect phone
records and PAPER: America's expanding police state], it has been suggested that the
GOP encourage Millennials to Oppose NSA Intrusion; this should be perceived as part of
a global approach to suppress Big Governments intrusion upon Individual Rights [and,
thus, to encompass relaxation of the GOPs social-issue postures on gay-marriage,
abortion, and pot-legalization]. Perhaps such recognition could spread to Dems due to
overwhelming fiscal-realities, as has perhaps occurred in California [Amtrak Bails on CA's
High-Speed Rail and Analyst Says Budget Deal Doesn't Save High-Speed Rail After All].

Perhaps newly-empowered moderate-republicans such as Kevin McCarthy could push a
more libertarian agenda [Five challenges for McCarthy are Make a mark, Handle the
business-conservative rift, Work with (Rising Conservative Star) Scalise, Win in
November, and Avoid Cantors fate] a challenge it seems he has properly recognized
[Kevin McCarthy won't reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and Laughing All the Way to
the Export-Import Bank]; newly-empowered conservative-republicans could emerge
accordingly [MCDANIEL HAS 8-POINT LEAD OVER COCHRAN, DAYS FROM ELECTION and
Dems Campaigning for Moderate Cochran in Mississippi]. In the process, unfortunately,
the media will continue to be pushing libs [New York Magazine: Dana Milbank Heritage
Smear Fake But Accurate].

As POTUS-16 jockeying occurs, both parties remain unsettled. Among the Rs, although
NATION MAGAZINE concluded SCOTT WALKER WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT, others
disagree [including moi, for Id love to see him run with Cruzregardless of who is atop+,
and MIKE PENCE HINTED AT 2016 RUN, TALKING FEDERALISM AND MAJOR REFORMS
*recalling that he endorsed Caroline Glicks book+. Among the Dems, noting that
HILLARY BOOK FELL OUT OF TOP 10 AMAZON AFTER ONE WEEK and that there has
been a Clinton/BHO-feud [KLEIN: Inside jealous feud between Obamas and 'Hildebeest'
and Hillary bristled at Benghazi deception and KLEIN: HILLARY HAS BAD HEART] and that
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Bret Baier & Van Susteren Talk Criticism of Hillary Clinton Interview (during which she
said she had initially creened back-and-forth between the video and terrorism @ 1:30 of
the tape)it is not surprising that O'Malley gare a rousing speech in Iowa].

Finally, regarding Illegals, it is necessary to aggregate another Drudge/Breitbart Headline-set:

Sen. Sessions issued rebuttal to Murdoch and Adelson
Obama Officials Refuse To Provide Data About Flood of Illegals
White House Admits 'Rumors' Motivating Crossings
WORD-OF-MOUTH EXODUS TO USA
CENTRAL AMERICAN MEDIA SCRAMBLE
Honduran President: Illegals come in search of amnesty
Migrants amassing at Rio Grande's edge
Migrant Army Massing at the Border
Thousands stuck in Mexican stash houses
Feds looking to shelter in New York
CHICAGO: In A Former Monastery?!
Biden Hints Some May Get Citizenship
378 TODDLERS AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BORDER SURGE
Hundreds of Infants, Toddlers Under 2 Years Old Apprehended
Cartels Use Influx as Cover
US MEDIA RESTRICTED AT BORDER, FEDERAL AGENT CITES SAFETY CONCERNS
ICE ISSUES, DELETES, REISSUES RULES FOR CONTRACTORS DEALING WITH ILLEGALS
feds-looking-for-babysitters-to-help-with-illegal-immigrant-kids
MASS GRAVES OF IMMIGRANT BODIES FOUND IN US75 MILES FROM BORDER
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO USE TRACKERS ON FREED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Pope Refuses to Meet Immigrants for Fear of Being Overtly Political
The New Childrens Crusade - Almost everything BHO said about illegal immigration is
both a lie and amoral

In PA, turmoil remains the norm, as bipartisan accusations of corruption persisted [Lawyers seek
dismissal of bribery charges against ex-Dem leader and Casino magnate's donation to GOP might be
illegal]; also, it was revealed by the Bucks DA that HR mistakes cost taxpayers $450K and that Salaries for
Bucks Countys 13 public school superintendents for the 2014-15 school year will range from $130,000
to $220,375. DEMS FOUGHT OVER PARTY LEADERSHIP, RENDELL RIPPED BURNS, and WOLF SKIPPED
MEETING; I commented on three stories from PoliticsPA [Staff Shakeup Highlights Dem Family Feud,
Burn Celebrates Re-Election at State Committee Meeting and Corbett Ties Wolf to Obama, Wolf
Connects Corbett to Harrisburg] thusly [noting that these commentsand the responses theretowere
directed @ David Diano]:

First, remember that your opinions were discounted and your avoidance of predicting
was documented [regarding PA13], so you continue pontificating @ your peril.
Second, it is true that Corbett is down in the polls, but you know that they routinely
tighten as election-day approaches; thus, it is apt BOTH to reject the two-term mantra
AND the assumption that Corbett is doomed.
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Third, it would be wrong to conclude Wolfs three-headed monster paradigm is flawed
at its onset, for its possible hell be able to divide the workload and to coordinate *to
whatever degree it's legal] accordingly.
Fourth, you ignore Marcels observation; as MAD as he knows I am @ him for not
lambasting BHO on his failed foreign policies [particularly Iran], he is indubitably correct,
here, for Wolf must be perceived as the titular head of the party [win or lose] now and
for the next four years [reflecting the grass-roots verdict].
Fifth, it is vital that the GOP not become excessively pleased with awareness of this
presumed-turmoil; it will settle-down as common-goals are rediscovered; the far more
important event will be the AG-Kane report on whether there will be a Tom and Jerry
[Sandusky] show in the Fall [due to be released tomorrow].
*
The comment that triggered my reaction was your initial Nothing to see here! Remain
calm! All is well!; this attempt to minimize what occurred was contravened by the
subsequent comments [including yours] regarding what had transpired [and why].
Obviously, my allegedly obtuse lingo didnt impede your ability to appreciate my
having concurred with Marcels viewpoint; regardless of how the issue was handled,
the task of unification was created.
Your pontifications aside, your prediction of Corbetts inevitable defeat *"There is no
action he can take in these last few months to dig out of the hole hes dug for 4 years."+
denies the import of Sandusky ["it's summertime"] without recognizing the fact that one
may presume 1/4-million PSU-grads [who vote] will suddenly shed their chronic fealty
for JoePa.
*
You cannot justify attacking me for your ambiguity *The nothing to see here comment
"] when you had to explain-it-away subsequently by citing information you had failed
initially to divulge; it is certainly gratifying that you concur that the weekends events
will undoubtedly create an additional challenge for Wolf.
You attacked Chris for alleged-illiteracy, but you forgot to insert a vowel in a subsequent
sentence ["If you agree with Marcel that unification is achieved, then you should (BE)
more, not less, convinced of Corbetts defeat."+.
The Sandusky-stats include employees, indeed, anyone who has potentially-emotional
ties to PSUs storied-past; I didnt argue that most would vote for Corbett, but I did
express the concern that they would not be as predisposed to support his re-election if
they felt he had unjustifiably dissed JoePa.
I concur that deserves is a strong term but, as you know, you cant beat someone
with no-one and those who may feel disaffected would have to feel motivated to vote
for someone else [whom they actually might not consider qualified, or might not share
their beliefs, or may not seem trustworthy, etc.]; thus, notwithstanding polls, Corbett
can attempt to assemble the same complement of voters he enjoyed in 10.
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I may write for others when suggesting that you satirize only yourself by using inflated
rhetoric; better you should provide unbridled info when pontificating, if you would want
your assertions to withstand the test-of-time.
***
As I just wrote elsewhere [http://www.politicspa.com/exclusive-staff-shakeup-
highlights-dem-family-feud/58902/comment-page-1/#comment-868341], you do not
re-enter the world of pontification with clean hands, and your skewed thought-patterns
are again evident.
Your hypothetical ignores the effects of what happened over time; clearly, there are
roots to this obvious conflict that will persist; again, although the GOP shouldnt draw
any degree of false-confidence from awareness of what has transpired, it would
behoove you to adopt a more level-headed approach to interpreting ongoing events.
Again, although I could be accused perhaps of over-focus on issues, the greater impact
on the gubernatorial race will emerge as the voters look upon Corbett [and lower
unemployment, for example] in a cohesive fashion [comparing promises with
performance].
*
If you think your best-shot is on Education-funding, perhaps you should recognize that it
has increased during the past three years [with total external funding dipping only after
the "Stimulus"+; each of the below is on the Commonwealth Foundations website:
An Inconvenient Truth: School Spending & Revenue at All-Time Highs
Five Facts on Pennsylvania Public Schools
Myth: PA Spends Less on Education
*
None of your attacks on the Commonwealth Foundation included citation of alternate-
data; this impugns your ability to provide evidence-based info.
Also, I have no doubt that Philly will vote for Wolf/Stack but, remember, people have a
tendency both to vote for a party and to reject an individual who provokes revulsion;
would you not agree that BHO is rapidly attaining the latter status, portending a tsunami
mediated by the former phenomenon?
Also, your memory is faulty when you claim Id claimed existence of a groundswell of
support for Guzzardi, because my focus was on his ballot-eligibility [for I'd vetted the
signatures]; I felt [as did he...and the one poll that was taken in this regard] that he had
a baseline-support of ~20% [most of whom would gladly support Corbett over Wolf,
BTW, assuming they vote].
***
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For the third time this-a.m., it is necessary to call-you-to-task on this website; your
recent track-record [http://www.politicspa.com/exclusive-staff-shakeup-highlights-
dem-family-feud/58902/comment-page-1/#comment-868341] and your faulty logic
[http://www.politicspa.com/exclusive-staff-shakeup-highlights-dem-family-
feud/58902/comment-page-1/#comment-868341] have already been recounted.
In this instance, you channel your fearless-hero, BHO, who has unilaterally declared the
death of the coal industry and the inevitability of higher utility rates; better you should
endorse the Keystone XL Pipeline and allow free-markets to energize both America and
the world [including Europe and, in particular, Ukraine].
Your ability to conjure rationalizations is your most characteristic capacity, here, but you
lose credibility in the process [both from your Dem-colleagues and, of course, from
GOP'ers such as myself]; perhaps you may wish to replace reflex-boosterism with an
ounce of pragmatism before pontificating with such a take-no-prisoners closed-minded-
ness.
*
Your shots @ Guzzardi neglect the underlying concern that has animated your
comments, namely, the problems associated with Corbetts re-election campaign; I have
maintained the PSU-issue is profound and will have to be overcome, a challenge that
wouldnt have existed if Cawley had inherited the nod.
That Guzzardi channeled many deeply conservative concerns [including the issue of tax-
hikes] cannot be denied and will have to be tackled also, as Corbett attempts to
motivate the base; again, Cawley wouldnt have had as much of a problem in this
regard.
In both instances, however, Corbett can rebound; in contrast, your ability to conjure
false anti-Coal arguments [e.g., undocumented environmental risks]were its
wisdom:to be mirrored by Demscould easily serve as one Achilles Heel that could
metastasize [if any degree of clear-messaging were to be conveyed to the citizenry].
*
You argue that the Sandusky-situation is baked-in-the-cake of overall Corbett-
opposition, but it is possible the former could be alleviated tomorrow andto whatever
degree it may have bled into the latterlegislative achievements could alleviate the
latterso your claims/conclusions are premature.
Guzzardi didnt articulate idiot-ideas, and you may recall how erroneous your multiple
predictions were regarding his petitions; as you know, the Supremes claimed he didnt
follow law that even the DoS had supersededso you cannot fault his supporters for
having advocated on his behalf.
Finally, your claims regarding the safety-issues facing coal-mining are both based on
20th-century data and not dispositive; this is similar to attacks on fracking and the
Keystone XLso if you are going to adhere to environmentalism, you really owe the
readership facts rather than pontification.
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Meanwhile, the GOPs Legislative agenda remained unsettled *Tom Corbett's rock & hard place,
Corbett's 4
th
budget could be toughest fight yet, Big oil & gas groups warn PA on taxes, Sen. Wagner: the
importance of paycheck protection, and PA Bill: limit film tax credits for QVC, others], while PA took
legal action against 5 electricity suppliers.

Also noted: Sandy Springs, Georgia Privatized almost Everything; Michael Douglas and
Catherine Zeta Jones in Israel for son's bar-mitzvah; Veteran Suspended From Job After
Scaring Off Knife-Wielding Would-Be Robber With Gun; and AP Backtracked On Claims
Disparaging Catholic Church.

Just learned: The 1993 Federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act prohibits substantial
burdens on religious exercise unless the government can show a compelling interest in
burdening religious liberty and does so through the least restrictive way possible.

Amazingly, perhaps not-so amazingly: Man Told to Remove American Flag Because Its a
Threat to Muslims and Liberals passed a bill to change this fishs name *Asian Carp+
because it is hurtful and offensive.

Levity: Flight Attendant Has Passengers Laughing During His Preflight Instructions;
Hilarious Flight Attendant Makes Air Travel Tolerable; and Rapping Flight Attendant.

Athleticism: 720 Degree Quadruple Kick.

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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 5:22 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXX [Sandusky-Corbett, Culture, Iraq, Israel, Politics, EPA]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/231034311/Action-Items-CLXX-Sandusky-Corbett-Culture-Iraq-Israel-
Politics-EPA

Overnight, a few items-of-interest emerged; of time-value are two phone-conferences @ days end:

@5:00 Tea Party Patriots holds Town-Hall with Rep. Louis Golmert
(712) 432-0075, participant access code 317679.
@5:30 Heritage-Action holds its weekly Congressional-Update
(800) 757-3718

AG-Kanes just-released 166-page report report on how Corbett handled the Sandusky investigation
concluded precisely what Id predicted; although it CLEARED CORBETT OF POLITICAL MOTIVATION, IT
CRITICIZED 'INEXCUSABLE LACK OF URGENCY' IN CHARGING SANDUSKY.

AG-Kanes investigation did find crucial missteps and inexplicable delays in bringing
(Sandusky) a serial child molester to justice. See and investigator H. Geoffrey Moulton
Jr. discussed the findings at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. in the Capitol Building.

This was a full and fair review, Kane said in a prepared statement. The facts show an
inexcusable lack of urgency in charging and stopping a serial sexual predator. The report
documents that more investigative work took place in just one month in 2011 than in
all of either 2009 or 2010.

The report is critical of Corbetts investigation for, among other things, waiting more
than two years to search Sanduskys home.

Prosecutor Jonelle Eshbach recommended charges against Sandusky in March 2010
based on statements from Victim 1, but the AGs office wanted to find more victims to
strengthen the case before prosecuting. The decision is attributed in the report to
Sandusky prosecutor Frank Fina, and was later endorsed by Corbett; those involved
told Moulton the decision was based on the merits of the case, not politics.

Evidence later found in Sanduskys home could have pointed investigators to
additional victims, cutting the need for a delay. The AGs office also delayed
requesting records from local police, child protective services and The Second Mile,
among others.

AG-Kane: This case sat inactive for months while a predator was on the streets and a
victim waited for justice. The grand jury presentment, drafted and supported by the
lead prosecutor, sat on someones desk for five months. Only after the lead prosecutor
repeatedly pushed for an answer, the presentment was denied. It is unfathomable
why there was such a lack of urgency.

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Later in the investigation, efforts to obtain records that had been subpoenaed from
Penn State and The Second Mile but not turned-over consumed considerable time and
energy. Prosecutors had significant difficultly getting certain records from Penn State
and Sanduskys charity, which undoubtedly slowed the investigation.

The report did not find evidence that Corbett delayed the investigation for political
reasons while he ran for governor. Contributions to Corbetts campaign by The Second
Mile board members also werent found to be a factor in the investigation.

While the failure to contact The Second Mile before January 2011 is indeed puzzling
that failure does not appear to have been the product of directions from Corbett or his
senior executive staff, Moulton wrote in the report.

Also according to the report:

Eshbach, the lead investigator, and Fina, her boss, thought the
investigation should be handled through a grand jury. They reasoned
that there were advantages such as the power to compel testimony
under oath, the ability to subpoena documents not otherwise
obtainable and the ability to keep certain testimony secret.

But the report notes that for long stretches of time before the
investigation ramped up in 2011, the resources of the Grand Jury were
barely used at all. From the beginning of January 2010 through the end
of October 2010, for example, the Grand Jury issued no subpoenas for
testimony and only one subpoena for records.

Corbett, who was offered a chance to respond to the report, declined to
do so in a memo attached to the document.

Fina, fellow Sandusky prosecutor Joe McGettigan and others who
worked on the case, issued a response that included a number of
criticisms of the report.

The contention that a search warrant could have been served prior to
2011, for instance, is factually and legally offensive, they said.

