Immigration and Customs Enforcement?

Among the 36,000 immigrants whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released from custody last year there were 116 with convictions for homicide, 43 for negligent manslaughter, 14 for voluntary manslaughter and one with a conviction classified by ICE as “homicide-willful kill-public official-gun.”

Rodham Clift Still Breathes

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Eleanor Rodham Clift says Chris Stevens was "not murdered" in Benghazi (VIDEO) “He died of smoke inhalation ” Tammy Bruce        ✔ @HeyTammyBruce Degree to which panicked liberals will go "Eleanor Clift: Amb Stevens Wasn't Murdered, He Died Of Smoke Inhalation" http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/05/10/eleanor_clift_ambassador_stevens_wasnt_murdered_he_died_of_smoke_inhalation.html#.U2-u5jPWcNs.twitter … Layla @Layla1951 Follow .@EleanorClift -Example of why Americans hate the mainstream media as much as they hate politicians ---lies lies lies! @HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce        ✔ @HeyTammyBruce .@EleanorClift, here Amb Stevens is alive, stripped of his pants, holding his own arm up. Correct yourself NOW. pic.twitter.com/YRBKw4NFrS John @berlin63Follow Wow, the stupidity of the leftist Obama shill @EleanorClift is breathtaking #BenghaziCoverUp 11:40 AM - 11 May 2014 Islip, NY, United States Little Debbie Follow Daddy, Why did mommy say the lady  is a "lying tunt"  What's a tunt? #BenghaziCoverUp 11:40 AM - 11 May 2014 Sious City Texas

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Subject: FSU football player

Time to put it in the blender

Subject: FSU football player....

A student went to Florida State on a football scholarship. He was a great running back, but a poor student.

At graduation, he didn't have enough credits. But he was a
great football star and the students held a rally and demanded the dean give him a diploma anyway. They were so insistent that the dean agreed if Bubba could answer one question correctly he would give him a diploma.

The one question test was held in the auditorium and all the
students packed the place. It was standing room only.

The dean was on the stage and told him to come up. The dean had the
diploma in his hand and said, "sir, if you can answer this question
correctly I'll give you your diploma." He said he was ready and the dean asked him the question. "Sir," he said, "How much is three times seven?"

He looked up at the ceiling and the down at his shoes, just pondering the question. The FSU students began chanting, "Graduate him anyway! Graduate him anyway!"

Then he held up his hand and the auditorium became silent. he said,
"I think I know the answer. Three times seven is twenty-one."

A hush fell over the auditorium and the students began another chant. "Give him another chance! Give him another chance!"



Kinda sounds like some of our members of Congress, don't it? - Metzger

Pat Sajak Reveals Dark Secret

 Sajak Reveals Dark Secret

“legitimate redistribution”

