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Buz Mills becomes chairman of Border Sheriffs
This week, former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Buz Mills assumed the chairmanship of Border Sheriffs, an organization founded by Arizona sheriffs Paul Babeu and Larry Dever’s to support Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, SB 1070. The non-profit group is focused on raising private funds for the legal defense of the 15 named sheriffs in lawsuits leveled by the ACLU and the Justice Department.
Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate
After a summer of firing campaign shots from afar, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina met on the same stage for the first time Wednesday over who best represents California's economic interests for the next six years.
Dems Unlikely to Repeal Bush Tax Cuts
However, a small but growing number of moderate Democrats are balking at boosting taxes on the rich. Many face electorates that recoil at the mention of any tax increase. Some represent areas that are loaded with wealthier taxpayers. Further, some incumbent senators who don't face voters this fall are reluctant to increase taxes on anyone while the economy remains sluggish.
New Mexico National Guard Deployed to Border
New Mexico has deployed 82 National Guard troops to help secure the border with Mexico after they completed training. The governor's office says they will provide criminal investigative analysis and entry identification teams.
Deval Patrick on Beck rally: "It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t."
And you thought that a libtalker declaring a public space too sacred for God would be the dumbest quote from the Left on the Restoring Honor rally hosted by Glenn Beck. Michael Graham from Boston’s WTKK posts a clip of Governor Deval Patrick responding to a question about the rally by noting first that it’s a free country - and then that he’s not terribly happy about that, either:
Liberal Groups Holding Rally to Counter Beck
"The AFL-CIO is determined that the Tea Party and its corporate backers are not going to get the final word," said AFL-CIO executivevice president Arlene Holt Baker. "We will expect tens of thousands of union families to come."
Obama Forbids Sale of Antique Rifles
The South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America. The Obama administration approved the sale of the American-made rifles last year. But it reversed course and banned the sale in March - a decision that went largely unnoticed at the time but that is now sparking opposition from gun rights advocates.
Wow! ACLU Sides With Tea Partier
The American Civil Liberties Union says it's backing an Arizona man against a homeowner association rule against flying the Gadsden Flag in front of his house.
Andy McDonel says he put up the coiled snake banner bearing the slogan "Don't Tread on Me" this year as a tribute to the military and Founding Fathers, The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday.
Arizona Now Has ‘Whopping 30’ National Guard Troops and 15 Billboard Signs Warning Citizens About Drug Cartels Operating on Public Lands
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said requests by Arizona law enforcement personnel and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) for 3,000 National Guard troops along the state’s border with Mexico have been answered so far with 1 percent of that number deployed there this week.
Sen. Murkowski's defeat marks major tea party win
In arguably the biggest political upset of the year, Joe Miller claimed the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate when incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded Tuesday evening. Murkowski gave up after failing to gain much ground in an count of outstanding absentee ballots.
WH economist calls for more spending, less taxes
Romer called on officials Wednesday to move forward on policies that will increase government spending and cut taxes. She also called for investments in infrastructure and new trade agreements.
Department of Justice ditches red, white and blue stars and stripes
And at the top of the page, is a rather interesting quote: "The common law is the will of mankind, issuing from the life of the people." Catchy, huh? Just one tiny little (too small to be relevant obviously) point -- the quote is from C. Wilfred Jenks, who in the 1930's was a leading proponent of the "international law" movement, which had as its goal to impose a global common law and which backed ‘global workers' rights.'
Democrats face midterm meltdown
Obama’s Democratic party faces a series of dramatic defeats at every level of government in Washington and beyond in the November midterm elections, according to leading analysts and opinion polls.
Federal court refuses to dismiss challenge to drilling ban - again
The White House suffered another defeat in federal court on an issue their own advisers have declared not worth fighting. Judge Martin Feldman refused again to dismiss a challenge to the Obama administration’s drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, saying that their newly drafted ban didn’t differ enough from their first to render the lawsuit invalid:
Radical Environmentalist Holds Discovery Channel Hostage
A man who once protested the Discovery Channel stormed the network's Maryland headquarters Wednesday, firing at least one shot with a bomb strapped to his chest, witnesses said.
STOP! Federal Spending Rises Record 16% in 2009
Federal domestic spending increased a record 16 percent to $3.2 trillion in 2009, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, largely because of a boost in aid to the unemployed and the huge economic stimulus package enacted to rescue the sinking economy.
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Two Men on United Flight from Chicago Arrested for 'Preparation of a Terrorist Attack' in Amsterdam
U.S. officials said the two appeared to be travelling with what were termed "mock bombs" in their luggage. "This was almost certainly a dry run, a test," said one senior law enforcement official.
U.S. Auto Sales May Hit 28-Year Low as Discounts Flop
U.S. auto sales in August probably were the slowest for the month in 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to entice consumers concerned the economy is worsening and they may lose their jobs.
GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot
Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress.
Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton's rally
Obama's top education official urged government employees to attend a rally that the Rev. Al Sharpton organized to counter a larger conservative event on the Mall.