And the report blithely ignores and misconstrues the facts and law that
led to our prudent decision to forgo a search warrant until 2011, when
they further built their case, they wrote.

Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison and is serving his
time in solitary confinement at the Greene state prison.

The Iraqi-situation continues to stun BHO, notwithstanding the looming threat of an Islamist-Nation:

Send back troops to Iraq [and arm and train the Syrian resistance], Cheney says
BARBARA BOXER: CHENEY IRAQ COMMENTS 'SICK'
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RUBIO: ISIS A 'DIRECT' 'URGENT' THREAT TO AMERICA
IRAQSYRIAJORDAN borders crumble
Jordan on Alert as ISIS Captures More Iraq Border Towns
Choices at the Top - Placing confidence in al-Maliki, requires no small exertion of faith
Iraqi Military Runs Out of Ammo as Strategic Border Towns Fall to ISIS
Iraq at risk again: A look at how the nation fell back into crisis after 9 years of US-led war
AS SUNNI JIHADISTS PLUNDER IRAQ, SHI'ITE CLERIC WARNS US TO STAY OUT
Muslims Student Group Addressed by Preacher Linked to ISIS Radicalisation
British-Born ISIS Fighters Faking Deaths to Sneak Back into UK
AMERICANS LEAVE HOME TO WAGE JIHAD FOR ISIS
Paul: US has been arming ISIS in Syria
Middle East scholar Fouad Ajami, who rallied support for Iraq war, dies at 68
Fouad Ajami on America and the Arabs
Kerry in Iraq to rally factions
Iraqi leaders seen as desperate as Kerry arrives in Baghdad
Mideast splits trouble US, colliding with ethnic, tribal and sectarian divisions
Rand Paul on Iraq: Im not willing to send my son into that mess
The Associated Press: Obama's test: Try to avoid 'mission creep' in Iraq
New Yorker: BHOs return to Iraq amounts to a recognition that there was work left unfinished.
It's likely to be a long and difficult job.

The situation in Iraq is bad and getting worse

The New York Times reports that ISIL insurgents have captured the last major border
post between Iraq and Syria as the Sunni militants continue to advance towards
Baghdad. Iraqi and western officials tell the Times that the taking of the border town of
Al Qaim after a three-day fight opened the way for fighters and weapons to move over
the border with ease and was a worrying development.

+ An international intervention seems less and less likely. Reuters reports that Iran
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned the U.S. deployment of 300
military advisers in Iraq on Sunday, accusing Washington of seeking control as Sunni
insurgents drove toward Baghdad from the Syrian border and consolidated positions in
the north and west. Cooperation between Iran and the U.S. to contains the ISIL was
previously considered by Western lawmakers as a possibility, if a longshot.

+ BuzzFeeds Mike Giglio observes that all is not well for regular Iraqi citizens in
Baghdad: Fears of sectarian conflict have been driving some Sunnis to flee Baghdad, as
ISIL militants push toward the capital. In Baghdad, Shiite volunteers have rushed to
take up arms; Sunnis have begun looking at their neighbors with increasing alarm,
writes Giglio. The sectarian bloodletting that rocked the city during the U.S. occupation
hangs heavy, as does the fact that Maliki has only tightened his grip on the capital since
the Americans left.

As Israel [and others] increasingly recognize that Palestinian 'Peace' Talk is Cheap, it seems a New
Palestinian Intifada has arisen Against Abbas; the search for the three-teens [by Hamas] has provided a
certain secondary-gain, as dozens of suspected Palestinian terror tunnels and weapons labs were
discovered in Judea/Samaria. As the fight against worldwide Islamism continued [Egypt Sentenced 3 Al-
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Jazeera Reporters To 7 Years (along the aforementioned death-sentences) and the EU sanctioned 12
Syrian ministers for rights abuses (a meaningless gesture)], how Malaysia has positioned itself in this
regard continued to remain newsworthy [Malaysia's top court: 'Allah' for Muslims only and MH370'S
CAPTAIN RAN SIMULATIONS OF REMOTE AIRSTRIP LANDINGS DAYS BEFORE TAKEOFF (curious)].
Through it all, the U.N. Promoted Iran to Top Post *vice chair of the General Assemblys (GA) legal
committee+ and Disputed Israels Legitimacy; this will permit Tehrans envoy to preside over the GA, run
meetings, and have a leading voice in the most important debates about the international body; also,
Iran and Russia Signed Deal to Build [another] Two Nuclear Plants.

BB on NBCs Meet the Press advised the US that, When your enemies are fighting one
another, don't strengthen either one of them." Weaken them both, he said. He
addressed his serious concerns about the possibility of allowing Iran nuclear weapons:
"Iran could come out with nuclear weapons capability it would make everything else
pale in comparison."

Regarding BHOs Foreign Policy, the POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER SAID TIES TO US ARE WORTHLESS
"BULLSH*T" after Rebel Attacks on Ukraine Forces put Ceasefire Under Pressure and after Obama
Offered to Lift Cuba Trade Embargo; taking a page from his boss [who loves to predict NCAA brackets],
John Kerrys Soccer Obsession *by discussing soccer in an interview with Sports Illustrated] was said to
be Undermining America. One must be cautious when assessing articles that suggest any alleged-export
of the American TEA [Taxed-Enough-Already] Party Movement has spread abroad [e.g., 'German Tea
Party' Rattles Merkel+; the term populism is forever subject to being morphed into whatever a given
demagogue might desire. A Historical perspective on WW-I suggested it was purposefully triggered by
dangerous men [Journalists and pundits have relied on a few select metaphors to describe the
consequences of the assassination (of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as they rode
through the streets of Sarajevo) on June 28, 1914 by Gavrilo Princip], perhaps a warning about Putin.
Finally, when an opinion-piece regarding Americas Chinese dilemma is written by a former Senator
[Judd Gregg]claiming America needs to develop a game plan as to how it should approach Chinathe
overall message is that BHO is currently-clueless.

Muslims Attacked Jews at Demo for Kidnapped Jewish Teens but NY Times Blamed
Economics on Why Jews are Fleeing France.

Regarding Illegals, 300 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE FLOWN FROM TEXAS
TO SAN DIEGO, presaging the fact that Immigrant Children are going to remain Able to Stay for Years
'Without Consequences'; meanwhile, in various ways, increased federal-$ is being sought as a result of
this invasion [Mayors call on Congress to tackle illegal immigration; Massachusetts Mayor to Feds: Stop
Sending my City Refugees; FOREIGN CORPSES STRAIN TEXAS COUNTY BUDGET; NORTH TEXAS CHARITIES
FEEL STRAIN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TIDAL WAVE; and BORDER PATROL STATIONS IN DIRE NEED OF
MEDICAL HELP AND SUPPLIES]. As ILLEGALS HOP 'DEATH TRAINS' TO USA, Canada Slashed Guest-Worker
Permits in Half. This is how Immigration Reform's Open Invitation to Children has been framed by libs
[c/o New York Times]:

The mere promise of amnesty in the future has played a role in the surge of children
trying to cross the border.

One answer, consistent and sincere, is that the child migration really shows we need an
open border [one that does away with the problems of asylum hearings and
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deportations] eliminates the need for dangerous journeys across deserts and
mountains, and just lets the kids relatives save up for a plane ticket. Come one, come
all.

But this is not the answer that President Obama or the congressional architects of an
immigration bill would offer. Instead, the official promise is always that well get
amnesty and a system of enforcement that will deter and deport and police employers
more effectively [so that major crises dont recur, future migration happens mostly
through legal channels, and this comprehensive reform can be the last].

But if this is actually the goal, then why not first prove that a more effective
enforcement system can actually be built, and only then codify an offer of legal status?

Because when that offer seems to be forthcoming, if you havent built it, they will come.

Regarding the culture-clash, the quest to find a secular alternative to God is long, arduous, and
continuing, as myriad parameters are weighed [Reason, nature, culture, the sublime, science, humanity,
being, society]. On the one hand, the libs [falsely] claim Two-Parent Households Can Be Lethal; on the
other hand, social-conservatives [falsely] claim deviating from traditional marriage Is Hurting Kids
Futures; the former is based on presence of an abusive parent, and the latter is based upon the fact that
57% of mothers between 26 and 31 are unmarried when their child is born. The only reasonable way to
define common-ground is to allow the victimless behavior *not crime+ of gay-marriage to be legal.
{Also, the Common Core [anathema to social-conservatives, plus most conservative-Republicans) Issue
Highlights Huge Role of Federal Government in Education.}

Regarding gun-laws, the WaPo falsely claimed the Individual Right to Gun Ownership
was Created by the Supreme Court in 2008; it is noted that COURT DOCUMENTS show
the OREGON GUNMAN STOLE HIS AR-15 and that Another 5 Killed, 19 Wounded in
Chicago's Weekend Violence. Again, people kill people, not guns.

Politico's Raju claimed it is 'Not Entirely Clear' What Dems Stand For, but THE LEFT HAS REBOOTED FOR
TOTAL WAR, noting that the vast liberal conspiracy [manifest, for example, as Democracy Alliances 21
groups] intends to spend $374 million during the midterm election cycle; Democracy Alliance [a major
left-wing dark money outfit] finances and help run [serving as top advisers and officers of] Obamas
personal advocacy group. These efforts are being manifest today @ an Obama summit (co-sponsored by
the Department of Labor and Center for American Progress), which will hit Dem talking points at which a
(politically) star-studded convocation will address policies that allegedly-alleviate problems faced by
working families; the punch-line in its suggestion of A way to better pay, benefits and workplace
flexibility is Unions. Perhaps as a prelude, yesterdays NY-Times attacked The Corporate Daddy
Walmart, Starbucks, etc.] as necessitating a Fight Against Inequality.

RANGEL may be having his LAST HURRAH, for the New York Dem is facing his most
serious reelection battle; Gov. Cuomo endorsed Rep. Rangel in NY primary and Rangel is
dancing to finish line ahead of vote, but he fought changing demographics [many more
Hispanics] and voter apathy while his challenger dismissed polls showing him behind.

Counterpointing the ability of Dems to run the cities is the fact that Nearly Half Of Detroit Residents
Can't Pay Water Bills, and the UN May Be Called-In For Help; counterpointing the claim of Michelle
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Obamas anti-obesity campaign that salad bars have increased student participation in school lunch,
know that one million children fled the lunch line in response to her new lunch standards. It has also
been revealed that elijah-cummings was implicated-by-irs-email-as-person-directing-lois-lerner; its no
wonder that GEORGE W. BUSH IS SIX POINTS HIGHER THAN BARACK OBAMA IN FAVORABILITY POLL and
that Fournier [a GOP-Moderate] concluded that Obama Lies as Bad as Bush.

There have been two responses to the Free Beacon s publication of The Hillary Tapes
*...+ and Josh Rogins breathtaking, heartrending interview with the victim of that rape;
one was ho-hum [by Dems] and the other was that of Powers and Stirewalt, who blasted
the University of Arkansas Librarian [a Clinton Donor] for Attack on Free Press.
Regarding the instruction Hillary said she refused to carry-out [It Was Hillarys JOB to Be
Scummy!] because some felt it was a Winning Political Argument, contradicting her
book, Plouffe claimed no one in the campaign Asked Hillary to Attack Palin. Illustrating
her problem with messaging [highlighted today by Rush] were her revised claims [Hillary
Clinton: Bill and I Aren't 'Truly Well Off' and We're not truly 'well off,' Hillary says,
despite the fact that the Clintons have made millions; as a result, the WaPo suggested
the Clintons wealth could become a political liability [for Some Dems fear the 2016
front-runner seems more Downtown Abbey than middle-class America]. {Indeed,
apparently, Hillary wants credit for paying income tax.}

The GOPs Civil-War continues apace, on all levels. Regarding POTUS-16, Jeffrey Toobin portrayed Ted
Cruz as The Absolutist; a Christie-Backed Casino [Revel] is Going Bust in AC,NJ; and Paul aimed for
minority voters by inter alia CALLING FOR AN 'EXPANDED WORK VISA PROGRAM.' {The former gains
status as the latter-two sink due to unforced-errors.} Regarding the Senate, McDaniel EXPANDED LEAD
OVER COCHRAN to 8 points [52 to 44 percent, with 4 percent undecided], according to Chism Strategies,
a Democratic pollster based in Mississippi [the polling of which was the closest of any poll in predicting
the primary results; meanwhile, COCHRAN was found to have ENJOYED a LONG AND PROFITABLE
RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUSTMARK BANK and McCain was Unable To Attend a Cochran Rally. {Also,
newly-vulnerable Lamar Alexander Recruited Kix Brooks to Defend his Conservative Record.}

Regarding the House, Dems claimed Congress has defaulted to duck and cover, while
others note the fact that the Cantor loss continues to jolt the landscape; the tea partys
obituary was being written until Dave Brat came along. The GOP leadership [after the
election of McCarthy and Scalise] is still shaking-out; some claim these Changes
strengthen John Boehners hand rendering him more likely to stay on as Speaker
because Eric Cantor is no longer his heir apparent. Over the weekend, McCarthy pushed
back against critics [Check my voting record," the incoming House majority leader said],
as McCarthys role was debated in his land of immigrants [illustrating the complicated
and emotional politics around immigration facing the House majority leader]. There is
no question, however, that an immediate impact of this shuffling has transpired:

Texas business leaders want Congress to renew the Export-Import
Bank's charter, but House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-
Texas) wont; Congress sets the Ex-Im Bank's lending cap and must
reauthorize its charter, which is due to expire in September. If it isn't
reauthorized, the agency will be unable to back new financing and will
essentially wind down its loan portfolio. Cantor helped steer a
reauthorization of the trade agency through Congress in 2012, bucking
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some of his more conservative colleagues; the measure passed easily in
the Senate as well. This year, the chances it will be reauthorized without
[McCarthy's] support are narrow, particularly given the recent shake-up
among House GOP leaders; the incoming House Majority Whip, Steve
Scalise of Louisiana, has signaled his opposition to the agency. Thus, the
only House Republican who could overrule them both, Speaker John
Boehner of Ohio, has signaled he won't.

And the effects of Cantors defeat are rippling through other GOP-primaries [Elise
Stefanik Has Commanding Lead in GOP Nomination Race for New Yorks 21
st

congressional district and Claudia Tenney Hopes to Ride David Brat Wave to Victory over
Richard Hanna], but discretion appears to have been maintained in the process when
EX-GRASSLEY AIDE [David Young, supported by the Republican Party establishment]
CAPTURED a Congressional NOMINATION for Iowas 3
rd
District U.S. House seat, beating
State Sen. Brad Zaun [a Tea Party favorite who carries a gun and told delegates that he
would 'spill my blood' to prevent abortion].

One issue that could attract youth to the GOP is the fact that the National Security Agency (NSA) is
Hurting Millennials' Way of Life; NSA critics hailed recent votes as game-changers, as Lawmakers and
privacy advocates who are fighting to restrain it say the tide is turning in their favor. They note that
Unblinking Eyes Track Employees; that Germany colluded with NSA; and that a Memo Approving Drone
Strike on American was Released. This could reverse the reverie BHO has enjoyed until now.

The Environment

The Supreme Court limited the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases:

The Supreme Court partially upheld and partially rejected a set of early EPA greenhouse
gas regulations for major pollution sources, following a legal challenge by the utility
industry. The case has no bearing on the major greenhouse gas rule for power plants
that the agency released June 2, but the decision has symbolic importance, since both
rules are centered on EPA's interpretation of its powers under the Clean Air Act. The
court said EPA cannot require PSD or air permits based solely on an agencys release of
greenhouse gases, but that emission sources that already need those permits should
have to use the best available technology to control greenhouse gases.

Thus, it is vital to scrutinize a persuasive piece in yesterdays NY-Times by Paulsen, proclaiming a
Coming Climate Crash; its essence requires scrutiny from open-minded people:

Its true that the United States cant solve this problem alone. But were not going to be
able to persuade other big carbon polluters to take the urgent action thats needed if
were not doing everything we can do to slow our carbon emissions and mitigate our
risks.

Scientists have identified a number of these holes potential
thresholds that, once crossed, could cause sweeping, irreversible
changes. They dont know exactly when we would reach them. But they
know we should do everything we can to avoid them.
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Already, observations are catching up with years of scientific models,
and the trends are not in our favor.

Fewer than 10 years ago, the best analysis projected that melting Arctic
sea ice would mean nearly ice-free summers by the end of the 21st
century. Now the ice is melting so rapidly that virtually ice-free Arctic
summers could be here in the next decade or two. The lack of reflective
ice will mean that more of the suns heat will be absorbed by the
oceans, accelerating warming of both the oceans and the atmosphere,
and ultimately raising sea levels.