“ POPE: 'LEGITIMATE REDISTRIBUTION' OF WEALTH ^  From the May 09, 2014 12:52:30 GMT edition of the Drudge Report. Oh, jeez.  That was first thought.  I clicked and read the AP story. Oh, Jeez.  Then a second thought.  Wait.  AP?  Media  pronouncements on Pope Francis have, either through ignorance or design, been largely misinterpreted/misrepresented, with a bias toward him in agreement with the Left's hope that the meddlesome Catholic Church will finally crack.  Toe the line.  Their line.  Of course no AP writer has ever been to church, so this is all as mysterious as lady's bits. I recognize a very fine line between Christianity and, say, communism/socialism.  The line is crossed when, in the name of Christ, zealots miss entirely the nuance that is personal kindness v. state enforced dictate.  The sixties and seventies brought us Jesuits, and elected Democrats,  like Robert Drinan and, Robert John Cornell.  Radical antiwar Jesuits, the Berrigan Brothers, were a daily disgusting headline.  In 1980, Pope John Paul II unequivocally demanded that all priests withdraw from electoral politics.  I mean, how can Catholic priests be complicit with the murder of unborn children for chrissake?! Where were the Berrigans  on that? They were anything but nuanced. Anyway, my instincts were correct.  Ed Morrissey and Kathryn Jean Lopez explain here that "the longer context of Francis’ remarks this morning to UN leadership provides a much more nuanced picture of Francis’ view of economic policy — although probably not nuanced enough for libertarian ears..." Some Snippets. Pope Francis discussed “equitable development” and a spirit of generosity, and he even mentioned — near the end, almost as an afterthought — that the state should continue to play a role in this. But there’s no “demand” for broader “legitimate redistribution” by government. … In this case, the term “legitimate” is a limiting factor when redistribution is placed in the context of the Gospel story of Zacchaeus. Who was Zaccheaus? He was a tax collector — an agent of the government — who overtaxed and profited from his cheating. In Luke 19, Jesus’ visit to Jericho inspires this sinner and cheater to repent when Jesus extends an invitation to join him. What does Zacchaeus do in response? He proclaims his intent to redistribute his ill-gotten gains back to those whom he defrauded, and to willingly and privately share his wealth with the poor. ”And Zacchae’us stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold.” When Francis said “legitimate redistribution” right near the end, he was clearly condoning some kind of role for governments in assisting the poor. Perhaps he even believes in a more robust role than he lets on here. But he did offer anything on that topic here. To be sure, a demand for a more robust government role would not necessarily be inconsistent with anything he said, but it’s also not what he said. In fact, the use of the word “legitimate” here appears to play the opposite role that the AP’s headline implies — namely, the Pope is implying that not all government redistribution is “legitimate,” and that there might be unspecified limits to what it is just for the state to do. (Which is, in fact, part of the message of the earlier papal documents he cites immediately before that line.) JMJ ”

6 thin- erm, 9 things

bits & pieces    “ Six Conundrums 1. America is called capitalist and greedy – but half the population is subsidized  2. Half the population are subsidized – but they consider themselves victims  3. They believe they are being victimized – but their representatives in Congress run the government 4. Representatives in Congress run the government – yet the poor keep getting poorer 5. The poor keep getting poorer – but they have things that people in many other countries can only dream about 6. They have things that people in other countries can only dream about – yet they want the US to be more like those other countries So who’s doing the freakin math here! And a couple more things: 1. We’re cautioned NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we’re encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. 2. We’re regularly warned that Social Security is running out of money. But Welfare and Food Stamps seem to be a bottomless pit of money. 3. We’re cutting benefits for veterans and raises for military. We’re downsizing our army and naval forces to levels lower than before WWII. BUT . . . we’re not stopping payments or benefits to illegal aliens. Who the hell is in charge here!! Reginald Van Metzger ” Ron M spent some time on this, but as I format it I'm thinking, hey!,  by now everybody in the nation who possess even a modicum of reasoning skill already know and understand all this.  The people who don't,  and have to be led to water wouldn't be caught dead here.  So, WTF?

It's a Two-Way Tie!

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall Who's—                    ? Thomas Friedman “Until we fully understand what turned two brothers who allegedly perpetrated the Boston Marathon bombings into murderers, it is hard to make any policy recommendation other than this: We need to redouble our efforts to make America stronger and healthier so it remains a vibrant counterexample to whatever bigoted ideology may have gripped these young men....And the best place to start is with a carbon tax.”  — New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, April 21. Ed Schultz “This is the Web site folks, HealthCare.gov. If you go to this Web site, you will find out how easy it is to read, how easy it is to navigate all the information, all the basic questions, and all the direction you need to take to get involved, to get health care. This is a great guide, if I may say, for any of you out there who feel so confused by all of these right-wing commercials that are just permeating through your television screen.”  — Host Ed Schultz on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, September 30.

But Wait!    A Smattering of Harry Smith’s Liberal Smugness

Google Street Phew!

Oh My
Plastic Man?

Illegal Preference

Mexican Invaders Point “ Chicago Announces Illegal Alien Children Given Preference in Jobs, Internships In a preview of what amnesty holds in store for the rest of America’s middle class and lower income workers, Chicago is putting illegal immigrants in the job pool ahead of many citizen students who would also like to have the opportunity. “DREAMers and DACA recipients are assets that we need to nurture and develop like precious natural resources for the benefit of the entire community. They are an integral part of Chicago’s workforce of tomorrow. Once again, the City of Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are leading the way on the inclusion of our immigrant communities.” - Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) In much the same way they or their parents were rewarded for violating American immigration law and given preference over those who lined up to immigrate legally, Chicago is offering internships, volunteer and job opportunities to illegal alien “dreamers.” In “justifying” the discrimination against American citizens, Mayor Emanuel said, “Chicago is a city that was built by immigrants and I am committed to ensuring that DREAMers have the same opportunities offered by the City to all of Chicago’s youth. We will open our doors to support talented young people who are committed to their education, building their job skills, and bettering their communities.” Counter Point: “China is trying to become America without democracy while America is trying to become France without cheese calories.” P. J. O'Rourke ”

When Tina Brown speaks ...