Sarah Palin to Make Foray Into Iowa
"The Iowa GOP is pleased that GovernorPalin is traveling to Iowa to join the battle to return principled, conservative leadership to Iowa," Strawn said. "Our economic and personal freedoms are under attack in Washington, D.C., and Des Moines. I know Iowa Republicans will be energized and motivated by Governor Palin to stand up and fight for these principles all the way to Election Day and beyond."
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Remember that iftar dinner the president sponsored? The dinner that got him in trouble because he came out in strong support of the mega-mosque at Ground Zero, support from which he backed away the very next day? Well, it turns out he delivered another blatant lie at that dinner, one that slipped under the radar because his support of the Ground Zero Mosque was so controversial.
In his remarks at the iftar observance, Obama claimed that the “first” iftar dinner in the White House was hosted by Thomas Jefferson.
Tonight, we are reminded that Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity. And Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been part of America. The first Muslim ambassador to the United States, from Tunisia, was hosted by President Jefferson, who arranged a sunset dinner for his guest because it was Ramadan—making it the first known iftar at the White House, more than 200 years ago.
In this way, Obama tried to make it seem as if the United States has respected Islam since the early Republic and has observed its celebrations for two hundred years. But this is a major stretching of the truth. Thomas Jefferson did not hold an “iftar” dinner, unless you might call the dinner Obama references “iftar by default.”
Naturally, the left-wing Old Media took Obama’s blatant misconstruction of historical events and went even farther down the road of untruths and lies. The New York Times published a story the next day referencing Jefferson’s mythical iftar dinner and made of it a “White House tradition”!
In hosting the iftar, Mr. Obama was following a White House tradition that, while sporadic, dates to Thomas Jefferson, who held a sunset dinner for the first Muslim ambassador to the United States. President George W. Bush hosted iftars annually.
What tosh. There has never been a tradition of iftar dinners at the White House, sporadic or otherwise, until after the year 1992. Jefferson’s dinner was no iftar dinner and no other president until Bill Clinton even hosted one. We have a “tradition” of exactly three presidents holding iftar dinners, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and now Barack Obama. Not much of a tradition that.
So what of this claim of Jefferson’s iftar dinner? As Jihad Watch informs us, there never really was one. The truth is that in 1805 Jefferson invited to a dinner at the White House one Sidi Soliman Melli Melli, the diplomatic envoy that the Bey of Tunis sent to Washington. The time set for this dinner was 3:30 PM, the normal time that everyone then ate dinner in those days. Since it was Ramadan, however, the envoy informed Jefferson that he could not attend until the sun went down because he was observing his fasting ritual.
Jefferson then offered to push his dinner hour until the sun went down as a courtesy to his invited guest. It was as simple as that. There was no mention of any iftar anything. President Jefferson simply moved the hour of dinner to suit the envoy. There was no change to what was served in order to suit Muslim needs, there was no acknowledgment of the Muslim faith, and no observance of any “iftar” dinner. Jefferson was just being a nice guy.
And of this historical incident, Obama and his cohorts in the left-wing, Old Media have created a mythical “sporadic tradition.” But for Obama and the New York Times to mislead the American people into imagining that the White House has celebrated iftar all the way back to 1805 is simply a straight out lie.
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Murkowski concedes to Miller
by TerryCSA
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) concedes to primary winner, Tea Party candidate, Joe Miller.
Another one bites the dust. That's one less RINO. Amazing how when she actually had to face an election she lost. So much for daddy's appointment. Now if we could get rid of the rest of them that easily.
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LEGISLATION
S. 3628; Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE)
Act
Vote Rejected (57-41, 2 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected ending debate on this campaign finance disclosure
legislation. The bill will likely not return to the Senate floor until
September.
Amdt. No. 4519; Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010
Vote Rejected (58-42)
The Senate rejected ending debate on this bill that aims to expand the
availability of credit to small businesses. The Senate may work more on the
bill this week.
H.R. 4899; Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010
Vote Passed (308-114, 10 Not Voting)
The House passed this $58.8 billion bill funding the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq, and providing for additional funding for foreign aid and disaster
assistance. The bill then went to the president, who signed it into law on
Thursday.
H.R. 5822; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2011
Vote Passed (411-6, 15 Not Voting)
The House approved this $141.1 billion bill funding military construction
projects and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill now goes to the
Senate.
H.R. 5850; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2011
Vote Passed (251-167, 14 Not Voting)
The House approved this $126.3 billion legislation funding the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other
related agencies. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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When: Sept. 7, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
Location: King, NC Public Library
Shelton Room
101 Pilot View Dr. King, NC
2010 March on DC Rally
Sept. 9-12, 2010
Washington, DC
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We Stand With Arizona, and Against Illegal Immigration
Sign the petition to show your support for the new Arizona law on illegal immigration.
Clemency Petition for Sgt Michael P Leahy Jr
To defend a war hero
"Don't Tread on Me!" Petition
For over a year now, we have witnessed the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress repeatedly run roughshod over the Constitution, the rule of law and the clear will of the American people.
"No More Gun Control" Petition
WHEREAS: The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, must be protected by every Member of Congress.
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