Even worse, in May, two separate studies discovered that one of the
biggest thresholds has already been reached. The West Antarctic ice
sheet has begun to melt, a process that scientists estimate may take
centuries but that could eventually raise sea levels by as much as 14
feet. Now that this process has begun, there is nothing we can do to
undo the underlying dynamics, which scientists say are baked in. And
10 years from now, will other thresholds be crossed that scientists are
only now contemplating?

It is true that there is uncertainty about the timing and magnitude of
these risks and many others. But those who claim the science is
unsettled or action is too costly are simply trying to ignore the problem.
We must see the bigger picture.

THIS problem cant be solved without strong leadership from the developing world. The
key is cooperation between the United States and China the two biggest economies,
the two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide and the two biggest consumers of energy.

There are plenty of contrary viewpoints [Scandal of fiddled global warming data...USA has actually been
COOLING since 1930s, the hottest decade on record; Obama Warns of 'Hurricane Intensity' Despite 8-
Year Hiatus; Australian PM introduces bill to repeal carbon tax; 4 QUESTIONS FOR GREENPEACE AS THEY
FUNDRAISE OFF THEIR 2013 RUSSIAN RUN-IN and GOP Weekly Address: Obama EPA Rules Will Force
States to Ration Energy]. Also, it is claimed that Global warming was 'Fabricated' by Scientists at two of
the worlds leading climate centres [NASA and NOAA] when they allegedly manipulated temperature
data to overstate the extent of the 20
th
century "global warming." Yet, although Antarctica is enlarging,
the National Geographic Just Announced One of the "Most Striking Changes" They've Ever Recorded, for
Arctic ice sheets are melting so quickly and in such large amounts that it's affecting world maps.

I asked my son to help analyze these data; input from others is cordially invited!







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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11:12 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXXI
[My letter-to-the-editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine regarding Gun-Laws]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/231072244/Action-Items-CLXXI-Gun-Laws

After having read what I considered to be poor-quality articles regarding Gun Control, published in the
Annals of Internal Medicine, I wrote a letter-to-the-editor; today, it was published and, therefore, it is
desirable to provide primary-data to permit a fair and balanced review of my critique and responses
from both authors. Curiously, the structure of what usually occurs in such instances was supplanted by
sandwiching my letter between the authors of the primary article [a lengthy elaboration upon its
rationale, absent reference to my critique thereof] and of the editorial [a more deferential defense of
the opinions ensconced therein]; customarily, the criticism is followed by replies from the authors.
Again, here is what I wrote:

TO THE EDITOR:

Because public health research predictably guides a generation of public policy, it is
necessary to scrutinize the political science underlying the paired systematic review (1)
and editorial (2) on gun control. Challenges are detected to fundamental standards that
may compromise an otherwise sound meta-analysis of available literature. The last
sentences of each are revelatory. Anglemyer and colleagues' review finds restricting
*access to a firearm in the home+ may effectively prevent injury (1), and Hemenway's
accompanying editorial concludes that obtaining a firearm not only endangers those
living in the home but also imposes substantial costs on the community (2).
Notwithstanding unaddressed Second Amendment constraints, the authors of both
unabashedly campaign to restrict the right to bear arms, thereby ignoring, for example,
the human compulsion to manifest reasonable self-defense.

The intuitive deduction that the availability of a firearm will increase the risk that
momentary depression will yield suicide is consistent with modern lay culture (recalling
the 1945 movie Spellbound) and medical scholarship (recalling an essay published last
year in Annals [3]). Yet, it is undermined by the editorialist, who has argued that the
widespread ownership of firearms in private hands in the United States promotes the
spread of the disease of gun violence (4). He invoked a generalized reference to his
book when claiming, There is no association between gun ownership levels and suicide
by means other than guns. These studies have controlled for ... depression [and] suicidal
ideation. If true, this assertion would undermine efforts to include scrutiny of mental
health data during any mandated background checks; alas, it is untrue, because profiles
of psychiatric patients at high risk for suicide have been generated (5).

In Anglemyer and colleagues' review, the study by Brent and colleagues was among the
articles cited (reference 26), prompting confusion because it was among 3 articles cited
in the online Appendix that purports to show the disposition of studies excluded after
full-text review along with 2 others (references 32 and 60) because the study
populations were contained in previously published data included in this review (1).
Noting that there are 59 print references and 97 online references, merely counting the
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number of citations associated with a particular reason for exclusion yields the
observation that there is an admixture of articles that were included and articles that
were excluded (that is, some were among the references published in print and at least
1 was among those published online only). The authors should have provided a
crosswalk pairing of how one set of data was subsuming another set of myriad peer-
reviewed studies, precluding concern that any undue selectivity existed.

Therefore, author biasseeking the ability to generate the above preordained
outcomecould have clouded how subsidiary observations were drawn regarding, for
example, the allegation of enhanced risk for homicide by a household member.
Adopting a purely academic approach could have yielded insights as to the type of
mental health diagnoses that might predispose to criminal gun use. Indeed, this entire
body of work could then have been compared/contrasted with fatal violence committed
via nonhousehold unregistered firearms, yielding far more useful insights into which
societal interventions might be optimal.

References

1
Anglemyer A, Horvath T, Rutherford G. The accessibility of firearms and risk for suicide
and homicide victimization among household members: a systematic review and meta-
analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 160:101-10.

PubMed
CrossRef

2
Hemenway D. Guns, suicide, and homicide: individual-level versus population-level
studies [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 160:134-5.

PubMed
CrossRef

3
Fisher CE, Lieberman JA. Getting the facts straight about gun violence and mental
illness: putting compassion before fear. Ann Intern Med. 2013; 159:423-4.

PubMed
CrossRef

4
Wheeler TJ. Book review: Private Guns, Private Health. The Freeman. 2005.

5
Brent DA, Perper JA, Moritz G, Baugher M, Schweers J, Roth C. Firearms and
adolescent suicide. A community case-control study. Am J Dis Child. 1993; 147:1066-
71.
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PubMed
CrossRef

Because a subscription is needed to access the reactions of the authors, they are reprinted herein:

TO THE EDITOR:

In Hemenway's editorial (1), he correctly suggests that our systematic review and meta-
analysis (2) provides too conservative an estimate of the relationship among guns and
suicide and homicide at a societal level (1). Although we agree that our methods have
probably underestimated the true relationship between guns and suicide or homicide
victimization, our inclusion of only studies that assessed the individual's personal
firearm experience does provide an estimate of the minimum likely risk.

The narrative around studies of firearm ownership and harms usually discredits causality
assumptions, and causal inference is particularly problematic in ecologic studies. Critics
are quick to point out conflicting evidence from various sources of rates and their
interpretations. In fact, a commonly cited review of ecologic data by Kates and Mauser
(3) only adds fodder to the ongoing debate. We purposefully excluded ecologic data, in
part, to obviate this common critique regarding the interpretability of population-level
data.

Hemenway also correctly points out that most individuals commit suicide with a firearm
from their own home, thus potentially justifying the use of aggregate population-level
data to determine suicide outcomes. Unfortunately, this would probably not be enough
to convince doubters that rate data can be used to assert correlations between firearm
access and suicide. More important, we had 2 primary outcomes of interest in our
review: suicide and homicide victimization. Although we can make a reasonable
assumption that the firearms used in suicides were obtained from the home (albeit still
an assumption that we wanted to avoid), we cannot reasonably make that same
assumption about the firearms used in homicides. Hemenway even writes most
perpetrators *of homicides+ do not use a gun from the victim's home (1). We feel that
using different inclusion criteria for different outcomes would not have been prudent
(that is, including ecologic data for suicide outcomes and not for homicide outcomes)
because the focus of our review was access to firearms among cases, not among
perpetrators, and the result focuses on the home. Moreover, our results may help
households understand the risks of keeping a firearm in the home, particularly if there is
a household member who is depressed or a violent relationship; results from ecologic
studies may be better for evaluating policies.

Notwithstanding our review, ecologic studies are a good source of data for establishing
trends and positing relationships. We agree that a potential future methodological
review could compare the summary estimates we obtained from individual-level data
with those that would have been obtained if ecologic data been included. Operationally,
of course, a reviewer would need to consider many issues: the rates of ownership to use
(such as regional rates, state rates, or city rates), the time frame (that is, the most
recent or most reliable data), and the types of suicide (for example, should only firearm-
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related suicides be included?). For these reasons, among others, ecologic data are
seldom seen in meta-analyses of individual-level data. Assuming that the reviewer was
able to overcome the operational obstacles of disparate rates over disparate regions
describing dissimilar outcomes, he or she would have to ensure that the interpretation
of the results from such a review are truly reflective of aggregated population-level data
and not of individual-level data. Of course, there are conceptual steps to calculate
ecologic relative risk estimates so that conclusions about individual-level behavior can
be inferred, although there are inherent assumptions (4). The reviewer could pool these
new individual-level relative risk estimates to get a pooled rate from ecologic studies.

To compare results from the meta-analysis of ecologic studies with those from the
individual-level data we summarize, there are many approaches a reviewer could use.
Namely, he or she could pool the results together to get a summary estimate from both
ecologic and individual-level data, although combining estimates that were derived from
different sources with different assumptions can be problematic. He or she could also
perform a sensitivity analysis comparing the pooled estimates with and without ecologic
data. Or he or she could perform a subgroup analysis comparing the pooled estimates
from ecologic data with those from individual-level data separately. We feel that there
are indeed benefits from reviewing ecologic data, and Hemenway's suggestion for
future research will complement our current review nicely. The 2 reviews together could
provide a more nuanced understanding of the true relationship between access to
firearms and harms outcomes.

References

1
Hemenway D. Guns, suicide, and homicide: individual-level versus population-level
studies [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 160:134-5.

PubMed
CrossRef

2
Anglemyer A, Horvath T, Rutherford G. The accessibility of firearms and risk for suicide
and homicide victimization among household members: a systematic review and meta-
analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 160:101-10.

PubMed
CrossRef

3
Kates DB, Mauser G. Would banning firearms reduce murder and suicide? A review of
international and some domestic evidence. Harv J Law Public Policy. 2007; 30:649-94.

4
Schuessler AA. Ecological inference. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999; 96:10578-81.
PubMed
CrossRef
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*

IN RESPONSE:

I disagree with Dr. Sklaroff's statements concerning my editorial. My concluding
comment that obtaining a firearm not only endangers those living in the home but also
imposes substantial costs on the community is a statement concerning my synthesis of
the available scientific evidence. It is not a policy statement, and not an unabashed
campaign to restrict the right to bear arms. Indeed, elsewhere I have suggested policies
that could reduce firearm injuries in the United States while keeping nearly all of the
recreational and self-defense benefits of firearms (1). Polls have found that the
overwhelming majority of Americans and most gun owners are in favor of virtually all
such policies (1).

Dr. Sklaroff incorrectly claims that I argue that widespread ownership of firearms in
private hands in the United States promotes the spread of the disease of gun violence.
I am not a physician, and I did not use and do not believe I have ever used the
metaphorical phrase disease of gun violence. Elsewhere, I have reviewed the scientific
evidence on guns and homicide (2). All things equal, where there are higher levels of
gun ownership and weaker gun laws, there are higher rates of homicide due to higher
rates of gun homicide (3).

I accurately summarized the evidence from population-based studies: There is no
association between gun ownership levels and suicide by means other than guns. These
studies have controlled for such factors as ... depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide
attempts. On the basis of that statement, Dr. Sklaroff commented that If true, this
assertion would undermine efforts to include scrutiny of mental health data during any
mandated background checks. In fact, I said nothing about the relationship between
depression or suicide ideation or suicide attempts and suicideI only said that they
were used as control variables. Furthermore, even if no relationship were found
between these control variables and suicide at the ecologic level, it would not mean
that there is no relationship at the individual levelthat is the ecologic fallacy. For
example, if there were no variation in rates of depression across the United States, then
depression could not be used as a factor to explain the variation in rates of suicide. But
that would not mean that depression was not an individual risk factor for suicide.

References

1
Hemenway D. Private Guns, Public Health. Ann Arbor, MI: Univ Michigan Pr; 2006.

2
Hepburn LM, Hemenway D. Firearm availability and homicide: a review of the
literature. Aggress Violent Behav. 2004; 9:417-40.

CrossRef

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3
Fleegler EW, Lee LK, Monuteaux MC, Hemenway D, Mannix R. Firearm legislation and
firearm-related fatalities in the United States. JAMA Intern Med. 2013; 173:732-40.

PubMed
CrossRef

Lets analyze what transpired, here. First, neither confronted the key legal concern that I unambiguously
raised, namely, the existence of the 2
nd
Amendment. Second, neither transcends the ovious fact that the
ability to access a firearm in a home may increase its usage, to both productive and destructive ends.
Third, the author of the review-article expends considerable energy discussing the myriad structures of
potential studies, while the author of the editorial defends his use of the word disease by claiming, in
retrospect,that this term was not actually to be interpreted in its common, medically-oriented fashion
because he isnt a physician. Fourth, the author of the review-article didnt rectify the charge that he
had engaged in selective-citation of the reviewed-literature [painstakingly detailed without provoking
MEGO my eyes glaze-over+, and the author of the editorial didnt deign to defend extreme-quotes
that had been carefully lifted from his book. Fifth, neither confronted the major challenge facing those
who would restrict gun-purchases, namely, how their acquisition might be justifiably and fairly restricted
from people who had demonstrated mental illness.

Thus, my critique of the science behind these articles stands, and this information
will be conveyed to an activist who edits guns and patriots, Neil W. McCabe, because I
suspect it may become necessary to be able to rebut efforts to invoke those two pieces
if/when legislation is promulgated.

I might add that two articles are of-interest that emerged today; a Son Used a Handgun To Save his
Mom From an Hammer-Wielding Attacker and, notwithstanding Bloombergs ongoing initiative,
apparently Red State Dems are asking Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly to Please Stay Away.









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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11:41 PM
Subject: Action-Items CLXXII [Global-Warming, Kushner]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/231075697/Action-Items-Global-Warming-Kushner

The earlier Blast e-mail addressing the issue of Global-Warming cited two separate studies claiming
one of the biggest thresholds has already been reached; the West Antarctic ice sheet has begun to melt,
a process that scientists estimate may take centuries but that could eventually raise sea levels by as
much as 14 feet. It is irrelevant, in this regard, that USA has actually been COOLING since 1930s [the
hottest decade on record] or that global warming was 'Fabricated' by Scientists at two of the worlds
leading climate centres [NASA and NOAA], for the major concerns are global and may be trending
acutely. Of greater import is the claim that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Really Melting because it has
a volcano underneath. A point-by-point rejoinder was promptly generated [Hank Paulson: As Wrong
about Climate Change as he was about The Crash]. {A verdict from my son is pending.}

During tonights Heritage Action phone-update, it was confirmed thatfor nowit
seems the Export-Import Bank wont be reauthorized *c/o support from the new-Whip].
This is timely, because Officials at Ex-Im Bank Face Probes, where four officials have
been suspended or removed during recent months amid investigations into allegations
of gifts and kickbacks, as well as attempts to steer federal contracts to favored
companies. One employee allegedly accepted cash payments in exchange for trying to
help a Florida company obtain U.S. government financing to export construction
equipment to Latin America. He was escorted out of the Ex-Im Bank building in April.

Over the weekend, I had an e-mail exchange with Arlene Kushner, who was encouraged to upload her
daily essays ASAP so that they can be most-easily hyperlinked; today, for example, note her unique
observations [that, I argue, she may wish to compile in book-form, just as did Caroline Glick]; she wrote
that her priority is http://wehavelegalgrounds.org/, an effort to promulgate an explanation for why
Israel has a justifiable legal claim for exerting sovereignty over Judea/Samaria, for now. Note her
casually unique insights that are not prominent elsewhere and that illustrate key-concepts]:

The Middle East, with the singular exception of a stable, prosperous, democratic Israel,
is in a state of turmoil and transition with enormous violence and instability the
norm. We are seeing Sunni-Shia tensions, increasing radicalism, and the break-down of
borders. And the situation is only growing more severe and more convoluted. One of
the most serious aspects of the current scenario is that it is devoid of good guys. Its
simply a question of who is less problematic, less dangerous for Israeli and Western
interests, and sometimes thats a hard if not impossible call.

{I sent her a hyperlink to my op-ed: America Must Recognize Kurdistan -
Jewish Policy Center.}

Weve seen this in Syria for some time: Assad is a vile dictator, with no concern
whatsoever for the lives of his own people and a solid alliance with Iran. While many of
the rebels arrayed against him are jihadists who are seeking a cross-border caliphate
that is a lethal proposition.

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Today we see it as well in Iraq with the brutal onslaught of ISIS there. A ruthless Sunni,
jihadist, al-Qaeda off-shoot (now a rival of al-Qaeda) that began in Iraq, ISIS established
itself in Syria after the civil war began, becoming a significant rebel force there. Now it
is moving against the regime of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shia-dominated
government - traveling across swaths of Iraq with lightening speed, taking territory and
towns in the north and west of Iraq, and approaching ever closer to Baghdad.