Democrat Media Monkeys Musings of the Ugsome Tina Brown “Monica’s new musings just remind us of how the death of privacy started. The press was at the height of its power when the Monica story began and Drudge was its underbelly. The ascendant media that looked down on him has been pretty much destroyed. No one would have believed that that only 13 years later the Graham family would no longer own The Washington Post, that the two mighty news magazines would become a shadow and a corpse, and that the juggernaut CNN would be chasing the spoils won by cable TV’s counterpart to the Drudge Report, the Fox News Network. That too, is a story of humiliation. And not just hers. ” Sanctimonius. Cloisered.  Liberal. Condescending. Arrogant. Flibbertigibbet.

Today's Obituary of Note

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William Baur

bituary

BAUR, WILLIAM HAROLD passed away quietly on May 5, 2014. He lived quietly as well, unless you happened to mention global warming and climate change. He would then patiently explain to you that abundant evidence exists of even warmer global temperatures in recent geological history without the corresponding carbon imprint left by man.

He spent a lifetime reading and learning, always to the backdrop of classical music and opera. Most of all, he was a truly free thinker, with his own carefully reasoned opinions no matter what everyone else chose to think. He loved frappuccinos; he scorned community associations. He was never wrong, or at least not so that he would admit. He ate ice cream every day. He was a true renaissance man in the modern world he could read dozens of books about computers without the need to ever turn one on. Educated as a physicist, he spent his free time building and sailing multihulls. In fact, he could build most anything. His humor, on the other hand, could be a bit obscure. He was a great artist and sculptor, creating works of exquisite beauty that few have been lucky to see.

He was an inspiration, precisely because he never tried to inspire anyone. William Baur was born in 1932 in Michigan. He is survived by....

Published in The Capital on May 9, 2014

How many of you know who Trey Gowdy is? Well, he is, off the top of my head, the only MOC who impresses me at the moment.  TGD

How's this for a magazine DiFi?

Oh My

T.Smith

Should we ever fear FLIR?

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*VIDEO* Thermal Shield Test by Apache FLIR – Pass! A citizen of Nazi Germany or Communist Russia could never discuss such matters for fear of being investigated by the state police.  Good thing we live in the United States, right?  Where government drones are not used for spying on the citizenry.  Still, better to be educated about things, right?  Like Robert A. Heinlein said.       Free Tommy Lee Smith!

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Cell Entanglements

Pondering Stuff

Sigh

Second Amendment Under Attack

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Arguing for the DEFENSE Ron Metzger For the Defense

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What First Amendment?

Police State Culture                    "... DEFEND TO THE DEATH MY RIGHT TO SAY IT; white eyes? " Teacher Tells Student to Put Away Bible During Free Reading Time “I noticed that he has a book – a religious book – in the classroom. He’s not permitted to read those books in my classroom," she said FEC chair warns that conservative media like Drudge Report and Sean Hannity face regulation --- like PACs HGTV Pulls New Home-Flipping Series After Report Emerges Identifying Its Stars As Anti-Gay Activists David Benham had led a prayer rally outside of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC in 2012 HGTV also announced it had greenlighted a design competition show from Ellen DeGeneres. FBI investigating Bundy supporters in BLM dispute And God said, “Son, I sent you a warning. I sent you a car. I sent you a canoe. I sent you a motorboat. I sent you a helicopter. What more were you looking for?”

A Lobster and a Wog Log

Oh My
Big Things That May Evoke Lustful Thoughts

Blighty!

Tunt Towers

Best Characters Ever in a Television Series:  The "Tunts;" ARCHER

Carney CV Cover Page?

best etherial quiddity ever