Yesterday, the post of Turaibil, at the Iraqi border with Jordan was taken by ISIS,
presenting a threat to the stability of Jordan.

~~~~~~~~~~

ISIS is commonly referred to as an acronym meaning Islamic state in Syria and Iraq. But
the Arabic - al-Sham - could just as well refer to the Levant (the eastern
Mediterranean), which means that Lebanon and Israel are also in its sites, as is
Jordan. Sometimes it is referred to as ISIL.

~~~~~~~~~~
With all of this however, there is yet another serious problem to be confronted: Iran,
which is Shia, is attempting to influence events in Iraq to its benefit. Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani promised Maliki Iran's full support just days ago.

As well, Iran provides assistance to Shiite militia in Iraq. All of this strongly suggests the
possibility of Iran achieving control in or undue influence over Iraq.

This rings loud bells in Jerusalem. One of the main reasons there has been Israeli
opposition to Assad, in his struggle against jihadist rebels, is because he is an Iranian
puppet. Were Iran to move into Iraq in a significant way, it would create an Iranian arc
of influence that stretched from Iran itself through Iraq and through Syria to our
border. And it would simplify the shipment of armaments from Iran to Hezbollah in
Lebanon.

~~~~~~~~~~

Thus it is greatly worrisome to the Israeli government that the US seems to be reaching
out to Iran, to achieve some sort of joint understanding to limit ISIS. Not only would this
give Iran undue influence in Iraq, it might cause the US to even further weaken its
position in nuclear negotiations. That is, Irans price for controlling ISIS which the US is
very eager to see controlled - might be greater nuclear latitude. A real nightmare.


~~~~~~~~~~

Prime Minister Netanyahu gave an interview on NBCs Meet the Press yesterday
advising the US that, When your enemies are fighting one another, don't strengthen
either one of them." Weaken them both, he said. He addressed his serious concerns
about the possibility of allowing Iran nuclear weapons: "Iran could come out with
nuclear weapons capability it would make everything else pale in comparison."
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{I quoted this in the immediate-past Blast e-mail.}

~~~~~~~~~~
At our northern border with Syria (on the Syrian Golan) there is a considerable rebel
presence. Yesterday, an anti-tank missile was shot from Syria into Israel, hitting a
civilian vehicle. Two people were wounded and a teenage boy, Muhammad Karaka, an
Israeli Druze from the village of Arrabe, was killed. His father, Fahmi is a contractor who
works in the area for the Ministry of Defense.

The missile seemed to have come from a rebel area, or an area that is contested
militarily. But Israel has determined that the government of Assad is responsible, and
late last night launched attacks on nine Syrian military sites, with at least 10 Syrian
soldiers killed.
~~~~~~~~~~

There is no substantial change in the search for the kidnapped boys. The operation
continues apace. One of the things I have found interesting about the intensive search
being done for the boys in Judea and Samaria (largely in the Hevron area) is the
uncovering and exploring of hidden places: caves, dried wells and cisterns, tunnels and
other excavated places. The goal, of course, is to find the students, who may be hidden
in such a place.

But the secondary result of this exploration is to locate hidden terrorist supplies and
weapons laboratories, as well as to expose secret places where fugitive terrorists might
hide (or, in some cases, were hiding). I heard a news report a few days ago about a
hidden excavation under a house that was uncovered and turned out to be large enough
(and was apparently sufficiently well stocked) to provide hiding for many weeks. There
are tunnels dug under washing machines and stoves. The mind boggles a bit at the
complex labyrinth of hidden places that has been set up and drawn upon as part of the
terrorist infrastructure.

~~~~~~~~~~

Then there are the forked tongue proceedings of Mahmoud Abbas. Hes playing both
ends against the middle, as is his usual practice. He feels constrained by world opinion
to condemn the kidnappings (all such condemnations clearly insincere). He must attend
to this world opinion because funding for the PA is contingent upon positive attitudes
towards the PA in the international community. But at the same time, he feels
constrained by the Palestinian Arab street and his relationship with Hamas to condemn
Israeli efforts to find the boys: we are causing unrest, provoking another intifada, doing
collective punishment, etc. etc.

The recent statement by Amin Maqboul, member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council,
reflects this situation. The Palestinian street, he says, overwhelmingly supports the
kidnappings, if the goal is to secure the release of prisoners. While Abbas sometimes
makes statements that are unacceptable to our people. But the purpose [of these
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statements] is to spare the Palestinian people the dangers of Israeli aggression and
reactions of the international community.

~~~~~~~~~~
Khaled Abu Toameh has written about unrest in the PA streets directed at Abbas and
the PA:

What happened in the center of Ramallah on the morning of June 22
could signal the beginning of an uprising, or intifada, against the
Palestinian Authority [PA].

The incident began when hundreds of angry Palestinian youths
attacked the headquarters of the Palestinian policy in the city in protest
against ongoing security coordination between the PA security forces
and Israel...

The attackers were particularly furious with the Palestinian policemen
who stayed inside their offices as Israel Defense Force soldiers entered
Ramallah in the context of a manhunt to find three kidnapped Israeli
youths.

~~~~~~~~~~

I note here that the resident of the White House has not deemed it necessary, to this
day, to issue a clear and public condemnation of Hamas for the kidnapping. Situations
such as the one we are currently facing serve the role of exposing duplicity and true
intentions. What makes Obamas silence all the more vile and reprehensible is that one
of the boys Naftali Frenkel - has US citizenship. The US government should be at the
forefront of efforts to find him.

Mike Huckabee former governor of Arkansas and talk show host - arrived in Israel
yesterday. And he provided a sterling example of how to be a mensch a person who
stands up and does the right thing. For he immediately went to the Frenkel home to
offer words of support and comfort.

"Americans need to hear this story, he said. This is an American citizen, this is one of
us. And even if he wasn't this should not happen to any young man or to any parent...

When asked by Arutz Sheva about the United States' call, last week, for restraint on
both sides, Huckabee said What's to restrain? What are the Israelis supposed to do?
This to me is nonsense. The only restraint at this point is the restraint by whoever has
these boys to do nothing to hurt them. G-d help those people if they touch a hair on
these boy's heads... I think the Israelis have every right to say and America should join
this message you touch that boy who's an American citizen and you will have hell to
pay for it. That should be the only message we are sending right now.

~~~~~~~~~~

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I close with this painful news, which has just been released, as a Shin Bet gag order has
been lifted: In May, the Hamas terrorist Ziad Awad was arrested for the terrorist murder
of Baruch Mizrachi on the eve of Pesach, outside of Hevron. What a horrible scene that
was Mizrachi, his wife and kids were on their way to a seder.

Ziad has been charged with the murder; his son, charged as an accessory, has also been
arrested. It was the son who presented security personnel with the Kalashnikov rifle
that was the murder weapon. Ziad had told his son that, whoever kills a Jew goes to
heaven. (Emphasis added)

The most horrendous part of this is that Ziad Awad was one of the terrorists released in
the trade for Gilad Shalit.

Pennsyl vania:
Ex-prosecutors dispute AG-Kane claim of 2 ignored Sandusky victims
Corbett issues statement on Sandusky report
Sandusky's wife: Prosecution report isn't truthful
GOP chairman: Kane used Sandusky 'tragedy' to 'smear' Corbett

POLITICAL MATH TOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO PA PENSION REFORM

Islamism:
UPDATE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SUDANESE CHRISTIAN MOTHER REVERSED!
Judge Jeanine on Obama: 'You Didnt Have the Balls' to Prosecute Terrorists in Gitmo
Eight Bangladesh Islamists to Hang for 2001 Bombing
BOKO HARAM STRIKES NEAR CHIBOK, KILLING DOZENS AND 'TORCHING HOMES'
The West Must Stand with Muslim Feminists Against Sexual Violence

Culture-Wars:
MAMET STOPS PLAY WHEN MAN CAST AS FEMALE LEAD
State Dept. Honors Advocate of Destruction of Marriage

Middle East:
Iraqi Leaders Seeking Replacement for Maliki
Is Lebanon ISIS's Next Target?
Iran and Kurds Facilitate Inaction by Administration
Obama: Just Because Iraq Was Stable 2 Years Ago Doesn't Mean It Is Now
Woodward: Generals Were on their Knees Begging Obama to Keep Some Troops in Iraq
Obama Sending Troops Who Could Be Prosecuted in Iraqi Courts
Feinstein: Rise of ISIS in Iraq a Surprise to US Intel
Rand Paul: We Are Creating a Jihadist Wonderland In Iraq
With Iraqi Military Facing Collapse, Shia Fighters Begin to Fill Void
Petraeus Backs Strikes Against 'Terrorist Army' ISIS in Iraq
Dick Cheney Slams 'Isolationist' Rand Paul on Iraq

Illegals:
Cruz: Obama's 'Lawless Amnesty' Is a 'Violation His Constitutional Obligation'
MA State Senator: We Learned About Illegals on 'Social Media'
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DHS TO PARENTS SENDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN TO USA: THERE ARE NO FREE PASSES
GOODLATTE: SURGE COULD GET WORSE
House Dems Introduce Bill to Provide Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers to Illegal Immigrant Kids
Former ICE Director on Illegal Immigrant Children: 'They Almost Never Go Home'
House minority leader Pelosi scolded House Speaker John Boehner for referring to the flood of
children crossing the United States border to the south as aliens.

Politics:
'Morning Joe' Panel: Hillary 'Tone Deaf' on Wealth
HILLARY REJECTED AMB. STEVENS' PLEAS FOR MORE BENGHAZI SECURITY
Chelsea to Work for Clinton Foundation, just Can't 'Care' About Money

BIDEN: I HAVE NO SAVINGS ACCOUNT; FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE SAYS OTHERWISE

Cochran Campaign Staffer Arrested For Stealing Campaign Signs
Exclusive - Ron Paul: Establishment 'Panicking' That McDaniel May Become US Senator
ESTABLISHMENTS ALEXANDER DIGS IN ON AMNESTY

RNC Lists Bills for Working Families Supposedly-Bipartisan White House Won't Support
Right to Work Laws Cover 72% of Auto Production

Media:
Halperin: 'Democrat' President Is Why IRS Scandal Not Media 'Obsession'

The IRS watchdog that uncovered the IRS tea party controversy last year has launched
an investigation into the disappeared IRS emails, according to prepared remarks set for
delivery by IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. "The Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration has already begun an investigation of this matter and his report will
provide an independent review of the situation concerning Ms. Lerner's computer crash
three years ago," Koskinen will say at a House Oversight and Government Reform
hearing Monday night. The IRS told congressional investigators that Lois Lerner, the
former head of the tax exempt division that singled out conservative groups, lost two
years of emails in a 2011 computer crash.

Miscellaneous:
Obama Walks To Chipotle In D.C. For Lunch, Customers Ignore Him
Kosovo Police Clash with Protesters in Tense North











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Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:33 AM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXXIII
[IRS, Sandusky-Corbett, Hillary, Elections, George-Will, Guns, Iraq, Israel]


http://www.scribd.com/doc/231118098/Action-Items-CLXXIII-IRS-Sandusky-Corbett-Hillary-Elections-
George-Will-Guns-Iraq-Israel

These Blast e-mails were initiated two years ago in an effort to capture the increasing amalgam of
BHOs Scandal-Sheet entries and, thus, this update is initiated with what transpired a few hours ago.
Indeed, what had been envisioned as a terse-update has, again, grown into a generalized set of data
that may be viewed as particularly worthwhile, as the GOPs electoral-results are tabulated in six states;
having achieved closure on a few personal projects [Holocaust-Education-Mandate, Gun-Control-Letter,
etc.], it is desirable to assume people need not be reminded of how dangerous BHO continues to be
*noting that OReilly announced he will tackle this topic tonight, highlighting conservatives who warned
of what BHO portended,and recalling how very distraught I was after both electoral-events]. Thus,
recognize that these notifications are intended to stir action, rather than merely to convey information;
if the suggested-reaction is not intuitive, please so-inform, and Ill transform the implicit into a to-do list.

Lest we forget, the VA-Scandal continues to explode [a Whistleblower told CNN the VA
Covered Up Veteran Deaths characterizing the atmosphere as 'beyond horrible' and
CNNs Drew Griffin concluded I Dont Think The VA Can Fix Itself before he advised
'Throw out every senior manager in the VA'].

The IRS chief was scorched as a 'liar'; Issa said, 'We are sick and tired of your game playing;' Thus,
SPARKS FLEW after he said 'We have a problem with you, and you have a problem maintaining your
credibility'; House Republicans slammed the IRS commissioner as they subpoenaed a White House
lawyer in 'missing emails' case:

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified Monday in a rare evening hearing, just days
after being called a liar in another House proceeding
He defended the IRS against insinuations that it covered up a political targeting scheme
by burying inconvenient emails
Republicans say he lied in March when he promised to deliver copies of 'all' of former
official Lois Lerner's communications even though he knew of a 2011 computer crash
that destroyed 28 months' worth
Koskinen couldn't explain why a six-month 'disaster recovery' backup wasn't tapped to
restore her emails after the computer crash
He complained that it would take $10 to $30 million to upgrade IRS computers to retain
all its emails and documents; the agency paid $89 million in bonuses last year and has
an $1.8 billion IT budget
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa subpoenaed White House attorney
Jennifer O'Connor on Monday to testify Tuesday morning
O'Connor, former counsel to the then-acting IRS commissioner, was invited to testify
but the White House Counsel's office refused to let her appear

KEY VIDEO MOMENTS were captured, as The Internet was awash with video clips of congressmen and
women grilling John Koskinen on Monday night:
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Rep. Darrell Issa's opening statement slashes and burns
Rep. Jackie Speier threatens to walk out over a lack of decorum
Issa lectures Rep. John Tierney on committee rules
Koskinen can't explain to Rep. Jason Chaffetz why data recovery system wasn't used to
recover emails
Koskinen says no one has been fired in connection with the email scandal
Rep. Paul Gosar compares Obama's IRS scandal with Nixon's IRS-related articles of
impeachment
Koskinen tells Rep. Jim Jordan 'I do not remember' how he learned about the lost emails
Rep. Trey Gowdy slams Koskinen for failing to protect evidence and substituting
'common sense' for legal analysis

The IRS Commissioner said, I Do Not Remember How I Was Told Lerner Emails Lost; Koskinen said, 'We
were in the middle of filing season as all this was going on.' It must be remembered that the IRS
Commissioner John Koskinen is Major Democratic Donor. Others emphasized the importance of how
this battle [GOP vs. IRS chief: Part 2] prompted Darrell Issa to subpoena an administration lawyer he
wants to grill for his IRS targeting probe, and still others claim the e-mails arent lost *The CEO of a major
a federal contractor, which has several contracts with the Treasury Department, says it should be
relatively easy for IRS contractors to retrieve the lost emails of Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center
of the tea party-targeting scandal].

For the first 15 of MSNBCs Morning Joe, the news-coverage of this event by the
media was lambasted; in particular, whreas the NY-Times placed a story bashing a
potential POTUS-16 candidate of the GOP on the front page *Second Bridge Inquiry Said
to Be Linked to Christie], two articles about the IRS [Testy Exchange Erupts as I.R.S. Chief
Is Questioned on Messages and Examining a Scandal Within a Scandal About Emails at
the I.R.S.] were buried.

Those "soft interviews" for Hillary weren't so soft after all; she inadvertently admitted she violated the
law over Benghazi; indeed, Hillary Clinton was a veritable fog of war machine when she got grilled
by Bret Baier on Fox News Special Report about the 2012 Benghazi attack as part of a special two-part
interview of the potential presidential candidate. {This may explain, also, how Bret Baier Turns Fox
Haters Into Fox Lovers.} Also, Hillary was universally bashed for her effort to place her wealth into a
populist context [CNN Anchors Ridiculed Hillarys Not Truly Well Off Comment: Thats Hilarious!]; her
age [Harrison Fords Broken Leg Is Bad News for Hillary], her giggles [Hillary Clinton's Hilarious Interview
Tour]; one columnist provided Free Advice to Hillary: Embrace Your Success! [Of all the unforced errors
Hillary Clinton has made thus farfrom leaning on everything in sight to avoid collapsing due to her old
age to forgetting* which chamber of Congress Abe Lincoln served inthe most curious of them are
related to her continued effort to convince the plebes that shes one of them.] {Meanwhile, Bill Clinton
Budgeted to Receive Nearly $1 Million in Taxpayer Money in 2014.}

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As a consensus grows concluding Hillary wont run, Biden is incorrectly viewed as the beneficiary,
notwithstanding his problematic messaging [Biden Plans to Live off Taxpayers Forever; Admits to lack of
savings, desire to subsist on six-figure government pension; and Biden Wields Military-Style Assault
Weapon in a Crowd of Children]. All three putative candidates [including Warren] must contend with
The existential crisis of the liberal millionaire [campaigning to convince donors its OK to attack the Koch
brothers while spending millions]. {Indeed, the troops are getting restless, noting that Reid's new
challenge is Fellow Dems, who are increasingly pressuring him due to their agitation over the lack of
votes on legislation; that House Dems now push for Ex-Im Bank (Rep. Denny Heck will introduce a bill
that would extend the bank's authorization for seven years) is c/w observations detailed during
yesterdays Heritage-Action phone-update.}

None look good when BHO looks increasingly bad [Sharp Rise in Disapproval of Obamas
Foreign Policy; Health care costs have risen to $23,215 a year for the typical family of
four; Obamacare Exchanges Are Disappointing With Fewer Than 4 Million Newly
Insured. The Government Hoped for 26 Million; and Deutsch: Obama Looks Like He
Wants to Go Home+. Thus, its not surprising that BHOs administration increasingly
behaves as might a cornered-rat, [noting the-redskins trademark decision by the patent-
office, illustrating a government-gone-wild].

As Congressional candidate Stewart Mills ['The Brad Pitt of the Republican Party'] struggles to fine-tune
his message on his hair, Primary Days 6 big questions will be answered [for races in Mississippi,
Oklahoma and New York offer fertile territory for upsets and surprises]:

1. Will non-Republicans show up to save Thad Cochran in Mississippi? [Some feel Mississippi's
revolution may be just starting, for the race between Cochran and McDaniel tore-open long-
developing divisions in the Magnolia State.]
2. Are the Baptists more organized than the tribes in Oklahoma?
3. Does Charles Rangel survive in New York?
4. Will Tom Tancredo hurt Republican Senate hopes in Colorado?
5. Do GOP establishment favorites win in three key New York House races?
6. What is Anthony Browns margin in the ugly Democratic primary for Maryland governor?

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Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com and author of TAKEOVER, The
100-Year War for the Soul of the GOP and How Conservatives Can Finally Win It, was
displeased with the results of the House Republican Conference leadership elections:
There was good news and bad news in this afternoons House Republican leadership
elections. The good news was that all of the candidates running for House Majority
Leader and Majority Whip claimed to be conservatives. The bad news is that the two
winning candidates (McCarthy and Scalise) are business-as-usual, go-along-to-get-along
Washington insiders.

Unsolicited Advice to St. Louis Post-Dispatch [which has a long record of supporting liberal and
Democratic priorities]: Dropping George Will Is A Bad Way To Arrest That Subscriber Decline,
particularly when the rationale for this action *which occurred prior to last Tuesdays column
(Obama's foreign policy of retreat) and Fridays column (Stopping a lawless president)] lambasting the
Imperial-BHO] was so very thin:

Will wrote a piece (Colleges become the victims of progressivism), in which he
ridiculed, in the context of a new Education Department mandate, some phony math
and dubious cases being cited to demonstrate that America suffers from a rape
epidemic, which the Obama administration has used to make the case for railroading
due process rights of the accused. {Remember the Duke Lacrosse Team?}

Wills larger point was that the DOE mandate threatens the loss of federal funding to
colleges who do not institute a preponderance of the evidence standard when
adjudicating allegations of sexual assault. This, he wrote, would inevitably lead to costly
litigation against institutions that have denied due process to males they accuse of
what society considers serious felonies.

Elsewhere in his article, Will pointed to the growth of campus speech codes and the
idea, on some campuses, of the need for trigger warnings on college textbooks that
feature language or concepts as might victimize unwary students. Will contrasts these
developments none of which are much resisted by college faculty and
administrations [often theyre welcomed] with those same colleges anger at another
prospective DOE program, a rating system that would compare schools on things like
graduation rates, student debt, and earnings after graduation.

Will concluded his piece with this: What government is inflicting on colleges and
universities, and what they are inflicting on themselves, diminishes their autonomy,
resources, prestige and comity. Which serves them right. They have asked for this by
asking for progressivism.

Tony Messenger, the editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch [who routinely
bashes the Missouri Republican party, often harshly, and champions every liberal cause
that comes his way] felt Wills column was offensive and inaccurate, for which
apologies were in order, and sufficient grounds for dropping his column from the paper
permanently. According to the Washington Posts Erik Wemple, he acted after: Seeing
the reaction and intensity of the hurt in some of the social media and the reaction of
women I know and talking to, people who really were offended by the thought that
sexual assault victims would seek some special victimhood.
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The Sandusky probe report was less critical than was Kane, who proclaimed new charges; although the
REPORT CLEARED CORBETT OF POLITICAL MOTIVATION, SHE CRITICIZED HIS 'INEXCUSABLE LACK OF
URGENCY.' Channeling my chronic concern [vented repeatedy for two years on PoliticsPa], Micek
concluded that AG-Kane took politics off the table, but left Corbett a greater headache with the
release of her long-awaited report on his handling of the Sandusky child-sex scandal; although the
Republican governor didn't play politics or slow the pace of the investigation that that shook Happy
Valleyand pretty much all of college footballto its very foundations as he ran for the state's top spot
in 2010, the Attorney General's Office bobbled the case from beginning to end, by, among other things,
failing to talk to the right people soon enough and for inexplicably letting the case apparently drop while
Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, wandered free, perhaps even claiming more
victims. [This latter concern had been presaged on casablanca-pa.]

State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Centre, said his 'Worst fears have been confirmed' because
the focus must be on protecting our children; he feels that, if Sandusky had been
arrested immediately, at least two children [who came forward after March of 2009]
could have been spared. Ex-prosecutors disputed the Kane claim of 2 ignored Sandusky
victims and Sandusky's wife claimed this Prosecution report wasn't truthful. Adding to
the intrigue, Corbetts statement on Sandusky report was silent in this regard and the
GOP chairman predictably claimed Kane used the Sandusky 'tragedy' to 'smear' Corbett.
{Also, the arbitrator concluded Sandusky deserves pension.}

In other Harrisburg-news, the Union dues deduction bill *paycheck protection+ advanced, but the PA
HOUSE POSTPONED A PLANNED PENSION DEBATE because they decided to pull their members into a
closed-door meeting to offer them more information in hopes of shoring up support for a pension bill to
ensure its passage; Debate continues as PA budget deadline nears.

In NE-Philly [all within blocks of my office], VANDALS STRUCK A RHAWNHURST
SYNAGOGUE and a Nun was beaten in a carjacking outside Port Richmond grocery store;
a Mayfair health food store owner who shot a knife-wielding robber is a former Secret
Service agent and Philadelphia cop.

Iraq continues disproving BHOs doctrine *n.b.,Russia Test-Fired Six New Air-Launched Cruise Missiles]:
US Muslim Convert Calls for Obama and his Family to be Beheaded, says ISIS will encompass world
IRAN SPONSORED ISIL FOUNDER AND SHELTERED HIM FROM U.S.
ISIL Jihadists move against Lebanon and Jordan and .
Jordanian air force bombs Al Qaeda-Iraq incursion. ISIS also stands at Saudi border. Kerrys snags in Iraq.
Pamela Geller on Hannity Show Radical Muslims on the March
John McCains ISIS Photo Op: Jihad Army Runs Ad Campaign Featuring Photo with John McCain
Challenges to Shiites Further Threaten the Future of Iraq
Vietor *the dude who was in the Situation Room on 9/11/2012+ Agrees With Bill Kristol on Iraq
'You cannot allow an Al Qaeda safe haven'
Muslim medical student is happy recruit for jihad
UK Former Spy Chief: Not possible to monitor all jihad fighters in UK
Kerry Urges Gulf states to not fund Syrian fighters . whom Obama is funding and to whom BHO is
providing lethal weapons

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When Arlene Kushner decried the absence of good-guys in this conflict, I advised her
that The Kurds fit this bill [and have, for years, again screaming America Must Recognize
Kurdistan - Jewish Policy Center+; she concurred *Yes they are. But they were not
immediately relevant to the broad scenario I was describing. They will carve out
Kurdistan, pulling on part of Iraq. But they will not control Iraq.+, after which I wrote
that my fear is that the Islamists will become so powerful that they could dominate
Kurdistan, as well, absent focused US assistance. She then wrote, The Kurds are pretty
tough, and well organized. Dont know if the Islamists could dominate them. But if it
depends on focused US assistance...forget it. I then concluded our colloquy ominously:
No one is safeincluding in Americalike RIGHT NOW!

Israel, of course, continues to be attacked by Muslims [SNL Sharia Night Live: Palestinian video satirizes
kidnapping of the three Jewish teens], by anti-Semites in America [The Mindblowing Dhimmitude of the
Presbyterian Church; CNN Anchors Rip Presbyterian Official Over BDS Vote; and david-duke-and-the-
presbyterian-church-usa-joined-in-common-cause-against-israel], and by those who lambaste the-
collective-punishment-canard [when israel must raid palestinian arabs to find hamas members in light of
the kidnapping]. Meanwhile, although Congress Condemned them, BHO is Still Silent on Kidnappings.
And Mike Huckabee Spoke eloquently at the Knesset (in a brief, must-read essay), while the L.A. City
Council Adopted Muslim American Heritage Month, {Also, know that Germanys 2
nd
largest TV Station
Condemned AFDIs Islamic Jew-Hatred Ad and Free Speech (in a brief, must-see video) and a Muslim
mob armed with axes viciously attacked mahjong players in a Chinese chess hall room attack.}

For insights, note Five Best Moments from Gary Oldmans Playboy Interview and for levity, note Chloe
bruce uploaded amazing kicking-videos. For follow-up reaction to my letter-to-the-editor on guns, note:

Guns are fatal.

Thats why militaries use them.

The primary reason to own or to possess a gun is to kill someone.

Some mental issues are transitory, others more permanent and others absolutely
permanent.

There are probably millions of ways an individual can be judged to be mentally deficient
but many, perhaps most, insufficiencies are harmless to others and many are beneficial.

Plus, mentally insufficient people have Rights which government is required to protect,
not restrict.

And as you note, theres the 2nd amendment which is a set of Rights, along with a great
number of other Rights and sets of Rights enumerated and not enumerated among the
Laws of the United States.

The arguments against guns should be expanded to include arguments against
Individual Rights.

And lets also argue taking guns away from poor people puts them in greater danger.
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Your points are well made but the opponents have made points that resonate among
people unfamiliar with guns and among people who are afraid of guns.

How about a list of all of the guns in America and the number actually beneficially used
by people with mental health issues?

Also, how about a list of all of the guns in homes of people with mental health issues
that are not used for suicide.

How about a list of all the guns in all the homes that are used by other members in each
of those homes to defend people who have mental health issues?

After all, regarding homes with, say, Downs Syndrome people are located in high crime
areas, how many and how often does a gun in those homes provide great peace of mind
to the people therein?

How many guns were used to protect people with mental health issues?

To protect poor people?

To protect people of color?

To protect children?

To protect property?

To provide Peace of Mind to millions of gun owing people.

In fact, any gun in any place including in the hands of a military person provides great
peace of mind just by its nature and its presence.

Those are some of the Positive Arguments in favor of more guns in the hands of more
people.

If the so called researchers, (they are actually one side frauds) would study and balance
the positive values of guns against the very small number of negative arguments, they
would find, for example, that fear and depression can be cured by holding a loaded gun
against their fears.

Shooting an assailant also cures rape by preventing it.

Firearms are more necessary during times of National and International Stress which is a
mental condition.

Or is it wrong to include stress as a mental state?

No.
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And stress is one reason that can and has been used to prohibit the possession of a gun
when often stress can be lessened or eliminated by the possession of or fast access to a
loaded and operational gun.

The above is what quickly came to mind that shows how wrong it is to actually conclude
guns should be prohibited from some people because of metal issues.

Fear is also a mental state and people who fear guns should always identify their fear
when writing about assuaging their mental state by reasoning guns should be controlled
by people without such mental impediments.



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Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:08 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXXIV
[Mandatory-Holocaust-Education, IRS, GOP's-Civil-War, Illegals, Rush-Limbaugh]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/231177813/Action-Items-CLXXIV-Mandatory-Holocaust-Education-IRS-
GOP-s-Civil-War-Illegals-Rush-Limbaugh

A few lengthy quotations are @ the bottom of these self-explanatory [sorted] headline-hyperlinks; the
first deals with a concern that a dedicated Zionist has been harboring [whether Mandatory Holocaust
Education could be hijacked (by Common Core or by anyone more nefarious) to pollute the intended
message]; the second elaborates on the impact of the invasion of the Illegals [in a truly graphic fashion];
and the third is todays excerpts from Rush Limbaughs radio-presentation. Before embarking, in
anticipation of todays primary polling, it is instructive to note how desperate the media have become
when faced with more non-Establishment Republicans entering the Senate [and elsewhere], manifest in
this piece [which labels these TEA-Party-Activists as insurgents who are threatening the status-quo]:

INSURGENTS COULD FRACTURE GOP SENATE MAJORITY [c/o NY-Times] - With control of
the Senate within reach, Republican lawmakers and party operatives worry that the
election of mavericks like Chris McDaniel, who is trying to unseat Senator Thad Cochran
in Mississippi, could make a difficult governing environment almost impossible by
expanding the ranks of Republican senators who are willing to defy the party leadership.
What good would a Republican majority be, they ask, if it is not a dependable governing
majority? In fact, they suggest that a fractured majority could harm the party and its
prospects by putting congressional Republicans nominally in charge, but denying them
real power to deliver on big issues. Trying to keep that from happening is one of the
central motivations for Republican leaders who have been so determined to turn back
Tea Party challengers this year.

Media
Bret Baier: I Think Rachel Maddow Makes Some Good Points Sometimes
NYT and WaPo Blackout March for Marriage - Traditional marriage movement not newsworthy
RUBIN: Jews DON'T run Hollywood

IRS
Krauthhammer SLAMS Obama: What He Just Did Is A High Crime
IRS Chief Insists Law Hasn't Been Broken, Admits He Doesn't Know Law
Scarborough Savaged NYT For Burying IRS Email Scandal: This Is A Scam!
MARK LEVIN: DEMOCRAT RESPONSE TO HOUSE IRS EMAIL INQUIRY A 'COVER-UP,' 'CRIMINAL
CORRUPTION'
FOURNIER ON IRS: I WAS 'NAIVE' TO GIVE WH BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
Dem Senator McCaskill: Arrogant IRS Chief Did A Terrible Job At House Hearing

VA
OFFICIAL DEFENDS VA AS 'GOOD SYSTEM'

Foreign Policy
Ted Cruz Slammed Obama Over His Do-Nothing Approach to Foreign Policy

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Iraq
Syrian Kurdish leader: Turkey turns blind eye to ISIS
Kurdish-advances
Kurdish Peshmerga Army vs ISIS Terrorists
ISIS's blitzkrieg across Iraq
ISIS ends Syrian containment policy
AKP pushes its own brand of Turkish neonationalism
KERRY: US airstrikes would be 'complete and total act of irresponsibility'
Insurgents threaten nuke attack on Israel
Seize key oil refinery
Political unrest shakes the Lebanese psyche
Abbas Ibrahim: Lebanon bombing a terrorist attack

Islamism
Iraqi Immigrant Sentenced After Murdering Wife, Framing It as Anti-Muslim Hate Crime
Two homegrown jihadis were arrested on separate charges in Texas, reflecting a real and growing issue
Islamists kidnap 60 girls, women in Nigeria
Burned alive while unarmed.... Christians
CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR APOSTASY RELEASED IN SUDAN, THEN RE-ARRESTED
[British Muslims Oppose 'Mega Mosque' Plans in East London]

Israel
'SACK BLAIR'... SAY USUAL ANTI-ISRAEL SUSPECTS

GOP
BOEHNER SAYS HE'S 'ALL IN' TO REMAIN AS SPEAKER
Hanna, In Primary Battle, Supports Amnesty
Rick Santorum To Tell 50,000 NY-22 Voters to Support Tenney

Dems
Left Distorts History to Inspire New Generations of Activists
Democrats Face Unfair Fight in Midterms - BHO's low-approval will hurt Dems chances nationwide
Chelsea Clinton Buys $10.5M NYC Apartment, Says She Can't 'Care' About Money
Oregon Obamacare Contractor Claims Dem. Governor Dumped Working Website Over Politics

Guns
Hickenlooper On Magazine Ban: Id Sign It Again

Pa
PA BUDGET BILL, PENSION ISSUE UNRESOLVED
Political math is tough when it comes to public pension reform in Pennsylvania
SCHOOL DISTRICT COSTS CENTRAL TO PA REPUBLICANS' PENSION PITCH
POLITICAL MATH TOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO PA PENSION REFORM
Illegal immigrants rally for PA driver's licenses
Corbett got silent treatment at Millersville University graduation
COURT GRANTS PA OPEN RECORDS OFFICE REVIEW POWERS

Tobacco
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One Step Closer to UK Tobacco Illegalization

Education
Tennessee Abandons PARCC Common Core Test Consortium
Top Common Core Critics Stotsky, Milgram and Robbins on Fed Led Ed

Common Core Alert! Holocaust as a Propaganda Tool?
Thats What One CA School District is Teaching

Those in opposition to Common Core are frequently told that there is nothing
controversial about the program. It is simply way to better prepare students for college
by increasing their critical thinking skills. Many arguments have been made about
Common Cores nonsensical Math lessons, its abandonment of American literary classics
for progressive reading materials, and the Common Core based anti-American lessons
that have been reported across the country. The latest Common Core controversy out of
California is beyond imagination. It is a dangerous, anti-Semitic rewriting of history.

The San Bernardino Sun reported on the lesson at the center of the controversy.
Students in the eighth grade in the Rialto Unified School District were asked to hone
their critical thinking skills by debating, in essay form, whether the Holocaust was
merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain wealth.

The district says the assignment is merely to teach students to evaluate
the quality of evidence made by advocates or opponents of an issue.
When tragic events occur in history, there is often debate about their
actual existence, the assignment reads. For example, some people
claim the Holocaust is not an actual historical event, but instead is a
propaganda tool that was used for political and monetary gain. Based
upon your research on this issue, write an argumentative essay, utilizing
cited textual evidence, in which you explain whether or not you believe
the Holocaust was an actual event in history, or merely a political
scheme created to influence public emotion and gain. Remember to
address counterclaims (rebuttals) to your stated claim. You are also
required to use parenthetical (internal) citations and to provide a Works
Cited page.

Asking junior high students to prove that the Holocaust was real or was simply a made-
up event for propaganda purposes is not critical thinking; it is anti-Semitic. The Anti-
Defamation League spoke out about this inappropriate and hate based assignment. The
associate regional director, Matthew Friedman, sent the following in an email to Rialto
Unifieds interim school superintendent, Mohammad Z. Islam.

An exercise asking students to question whether the Holocaust
happened has no academic value; it only gives legitimacy to the hateful
and anti-Semitic promoters of Holocaust denial. It is also very dangerous
to ask junior high school students to question the reality of the
Holocaust on their own, given the sheer volume of denial websites out
there.
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If these questions do come up, its better to show the huge
preponderance of evidence thats out there (testimony, documentation,
death camp sites, archaeology, etc.) and to also question why people
would question the reality of the Holocaust (many motivated not by
historical curiosity, but by anti-Semitism). Also, who are the people
questioning the Holocaust and what do real historians say? This is more
of an issue of teaching good information literacy.

Even worse, this anti-Semitic project was assigned during the unit focused on the Diary
of Anne Frank, the story of a young girl who, along with her family, was a Jewish victim
of the Holocaust.

Local news affiliate KTLA, channel 5, offered an even further look into the offensive
nature of this assignment.

The 18-page assignment instructions included three sources that
students were told to use, including one that stated gassings in
concentration camps were a hoax and that no evidence has shown
Jews died in gas chambers.

With all this money at stake for Israel, it is easy to comprehend why this
Holocaust hoax is so secretly guarded, states the source, which is a
attributed to a webpage on biblebelievers.org.au. In whatever way you
can, please help shatter this profitable myth. It is time we stop
sacrificing Americas welfare for the sake of Israel and spend our hard-
earned dollars on Americans.

The district claims that it received no complaints from parents , teachers, or students
about the assignment, which encouraged students to question whether the Holocaust,
the killing of 6 million Jews by the Hitler Nazi regime, between 1933 and 1945, really
happened. They initially defended the assignment as simply one focused on critical
thinking and research. District spokesman Syeda Jafri made a statement via email on
behalf of the district.

One of the most important responsibilities for educators is to develop
critical thinking skills in students. This will allow a person to come to
their own conclusion. Current events are part of the basis for measuring
IQ. The Middle East, Israel, Palestine and the Holocaust are on
newscasts discussing current events. Teaching how to come to your own
conclusion based on the facts, test your position, be able to articulate
that position, then defend your belief with a lucid argument is essential
to good citizenship. This thought process creates the foundation for a
good education. The progression is within district board policy and also
supports the districts student inspired motto: Todays Scholars,
Tomorrows Leaders.

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After her adamant statement that actually admits that the assignment encouraged
students to decide for themselves if the Holocaust truly happened, Jafri then offered a
contradiction to the districts stance.

There is no doubt the Holocaust was one of the most horrific, traumatic
time-pieces in our history, she wrote in an emailed response Friday
afternoon. We want our students to engage in developing critical
thinking skills and have an in-depth perspective on the importance of the
Holocaust. Although I received one email last week in reference to this
subject, the district has not received any concerns about this writing
prompt from any teachers, administrators or parents. However, due to
its sensitive nature, we are always open to go back and examine the
prompt.

As news about this assignment was spread around the country, people were not buying
the districts double speak about this controversial, anti-Semitic assignment. After
defending the project for days, the district finally, under pressure, changed its tune and
altered the assignment. On Monday, Jafri revised the districts stance on the assignment
stating, This was a mistake. It should be corrected. It will be corrected. We all know it
was real. The Holocaust is not a hoax. I believe our classroom teachers are teaching it
with sensitivity and compassion.

Ms. Jafri, there is no sensitivity and compassion in encouraging young, impressionable
minds to question whether the Holocaust was real and provide them with materials
filled with vile, anti-Semitic, hate-based lies and ask if they believe it. The assignment
was wrong and dangerous. Anti-Semites have been trying to rewrite history by stating
that the Holocaust never happened and a school funded with taxpayer money just
supported that twisted stance.

Illegals
U.S. Freed 36,007 Illegal Aliens With Serious Criminal Convictions
Former Border Patrol Agents: 'It's a Manufactured Crisis'
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Foreign Children Captured at Border
BORDER MESS: 'HOMELAND' UNDERWEAR CRISES
URGENTLY NEED 42,000 PAIRS!
US PLANS CHILD MIGRANT PROCESSING CENTER IN SOUTH TEXAS
Poor medical screening risks new virus outbreak
Murder Suspects, Sex Offenders, Gang Members Caught at TX Border
Ranchers live in fear
Border Patrol: Feds Will Drop Illegals in CA 'When No One's Paying Attention'
Texas Congressman: Illegal Immigrants Won't Show Up in Court After Release
Mark Zuckerberg's Immigration Advocacy Group: 'The Pressure Is On'

Six Facts You Should Know about Obama's Flood of Illegal Aliens

First, many minors arent unaccompanied. Rather, theyre traveling with their
mothers, some pregnant with future anchor baby citizens. Other women crossing are of
child bearing agethis bodes poorly for Americans who favor limiting population
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growth. As a whole, the arriving aliens have little education, few jobs skills, and dont
speak English. Many will be dependent on social services throughout their lives.
Second, despite what the Obama administration tells you, the illegal immigrants
arent fleeing Central American violence. The aliens have advised immigration officials
that they intend to reunite with their families, a high percentage of which are also illegal
immigrants and who have told their Central American relatives that once inside the
United States, Obama will allow them to remain. Before releasing the aliens, officials
issue them an immigration court appearance date. Since few show up, the orders are
jokingly refer to as "run letters."
Third, some of those released have contagious diseases. An HHS source, working with
the south Texas Border Patrol, reported that many of the youths have pink eye, scabies
and tuberculosis but are nevertheless medically cleared and released because of
overloaded housing facilities.
Fourth, although theres talk among some influential Washington D.C. politicians like
Hillary Clinton that the aliens should be returned home, Obama and Department of
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson dont echo her sentiment. Quite the opposite,
the Department of Justice created a $2 million fund to provide legal representation to
the minors. The goal is to help the aliens achieve legal permanent resident status which
will eventually lead to citizenship.
Fifth, the alien totals are huge and growing. According to the Border Patrol,
unaccompanied children apprehensions increased from 16,067 in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to
24,481 in FY 2012 and 38,833 in FY 2013. During the first eight months of FY 2014, the
Border Patrol processed 47,017 children. If the influx continues apace, and it shows no
signs of slowing, DHS predicts that by fiscal year-end September 30, annual totals could
exceed 90,000.
Sixth, while news reports emphasize that aliens are processed mostly in the
Southwest, theyre being dispersed throughout the U.S. Two planeloads of aliens were
flown to Massachusetts; the first to Bedfords Hanscom Air Force Base and a second to
Bostons Logan Airport before they were released. Efforts to relocate hundreds of alien
children in Baltimore and Central Virginia have been temporarily blocked because
community leaders were tipped off early enough to protest.
Besides the Massachusetts Air Force Base, Obama has also designated as aliens final
destinations military bases in California, Texas, and Oklahoma as well as, in one officials
words, "to God knows where." Outraged Oklahoma governor Mary Fallon summed it up
when she said: "The Obama administration continues to fail in its duty to protect our
borders and continues to promote policies that encourage, rather than discourage,
illegal immigration."
Obamas ongoing, unconstitutional refusal to enforce immigration laws plus his
commitment to, as Fallon said, encourage more illegal immigration are likely
impeachable offenses. On the behalf of Americans citizens whom Obama has sworn to
protect, Congress has the moral responsibility to end this border surge immediately.
Without congressional intervention, thousands more aliens entering under the guise of
seeking humanitarian relief will surely follow.

Rush

Your Rush Limbaugh Echo for Tuesday, 6/24/14
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Student NOTES from Institute freshmen, not 'official'
Opening: Rush Revere will be translated into Spanish.
Coming Soon: El Rushbo Revere En Espaol!
_____________________________________________________________
Seg#1: Dr Charles Krauthammer is one of the few with courage to admit
Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney will join us on the phone today, to discuss the mess and
what the Cheneys are trying to do.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/06/23/krauthammer-%E2%80%98obama-president-
choosing-decline%E2%80%99
On the OReilly Factor, Dr Krauthammer talked about the United States retreating from
the world. ((Clip-Krauthammer: There is a big difference in retreat and decline by
choice.)) He notes that the decline is by Obamas ideology. Im more and more
inclined: he destroys on purpose. [Had he had his way, we would have gone to war to
put Jihadists in charge.]

Had he had his way, we would have forced Assad from Syria and that would have put
the Jihadists in power. It is time we find out how the rest of the world has to live and
we are not a valid Superpower, is how Obama thinks.

They were not shouting and screaming, and Trey Gowdy was great; Koskinen has
donated $100,000 to Obama/Democrats and that is why he was appointed to head the
IRS. Democrats are not supporting him, except Elijah Cummings who is hip deep in the
IRS-attack mess.
http://twitchy.com/2014/06/23/just-nailed-koskinen-to-the-wall-trey-gowdy-brings-
the-heat-to-irs-hearing-video/

Womens Summit? All Obama does is complain about situations his policies created, as
if he had nothing to do with them. Benghazi, Southern Border, IRS, GM, Global
Warming, you name it, everything.

Kids are coming in all at once on Train of Death and where are their parents? Six
months ago, the Obama regime began planning how to transport kids from the border,
January 29
th
((reading: Federal Business Opportunities began advertising job
openings.)) Shelters were to be located throughout the United States, for 65,000
children.

Barbara Gonzales is the spokesperson for ICE, but could not provide answers to The
Blaze. What is clear is they didnt just wake up one day and tell their parents
Adios. Somebody call the WH and tell Barack Obama.
>>> Obama will be mad as HELL when he sees this in the press.

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Seg#2: The Regime knows how many kids they have transported
>>> But they wont admit it. [Pictures tell the story, see Drudge!]

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Segment#3: How do you redistribute what doesnt exist?
Let me tell you why and how Obama is operating. In an aircraft, the natural mode is to
fly with the proper propulsionit wants to fly. The natural order of the American
Economy is to grow. There may be cyclic declines which we could prevent if we wanted
to. When it continues to decline, you see a president who is greasing the skids. I
hope he fails is what I said, and everybody knew what I meant at the time.

I have made bold and fearless statements over the last three years.

We were world thieves, taking what was theirs, and then didnt share, and it helps
understand suing the state of Arizona for trying to protect their border. Now we learn
what was done and AP puts the number at over 40,000 kids coming across since
October, The Regime wont tell us.

Why do we have to go to Iraq? Why does it matter? Let me tell you why it
matters: We went into Kuwait to preserve the free flow of oil. This was like showing
the cross to Dracula. Progressive/Liberals are against corporations.

Oil is the fuel of our Economy and it is crucial! It just is. That is just one example. What
is not mentioned: the impact of our military on world trade. Putin it trying to gain total
control of the pipeline to extort the West. Our objective is not to put people under our
control and steal from them.

As a superpower, we take responsibility. You cannot become an isolationist or you bring
on dire consequences. We are a protector in the world, not a bully. Im glad the Dr
Krauthammer has come onboard.

By virtue of its design, the natural tendency for the US Economy is to grow, with
prosperity. As we do well, the rest of the world follows. But if your perception is that
this country is flawed and just, and needs to be cut down to size, then the sad little fact
is that while Obama thinks he is making things more fair, what he is doing is making
the whole world descend with us.

>>> QUESTION: How do you redistribute what doesnt exist???
Patriot Radio ad: To remake America, you have to unmake America
Watch for the movie America in theaters tomorrow, by Dinesh DSouza.
http://www.dineshdsouza.com/ Good to see the pictures, so great.

_____________________________________________________________
Segment#4: Reality always trumps image
Despite all the #Hastags and Liberal PR, the kidnappings in Nigeria continue. We had
calls here criticizing my comments on the useless #Hastag.

Speaking of social media ((Reading: failed to live up to hype: After a few days on
Facebook, they got too many fans , 499,000 likes and Ritz-Carlton found they didnt do
anything after friending. People just wanted to be in the group.)) Buying a room? No,
we just wanted to be part of the story.
>>> In the business world, reality always trumps image.
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Rush adds: Manmade aerosol hair spray has helped cool the planet!

_____________________________________________________________
Segment#5: Keep everything in perspective w/ social media.
>>> If you like social media, join in. [LinkedIn for professionals.]
_____________________________________________________________
Seg#6: Rush Limbaugh Interviews Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney
(Theme Music) Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies, EIB.
We welcome both Liz and prior VP Dick Cheney. You have formed an Alliance for a
Strong America. http://StrongerAmerica.com/ is the website.

VP Cheney: Liz and I took a trip to the Middle East and came away depressed.

Rush: You interviewed people you knew?
VP Cheney: Yes. We came away feeling we need to take action.
Liz Cheney: You have a president who has chosen decline. Al Qaeda is serious.

Rush: Ill go a step further to say he works for decline, not just manage it.
Liz Cheney: It is clear to us; intentional; we will be an info source for ammunition.

Rush: Rising isolationists in the Republican Party. When did this start?
VP Cheney: Im very concerned about it. It bounces from policies after 9/11. You need a
leader who will stand up and explain why vigilance remains necessary. You will not get
that with Barack Obama: he went against interrogation techniques. We have had
different levels of Commander in Chief, and Obama has taken us backwards.

Rush: It is also economics. We went into Kuwait, and only USA could.
Liz Cheney: People miss the tendency. Focus at home ignores ISIS. It is the wealthiest
terrorist group that has risen.

>>> Had Obama succeeded in Syria ousting,
>>>> this same group would have been in.

_____________________________________________________________
Segment#7: Interview with Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney continues

Rush: Accomplices in the media call General Petraeus a liar; you didnt respond; it was
hammered. Now, it is all falling apart. President Bush has not said a word. Does it
frustrate you. al-Qaeda is not decimated.
VP Cheney: The president made his own call, like his Dad; Im not constrained. I
remember Harry Reid in 2007 when the Surge began, it was a failure already. It turns
out he didnt know what he was talking about. Some of it was classified.

Rush: Democrats were trying to push public opinion down. Now its
outrageous. What did we risk everything for? People ignore justification.
VP Cheney: The problem is bigger than Iraq. It could have been more than box cutters
and the risk continues today. There are nuclear weapons. [Background.]

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Rush: Should we work with Iran?
Liz Cheney: It is outrageous that we have any common interests. They see us as
undecided. Look at the facts: Obama apologizes and appeases. Weakness is
provocative. The next president needs to learn cause and effects. We were stable. WH
said no. It is not true Obama tried to get an agreement. He walked out.

Rush: Thanks for being with us.
>>> Alliance for a Strong America is the organization.
>>> http://strongeramerica.com/ is the website.
_____________________________________________________________
Closing: See you tomorrow, after a 21-hour show-prep break!
Distributor for Rush's radio show: Premiere (holding trademarks)
"The Rush Limbaugh Show" and "EIB, Excellence In Broadcasting".
_____________________________________________________________
From the Rush Limbaugh Morning Update: "Who Knew?"
Six months ago, The Regime began planning how to transport tens of thousands of
undocumented children from the border. A January 29th application was posted on
Federal Business Opportunities, a website that advertises government contract
openings. The post says the government was preparing for the arrival of undocumented
kids. They sought vendors to handle transportation logistics.
The document states Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, has a mission-critical
responsibility for accepting custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children from US Border
Patrol and other Federal agencies, and then transporting these juveniles to Office of
Refugee Resettlement shelters located throughout the continental United States. It
says there will be approximately 65,000 of these Unaccompanied Alien Children.
A spokeswoman for ICE, Barbara Gonzalez, confirmed the posting was authentic, but
couldnt provide additional information in response to questions from The Blaze. She did
promise to get back to them when more information becomes available. Dont hold
your breath.
Well the children crossing the border from Mexico and Central America didnt just wake
up one day, tell their parents so long, and skip town. Apparently, as many suspected,
somebody in the Obama Administration had advance knowledge that these thousands
of undocumented children would be flooding the border, illegally, and would require
transportation to secure facilities.
Whoever that somebody in the Obama Administration is, ought to tell President
Obama that this border flood was planned in advance. When he finds out about this,
how mad he's going to be?

Read the Background Material on the Morning Update...
The Blaze: Govt Confirms Authenticity of Contract Request for Escort Services for
Unaccompanied Alien Children at the Border
www.RushLimbaugh.com [[Heard AM on radio across America]]
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Quote Gems from Rush Limbaugh dot com:
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"How can the Smartest Woman in the World say such dumb things consistently?"
"The next World Cup game for the USA is Thursday at noon versus Germany. Given our
track record against Germany in world wars, I'm not ruling this out. You never know."
"I am probably the most observant person that you have heard of or, in case you know
me, that you know. My observational skills combined with my memory always surprise
people."
"I noticed early on, after Bill and Hillary left the White House, how soon and how often
they began discussing their new wealth. We made note of it."
"I haven't watched a lot of soccer on TV because I've always found it to be slow,
monotonous, boring, low scoring, no drama, plus it just makes me tired."
"Did you hear that John Kerry (who, by the way, served in Vietnam) is in Iraq, and he's
ripping them for losing control of their border? Can you believe that?"
"I know it's going to surprise a lot of people. I actually watched the US-Portugal game in
the World Cup last night."
"You people in this audience are smart. You're critical, independent thinkers. You're not
mind-numbed robots."
"$50 million/$100 million, in the Clinton's world, isn't a lot of money. Not among the
people that they hold dear. They know multibillionaires. They fly around gratis on their
friends' private Boeing 757s. The Clintons are so cheap, they won't spend their own
money on anything, not even to charter a Piper Cub to get from Chappaqua to
Washington."
""The White House brings in an actress from Mad Men to talk about how bad it was for
women in the sixties. Why not go get one who really lived that period and can testify to
it?"
"Hillary just won't give up this idea that her family is poor and average and middle class.
In her world, $50 million is peanuts, and they pay ordinary income tax. 'We're not well
off.' She has no idea."
"Can you imagine if every morning when we arrive there's a packet from the
Republicans in Washington, and it contains whatever agenda items, and they want my
sign-off or approval on? That would be pretty cool if that were the case. There'd be a lot
of progress up there."
"On C-SPAN today, I, ladies and gentlemen, was essentially blamed for the partisan
divide, the anger, the lack of people being nice, whatever. It's all my fault."
"It would be pretty cool if the Republicans ran everything by me before they did
anything. Can you imagine? Every morning when we arrive there's a packet from the
Republicans in Washington, and it contains whatever agenda items, and they want my
sign-off or approval on. That would be pretty cool if that were the case. There'd be a lot
of progress up there. I can only dream."
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"The Clintons are such phonies. They're just such phonies, and they get away with it
because they are perceived to have really good intentions. They just care so much about
people."
President Obama has been president for almost six years and all he's done is stand up
every day and complain about another American problem. He's president and yet he
acts like he's campaigning every day, which is the key to the Limbaugh Theorem, I know.
But at some point don't you do something about it? Six years. And every day he stands
up complaining about something that's wrong in this country.
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BORDER MESS: 'HOMELAND' UNDERWEAR CRISES
URGENTLY NEED 42,000 PAIRS!
REBEKAH 'NOT GUILTY' IN LONDON [but her husband is]
Issa: 'We are sick and tired of your game playing'
Russia Test Fires Six New Air-Launched Cruise Missiles
British Navy Investigates Mystery Russian Warship in Baltic Sea

IRAQSYRIAJORDAN borders crumble
KERRY: US airstrikes would be 'complete and total act of irresponsibility'
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Insurgents threaten nuke attack on Israel
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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:55 PM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXXV
[GOP's-Fusion, Elections, IRS, Hillary, Illegals, Corbett-PSU, Iran-Iraq-Israel]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/231371174/Action-Items-CLXXV-GOP-s-Fusion-Elections-IRS-Hillary-Illegals-
Corbett-PSU-Iran-Iraq-Israel

The only personal-insights that can be provided today relate to having read the first two chapters of the
book by Dinesh DSouza, released to coincide with his upcoming movie *America+; he contrasts the
conservative patriots and the liberal progressives, noting that the latter would supplant economic justice
with social justice so as to punish the USA for having abused people as it accrued worldwide power.
Thus far, he has not gotten into the social issues [such as decrying gays as incapable of childrearing,
cited in his Wikipedia entry], and this frames the fundamental challenge facing Republicans; if, indeed,
libertarian Republicans are making the GOP the party of limited government once again, then they must
also confront the need to restrict intrusions regarding gay-marriage, abortion, and pot-use. Then, the
impending linkage of bipartisan populist elements can be achieved noting, for example, the NSA just lost
its budget for backdoor web spying and the Supreme Court Rejected Warrantless Cellphone Searches;
in this fashion, the GOP could attract the youth-vote, in particular, manifesting the fusion that has
been discussed by Jonah Goldberg [i.e., retaining the moral compass in the process].

Click on this hyperlink to find-out what happened during the Year of your birth.
It is also desirable to note the discussion on FNC [both during the customary segments on Special
Report and the online elaboration that is aired on Wednesdays+ related to how BHO appears to be
decompensating citing, for example, Devastating Numbers for Obama In New York Times Poll; a week
after an NBC News poll showed that the American people had lost faith in Obama's competence and
ability to lead, a new CBS News/New York Times poll has even worse news for a president embattled by
his own incompetence [The VA Scandal Is much Worse than expected and Whistleblower: VA Changing
Records to Make Dead Patients Appear Alive], arrogance [Obamas Keystone XL Delays Are Damaging
U.S.-Canadian Relations], and failed policies [e.g., GDP Shrunk By Most in Five Years [-2.9%].

These concerns have exploded with regard to the IRS-Scandal, to wit: IRS Prematurely
'Retired' Data Storage Devices; IRS Head Waited 2 Months to Tell Congress, FBI About
Lost Emails; U.S. Archivist David Ferriero said the IRS did not follow the law; GEORGE
WILL, KRAUTHAMMER SPARRED WITH JUAN WILLIAMS OVER LEGITIMACY OF HOUSE
IRS INQUIRY; IRS Official Was Happy About Obama Publicly Singling Out Conservative
"Secret Donor" Groups; Lois Lerner And The Case Of The Missing Emails; Lerner sought
IRS audit of GOP senator; Elijah Cummings is still the Democrat Ranking Member of the
House Oversight Committee, despite his having been caught pressuring the IRS to target
Conservative Groups; National media downplaying IRS scandal; and Issa: Id Give Lerner
Immunity for Meaningful Disclosures. ,I wouldnt, noting ongoing revelations.-

Joining with DSouza, Krauthammer opined Obama Is a President Choosing Decline; others provided A
Constitutional Tutorial for Obama [The President doesn't possess 'an unheralded power' to rewrite laws,
culminating in Turleys claim that he is creating a fourth branch of governmenthis agencieseach of
which he has imbued with power that admixes executive, legislative and judicial functions. Thats why
Boehner Filed Suit Against Obama, an action that provoked FIREWORKS BETWEEN a focused
BACHMANN AND a frustrated CAVUTO as the latter lamented 'ROME IS BURNING WHILE YOU FILE.'
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Again exhibiting his vacuity, BILL MAHER remained incessarntly on-message [DRUGS ARE GOOD,
RELIGION IS BAD AND OBAMA IS 'A DROP-DEAD ATHEIST'], while LIMBAUGH finally said OBAMA 'NEEDS
TO BE IMPEACHED' FOR USING IRS 'TO DAMAGE HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS.'

Note how the WaPo defended BHO [Boehners attack on Obamas executive orders
ignores presidential history] by citing the number [but not the content] of these edicts;
also note why people shouldnt worry that The economy just had its worst quarter since
the Great Recession [although GDP fell 2.9%, employment and hours worked increased
(although there is narry a mention about the quality of the jobs and the lower-pay)].
Finally, recalling the focus of the Heritage-Action folks upon the Export-Import Bank,
note how discussion focuses on how this controversy is dividing the GOP over
corporate welfare and why it is felt to be justified [to benefit the economy].

Limbaugh also lamented the combined-effects of the GOP-Establishment and the Dems in Mississippi,
extolling the TEA Party Movement as the only force that can truly combat Crony-Capitalism; consider:

Cruz: 'Washington Republican establishment' saved Cochran
Mississippi, Colorado Races Highlight GOP Split
THAD HOLDS ON IN PHOTO FINISH
Cochran to voters: Mississippi needs D.C.
In hard-fought Mississippi primary, Cochran fights to hold off tea party challenger
BARBOUR ADMITTED DEM SUPPORT FOR COCHRAN AND BASHED MCDANIEL
Cochran narrowly [51:49] defeated state Sen. Chris McDaniel
MCDANIEL TO CHALLENGE ELECTION RESULTS
NO CONCESSION IN MCDANIEL POST-RUNOFF SPEECH, VOWS TO 'NEVER STOP FIGHTING'
35,000 Dems Carried Thad to Victory
Black vote used
Flier 'that got Cochran elected'
MSNBC'S WAGNER ON COCHRAN WIN: A TEA PARTY 'WATERLOO'
Conservatives Urge McDaniel To Run as Write-In Candidate in the Fall
[Desperate] Cochran Robocalls to black Dem-Voters advised they say no to the Tea
Party, no to their obstruction, no to their disrespectful treatment of the first African-
American president. The call also urged,If we do nothing, Tea Party candidate Chris
McDaniel wins and causes even more problems for President Obama.

Other electoral news reflected how The Empire Struck Back *quoting Bret Baiers opening @ 6 p.m. +.

Establishment favorite Beauprez won GOP governors primary in Colorado
BEAUPREZ BEATS TANCREDO IN GOP PRIMARY FOR CO GOVERNOR
REP. JAMES LANKFORD WINS GOP OK SENATE NOM.
WITH COBURN BOOST, LANKFORD PULLED-OFF WIN OVER SHANNON
Claudia Tenney Loses to GOP Incumbent in NY-22
NM Gov. Susana Martinez's Campaign Strategist Calls Pro-Life Activists 'Pieces of S***'
TEA PARTY RALLY WON'T INCLUDE ALEXANDER'S TEA PARTY CHALLENGER

Hillary appears to have made herself a laughing-stock *including on Comedy CentralStewart/Colbert+:

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Bitter Hillary Supporter Snapped At Reporter For Asking Questions About Clintons'
Wealth
Media Matters For America On The Hillary Tapes: The Truth Only Counts When It Comes
From Those We Like
HILLARY CONFESSES: 'DEAD BROKE' COMMENT WAS 'INARTFUL'
NEW YORK MAG: HOW HILLARY BECAME MARIE ANTOINETTE
hillarys-flawed-hindsight-on-mubarak
Chelsea Clinton Lament: My Great Grandmother Did Not Have Access to Planned
Parenthood



Meanwhile, the invasion of the Illegals continued unabated:

GOODLATTE: 'OBAMA FIDDLES WHILE OUR BORDERS IMPLODE'
Republicans Grow Frustrated With DHS' Answers On Border Crisis
DHS Sec. Admits Unaccompanied Minors Being Reunited With Illegal Immigrant Families
Obama's DHS Secretary: 'Last Time I Looked An Executive Order Can't Supersede The
Law'
BOEHNER FORMING GROUP TO ADDRESS BORDER CRISIS
Hold Guatemala, El Salvador And Honduras Accountable for Invasion at Southern Border
Rep. Candice Miller: No Foreign Aid to Central America Until They Deter Illegal
Immigration
Rep. Candice Miller Suggests Repealing NAFTA to Punish Mexico for Role in Border Crisis
Jeff Sessions: Expect Calls for Citizenship for Kids Illegally Crossing Border
Obama-appointed judge claimed the Border fence is racist against Mexicans
DHS Secretary: Illegal Immigrants are in Legal Ambiguity
SHOTS FIRED AT TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER
Last month, we reported on an incursion by Mexican troops in Arizona, who held U.S.
agents at gunpoint before being allowed to retreat back into Mexico, for some believe
that elements of the Mexican army are openly assisting the drug cartels along their
smuggling routes into the U.S.; now comes a new shocking report of dozens of invasions
across the border by Mexican troops, who have shot Americans and even landed
helicopters on ranchers land and held them at gunpoint.

Other Domestic-Concerns are worth pondering:

Obamacare Customer Complaints to Health Insurance Companies Growing
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South Carolina governor says Ford, GM, Chrysler union jobs not welcome in state
Clinton-Appointed Judge Ruled No-Fly List Unconstitutional
CNN: Blame Failed Mental Health System for Mass Shootings, Not NRA
[Roy Rogers Quick Trigger Shooter Hat: Vintage Toy]

Anti-Semitism abounds, in America [abetted by BHO] and worldwide:

The Hill Printed an Anti-Israel Blood Libel
DHS Security Adviser: America Is an Islamic Country
Vicious Muslim gang beat American for drinking in public
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE SLAMMED GARY OLDMAN FOR PLAYBOY INTERVIEW
Muslim Gang of 20 Repeatedly Stabbed Jewish Students in Library in Paris
Polish 'Neo-Nazis' Attack Orthodox Jews at London Music Festival
violent-anti-semitism-is-back-in-germany

The Media are also in flux:

ABC Diane Sawyer to Leave 'WORLD NEWS'...
ABC NEWS LAUNCHES 24/7 STREAMING NEWS CHANNEL
Indiewire: Giving Jay Leno Mark Twain Prize 'Offensive' to libs

In PA, multiple turmoils are also influx:

1 IN 4 PA BRIDGES STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT
PA House panel OKed $29.1B GOP budget plan
PA Senate prepares for House's $29.1B GOP budget plan
PA House votes to expand Do Not Call list

Auditor: PA issued $200K in welfare benefits to dead people
After idling, paycheck protection kick-started in House

KANE ADMITS ERROR IN SANDUSKY STATEMENT
Deleted emails recovered by AG Kane's Sandusky review called 'gold mines' for defendants
Penn State alumni resentment hangs over Corbett
Report changed few opinions in PSU community

In Israel, multiple issues are churning:

Home of the murderer of Baruch Mizrahi will be torn down; Leftists aghast.
Hamas chief claims 3 kidnapped youths were soldiers
UN mocked Israeli mothers' grief
The State Department Should Restrain Itself on Response to Israeli Kidnappings
The State Departments demand that Israel exercise restraint in its
search for the Hamas kidnappers makes a mockery of President
Obamas pledge two years ago that he will always have Israels back.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki declared on June 20 that the
Obama Administration is urging all parties to exercise restraint and
avoid steps that could destabilize the situation.
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That phrase all parties was a thin veneer of even-handedness.
Everyone knows the call for restraint was aimed at Israel. In fact, Psaki
made her slant clear in her very next words, expressing concern that
two Palestinian Arabs were shot dead by Israeli troops. Psaki did not
exhibit any concern for the Israeli soldiers at whom those Arabs were
throwing rocks and firebombs.
Israels Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman demanded the eviction of United Nations
Middle East envoy Robert Serry from Israel. He is expected to go on Sunday to move for
the designation of Serry as persona non grata, for Serrys working to fund at the tune
of $20 million dollars the terrorist organization Hamas.
Israel's Main Newscast in English Monday and Tuesday.
Arlene Kushner reacted to yesterdays e-mail exchange with moi, today:

Reader Robert S. questioned my recent statement that in the current situation
in Iraq, as in Syria, there are no good guys. What about the Kurds? he asked. I
told him that indeed, the Kurds were good guys, but that they were not
competing for the takeover of Iraq, or Syria. They seek, rather, to establish
Kurdistan, which requires slicing off one small portion of northern Iraq, as well
as sections of Turkey (most substantially), Iran, and Syria.



Kurdistan is going to happen. And it will be good for Israel.

In Iraq, the news is grim [with testimony today concluding failure to attack ISIS a month ago was not an
intelligence-failurefor it was a policy-failure.+:

KERRY IN KURDISTAN TO URGE LEADERS TO BE PART OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Kerry urges Kurdish leaders to stick with Iraq
ISIS Recruiting Spikes from Kurdistan to Australia

Watch Neera Tanden Take Credit for Obamas Failed Iraq Strategy
Iraq invaders threaten nuke attack on Israel
SADDAM HUSSEIN LOYALISTS KEY TO ISIS VICTORIES IN IRAQ
IRAQ: US Action A Step Closer to Reality as Immunity Agreement Secured
1500 BRITS FIGHTING FOR ISIS
Megyn Kelly Took Obama Spokeswoman Marie Harf to the Woodshed
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Cheney On Iraq: We Left It In Good Shape For The Obama Administration
Syria Launched Airstrikes in Iraq
Saddams WMDs: The Lefts Iraq Lies Exposed
Turmoil in Iraq Spells Trouble for Oil Markets

Manifestations of Islamism persist:

Women and Children Bear the Brunt of Iran's Grim Public Executions

TED CRUZ CALLED ON OBAMA TO HELP FREE MERIAM IBRAHIM
Meriam Yahya Ibrahim: Arrested, Released, Re-Arrested, Re-Released

fouad-ajamis-quest-for-truth [recently-deceased from cancer]






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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:33 AM
Subject: Action-Items-CLXXVI [Kurdistan]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/231374263/Action-Items-CLXXVI-Kurdistan

A pivotal-article just appeared [c/w my writings during the past half-decade, including the most recent
one: America Must Recognize Kurdistan - Jewish Policy Center] and, thus, it is reprinted after providing
a few supplemental hyperlinks [This Store Owner in NE-Philly Is Glad She Went Home To Get Her Gun;
Rush Limbaugh On Worst Economic Drop Since 2009: This Is What I Meant When I Said I Hope He Fails;
Ezra Klein Sees Great Value In Hillary Clintons Stupidity; and Don't deport accused Honduran rapist.
Give him justice - Philly style. Then deport him, along with all Illegals *column by John Featherman+.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Applauds Turkey For Welcoming Kurdish Independence
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) applauded Turkey's move
to welcome an independent Kurdistan on its border. Reid, during an interview with The
Huffington Post on Wednesday, said that whether the Kurds break away from Iraq and
form their own country is a decision that will ultimately have to be made by actors in
the region.
Turkey, however, had long been opposed, until a recent reversal. "I think it's great that
Turkey put their imprimatur over this," Reid said. "It's good they did that, gave it their
blessing, but the ultimate division of their country, if in fact there is one, has to come
from Iraqis."
Last week, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling party told a Kurdish media outlet that the
Kurds in Iraq have the right to self-determination. HuffPost published the statement,
which had been overlooked in Western media, on Tuesday.

"The Kurds of Iraq can decide for themselves the name and type of the entity they are
living in," Huseyin Celik, a spokesman for the Justice and Development Party, told the
Kurdish online news outlet Rudaw.
The Kurds have been effectively autonomous since 1991, when the U.S. established a
no-fly zone over northern Iraq. Turkey, a strong U.S. ally, has long opposed the creation
of an independent Kurdistan so that its own eastern region, which has a large Kurdish
population, would not be swallowed into it. But Celik's statement indicates the country
may be starting to view an autonomous Kurdistan as a viable option -- a sort of bulwark
against spreading extremism within a deeply unstable neighboring country.
"The Kurds, like any other nation, will have the right to decide their fate," Celik told
Rudaw, in a story that was picked up by CNN's Turkish-language outlet. "Turkey has
been supporting the Kurdistan Region till now and will continue this support."

The Iraqi Kurds took control of the city of Kirkuk last week and have fortified it since. As
much as half or more of Iraq's oil exports come from Kirkuk, making it among the most
prized possessions in Iraq, and oil will be the focal point of any dispute over Kurdish
control.
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The United States has for years been opposed to an independent Kurdistan, largely in
support of Turkey's stance. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a leading foreign policy voice
in conservative circles, was stunned to hear that a Turkish spokesman had opened the
door to what the U.S. has so long opposed.
"I'm surprised," he told The Huffington Post. "But what about the Kurds in Syria? What
about the Kurds in Turkey?"

He said he worries that it would only create more instability and that he never believed
in what he called "the Biden plan," or independent Kurdish, Sunni and Shia states. Vice
President Joe Biden strongly pushed for partition during the early stages of the Iraq
War.
"The Biden plan of partitioning Iraq never made sense to me because the Sunni areas
are held by people kicked out by al Qaeda," he said. "Just absorb what I said. From
Aleppo to Baghdad, you're gonna have a radical Islamic Sunni group that was too radical
for al Qaeda.
"This is what I worry about if you let Iraq fracture: Iranians are going to own the south.
ISIS is going to own everything in the Sunni area, and if the Kurds break away, you've got
friction for a long time to come between the Turks and Kurds because there are Kurdish
elements in Syria, Iran and Turkey."
The Kurds, he suggested, would not settle for a state only in what is today Iraq. "If the
Kurds break away, are you going to create a movement inside of Syria? Inside of Turkey
and Iran to have a Kurdish state that encompasses those people? So this thing could
spiral out of control and that could be another front," he said.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence
Committee, meanwhile, was much more open to Kurdish independence, suggesting that
regional players must decide what's best.
"That's such a complex part of the world over there and it's not up to the United States
to answer questions like that," he said. "It's for those folks to answer."

Sophia Jones contributed reporting from Erbil, Iraq, which the Kurds refer to as Hawler.






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FLASH: Corbett signed the Mandatory-Holocaust-Education Bill TODAY.

Aggregating headlines reinforce prior narratives regarding how BHO continues to destroy America; also
noted are observations as to the turmoil in Harrisburg [Senators discussing mix of taxes to help close
Pennsylvania's budget gap; PA House counting on liquor privatization, one-time transfers; What's on
deck in state House on Thursday; pension-costs-skyrocket-in-school-districts; and Kane revised
statement about 2 alleged victims of Sandusky. Aggegated hula-hoop routines are phenomenal [Girl
doing amazing hula hoop routine; HULA HOOP GIRL PERFORMS TO SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU); Hooters Girl
Hula Hooper - Unbelievable; Girl With Epic Hula Hoop Skills; and Groove].

Today, the SCOTUS unanimously issued two opinions that undermined BHO and the libs;
it struck-down Obama recess appointments [saying only the Senate determines if it is
in-session] and it struck-down a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics [saying a
Massachusetts law unfairly limited only certain speech]. Also, yesterdays SCOTUS
cellphone ruling resonates in NSA fight and could also give a boost to lawsuits
challenging the NSAs collection of phone call data.

Regarding the Middle East, a Leftist was confronted for enabling Islamists & silencing victims and Maher
said " Islamophobic Is A Word Created By Fascists, And Used By Cowards, To Manipulate Morons"; also,
Bomb Blasts Hit Egypt Subway. Regarding Israel, turmoil persists [The Palestinians and the Holocaust;
Israel must curtail the pampering of convicted Islamic terrorists; Moderate Abbas Fatah movement to
Israelis: Death is near; and POLL: PALESTINIANS OPPOSE TWO-STATE SOLUTION]. Regarding Iraq/Syria:

White House to Congress: We Did Not See ISIL Coming
Shep Smith Calls Out State Dept. Official on the Air: You Can Smile About It All You Want
AP Reporter Sparred with State Dept, Ridicules Their Lack of Transparency
ISIS tries to get air force
Syrian warplanes launch raids into Iraq
Iran sends drones
INTEL: Americans have joined ISIS
Christians ordered to pay tax
HANSON: 'Obama's world disorder'
IRAQ: SYRIA AND JORDAN DRAWN INTO THE FOLD AS US READIES FOR ACTION
Lt Col Peters: Obama Allowing a Caliphate Terror State to Form Is Grounds for Impeachment
ISIS Overtakes Strategic Sites in Iraq
Syrian Al Qaeda Offshoot Pledges Allegiance to ISIS
ISIS Enablers: Scorecard of the Guilty

revenge_of_the_kurds
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Turkey's Best Ally: The Kurds
As Iraq dies, Kurdistan is born
Kerry Implored Kurdish Leader to Join a Government and Not Break Away
sacrificing-the-kurds-to-save-a-narrative
Iraqi Kurdistan leader Massoud Barzani says 'the time is here' for self-determination

Regarding other Foreign Policy issues, Veterans of Foreign Wars wants BHO to Boycott Mexico Until
Marine Released; also, on Friday, Ukraine will sign a sweeping economic and trade agreement with the
European Union. The agreement is far more than just fine print for experts; it was the catalyst of a
revolution that killed scores of Ukrainians and toppled a president. The hope now is that it will spark
another kind of revolution, this one in Ukraine's corrupt, underperforming economy. The signing comes
as the Ukraine and Russia inch closer to a peace agreement following months of heightened political and
military tension.

Regarding BHOs Scandal-Sheet, the worm seems to be turning on both Comedy Central
[Jon Stewart Mocked Totally Incompetent IRS and Its Scandal Excuses: Borders on
Criminal Idiocy] and in the WSJ [Z STREET litigation against the IRS was featured in the
WSJs top editorial+; yet, Chuck Todd asked 'Are There any Real Victims' in IRS Scandal?
[Also, U.S. Diplomatic Compounds Still at Risk After Benghazi.]

BHOs handling of the administration of domestic concerns remains flawed, involving ObamaDontCare
[Feds Spent $4.8 Billion on Obamacare Exchanges So Far; HOSPITALS BEGIN DATA-MINING PATIENTS;
and Bloomberg big-soda ban officially dead], crime [Baltimore Mayor Speaks Out Against 'Knockout
Game' After 2 Attacks In Week], gun-laws [Dianne Feinstein is Obsessed with Taking All Your Guns
because she witnessed Harvey Milk murder], the media [Network Coverage of Kochs Dwarfs Attention
to Steyer and Soros], jobs [Latest unemployment bill faces many of the same problems as previous
attempts and some new ones]; the environment [Obama mocked climate change deniers in front of a
League of Conservation Voters crowd, calling them 'Fringe elements'; Scientist: 'Warming' will become
so bad 'It will be functionally impossible to be outside'; The EPA Also Claims Lost Emails; Issa to EPA
Chief: 'You Only Exists Because Congress Loaned You Power'; and Coal has fired up W.Va. House race,
noting that Nineteen-term Dem-Rep. Nick Rahall faces the tricky task of separating himself from BHO];
education [Gates-Funded Achieve, Inc. Celebrates NY's Failure to Halt Common Core]; and the Pentagon
[Defense biz wary of 'Chairman' McCain for, if Republicans retake the Senate, he's in line to lead the
Senate Armed Services Committee].

Regarding executive power, lefties are trying to shift the argument away from egotism
[When weighing if Obama will veto spending bills, he may wish to recall that theres life
after a veto; as a former governor, Clinton seemed to relish it]. It is this concern that has
prompted states [including California] to Endorse calling a Article V Convention and
Speaker Boehner to Sue Obama [an effort that Andrew McCarthy considers "feckless"
because he fears critique of the administration and of the press]. This is viewed as a
political problem rather than a legal problem, because Boehner and Beltway
Republicans are essentially saying, "We can't use our power because Obama and his
media friends would say mean things about us. But our lunatic conservative base is
demanding action. So let us file a lawsuit so we can say we did something. Who knows
maybe in a year or two we'll get lucky and get a favorable ruling against Obama that
can't be enforced without Obama's help." {Also, Turley feels that, because Obama
Crossed 'Constitutional Line,' he Could Lose the Boehner Lawsuit.}
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Regarding Politics, Cochrans (to-be-challenged) defeat of McDaniel continues to be controversial [GOP
Establishment Used Dems smear-tactics to win Mississippi runoff; Limbaugh erupted: GOP IS 'CORRUPT,
REPREHENSIBLE'; and Sarah Palin Called-Out Cochrans Shenanigans and saw this as illustrating Why
She Would Consider a Third Party]. Politico Celebrated Cochran: 'Cantor Looks Like an Outlier' and
Politico avers Dems hoped McDaniel would be the GOP-nominee in Mississippi, but they arent quitting.
[Overall, the GOP-Establishment spent $23 million while the TEA-Party spent $12 million.] Other House-
related items were predictable [Rangel survived the toughest challenge of his career and Ethics panel
deferred Grimm probe, for threatening a reporter], and the POTUS-16 competition continued *Kevin
Williamson hopes the POTUS-16 will be a boring man and Rubio pushes working-class appeal, focusing
on sweeping changes to the tax code and education].

Hillary seems to be faultering [sales of her new memoir dropped sharply in 2
nd
Week;
Publisher Won't Make Back Large Book Advance; BILL CLINTON DOUBLED-DOWN ON
HILLARYS DEAD BROKE CLAIM; Bill Clinton Bragged About Buying 14 Expensive Swiss
Watches to 'Just Give Them Away'; HILLARY CLINTON: 'YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT
CRAZY TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT'; and 'Secret deal' to shut up Anthony Weiner].

Regarding marital-equality, a DIVIDED FEDERAL APPEALS COURT STRUCK-DOWN UTAH'S Marriage Law
and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) now supports same-sex marriage [joining three Republican senators;
this is the reaction of Log Cabin [LGBTQ]a supporting civil marriage for committed same-sex couples:

On the eve of the anniversary of the United States Supreme Courts landmark ruling in
favor of federal civil marriage recognition for committed same-sex couples and the day
after Congressman Richard Hannas victory over a GOP primary opponent who
challenged him because of his support for marriage equality.

It seems the dam has finally broken: from local legislators to U.S. Senators, Republicans
around the country are coming to the common-sense conservative conclusion that
marriage equality strengthens society and is no threat to religious liberty.

As a longtime ally of Log Cabin Republicans who championed repeal of the flawed Dont
Ask Dont Tell policy and most recently the Employment Non-Discrimination Act,
Senator Collins declaration of support for civil marriage equality is the latest milestone
in a career that has exhibited bold and unwavering support for the LGBT community.

Log Cabin Republicans is the nations largest Republican organization representing gay
and lesbian conservatives and allies. The more than 30-year old organization has state
and local chapters nationwide, a full-time office in Washington, DC, a federal political
action committee and state political action committees.

The nations largest Presbyterian denomination *USA+ voted to approve same-sex marriages, to
endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, and to allow babies to die
who are born alive during botched abortions *a.k.a. infanticide+.

AG-Holder continues prioritizing ideology [Obama Appointed Anti-Business Activist Head
of DOJ Division and a Longtime Federal Attorney said AG-Holder consolidates power
and protects Corrupt Prosecutors, noting that Four US Attorneys found to have
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suppressed evidence have been promoted] and Politico probed why Eric Holder
outlasted his (many) critics in a lenghthy piece without citing Fast and Furious.

And the invasion of the Illegals continues:

PA Congressman Barletta to Obama: Why are You Surprised by Border Crisis? [I heard
him debate this issue @ Temple U., a few years ago; he is soft-spokenand accurate.]
The Feds Prepared for the 'Surprise' Surge of Child Migrants
SWINE FLU FEAR SWEEPS IMMIGRATION CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO
Gutierrez: Immigration reform dead
Gutierrez: With amnesty stalled in House, Obama must act on his own
Pelosi gets nostalgic about W: 'He was so great on immigration'
ICE official: Court hearings for new illegals 'years out'
Hundreds To Be Sheltered At Border Patrol Training Academy
*Backlog of 360,000 cases
Only 2% sent home
GOP Chairman: Likely to never be removed
Cornyn, Rubio Introduce Resolution Calling on Obama to Enforce Immigration Laws
'Stash Houses' Thrive Along Border
PROF: INFLUX ABOUT 'RE-EDUCATION' OF SOCIETY
MOTHER: GET ACROSS, YOU STAY
REPORT: FEDS DEPORTED FEWER THAN 2,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KIDS LAST YEAR
Europe's migrant influx: 'We need help but we don't know where from'
the people of Escondido, CA are fighting the federal Department of HHS "over its
attempt to turn a residential building into a detention center for illegal-immigrant
children."
NEW SHELTER FOR BORDER CHILDREN REJECTED
...ZUCKERBERG LAUNCHES 'DAY OF ACTION'
Rick Perry: Illegal Immigrants Must Be Told 'You Will Be Sent Back'
Op-Ed: Rick Perry's Illegal Immigration Magnets Cost Texas Big
Wendy Davis Follows Republicans' Lead on Texas Border Crisis
UN Report Warned of Crisis and said 58% are 'Refugees'; apparently, the U.N. knew of
the growing humanitarian crisis on the southwest border before the White House did.
On March 12, 2014, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
launched a report titled Children on the Run: Unaccompanied Children Leaving Central
America and Mexico and the Need for International Protection. The report analyzes
the humanitarian impact this insecurity [in Central America] has had on children, forcing
them across international borders to seek safety on their own.

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