Cats, Guns, and National Security

Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:19 PM Subject: Freedom Times, Issue no. 68 Having trouble viewing this e-mail? Click here to view in your browser. Issue No. 68 February 2012   Commentary: From Hope and Change to Hate and Fear By Chris W. Cox, Executive Director, NRA-ILA, Townhall.com Obama may bemoan the rancor in Congress every time the cameras are rolling, but make no mistake, this acidic atmosphere is by his own design... Grassley: Obama thinks he doesn't need Congress By Josiah Ryan, The Hill Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a fierce good-government advocate, slammed President Obama on Thursday, saying he is behaving as if he is not accountable to Congress and the American people... Why You Should Be Furious About Fast and Furious By David Kopel, NRA-ILA Following is a chronological presentation of the scandal from the beginning to present day. Please read every word. It's likely you'll get Furious quite Fast... NRA Calls for Actio...

Why does Beck do this good stuff on his GBTV, when his radio seems overrun with stupid conspiratorial crap, like his Fox News show did ?   My comments:   1. I'm not a big Beck fan, but he's right that it's "all of us." The problem lies with the American people. They want the freedom of democracy, but none of the responsibility. They want freedom of speech, but won't learn the facts to make it proper and useful. And they want security, but won't accept the legitimate costs and PC violations to have it.   2. Beck continues to flabergast me.  On the one hand, he points out in very un-PC fashion the most immediate security threat we face.  And on the other hand, he goes out of his way to take the PC tack in bring up lynching the way he does.  As important as a realistic understanding of our history is, I would recommend that Mr. Beck decide which side he's on.   3. But at least Beck takes a shot at Ron Paul.  Gotta give him credit there. ...

http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv/Battlestar-Galactica/8792/2136025868/Epiphanies/videos   This episode of the 2003 Battlestar Galactica series involves the Fleet dealing with peaceniks and Paultards..., ur, I mean, subversives acting to sabotage the effort to survive against the Cylons.  Parts of it are hard to follow if you don't know the series, and the whole thing is so dark and subdued that it can be easy to lose interest.  But it's worth the 45 minutes or so.   COMMENT: While straining to avoid leaving a spoiler, I will say that the President and the Commander are too lenient.  You know me, and you know what I would do.  (NOTE TO THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE SERIES: The  Six with the peaceniks looks hot in the specks!)

I as an educated person recognize the difference between typos, etc., and actual dumbness when it comes to academic mistakes.  We all make typos or simple spelling errors in the course of quick conversation (my own spelling can be attrocious in private emails).  However, in other cases, the mistakes are glowing errors of fact or performance.  For instance, there is a difference between saying "did'nt" in a quick email to a few people, and putting "did'nt" on a sign for a Tea Party event for all the world to see (not to mention all the Tea Partiers around the guy who did n't say anything).    - Below is the very first thing I ever said about Obama's famed "57 states" comment.  See my highlighted comment.  Note that even in mid-2008 I was objective in analyzing it--certainly a bit more objective than the writer of the article about it.  Note also that the writer, no doubt far more sympathetic to Tea Partiers than yours truly,...

I have a general "No economy, none of the time" rule, but this is the exception--the economic argument for military buildup.   Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:51 PM Subject: securefreedom just uploaded a video   securefreedom just uploaded a video: Fred Grandy on Center's new Defense Cut Economic Breakdown Reports The Center's Executive Vice President, the Hon. Fred Grandy, joined KT McFarland on FOX News Live to discuss newly released Defense Breakdown Economic Impact Reports. Produced for the Coalition for the Common Defense, these vital reports project the economic consequences of looming defense cuts for states, counties, cities and congressional districts. http://forthecommondefense.org/ More   © 2011 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

  Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:34 PM Subject: Afghan pedophilia Visit our News page February 2, 2012 Afghan pedophilia Dear Lee, In a July 2010 email entitled "Call it Pornistan," we included a Fox News story that said, "So here's the irony: Google ranks Pakistan No. 1 in the world in searches for pornographic terms, outranking every other country in the world in searches per person for certain sex-related content." As we noted then, "It's common to find Muslim leaders decrying the "debauchery" and "depravity" of the West, and how this "immorality" is "invading" the Muslim world." What's more, these allegations are frequently used as an excuse for the rise in Islamic terrorism against the West. America is far from perfect, and it's true that many of the world's porn sites originate in America and western Europe. It's also true that no one is forced to access th...

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/01/hasty-afghan-troop-drawdown-could-jeopardize-drone-campaign/   - The reality is that in order to maintain an effective drone campaign, the U.S. must also have a force presence in the region. Intelligence access drives an effective drone campaign. The U.S. needs good intelligence to target terrorists and to limit collateral damage. If the U.S. withdraws combat forces from Afghanistan too quickly (i.e., before the recent gains against the Taliban are solidified and the Afghan army sufficiently trained and equipped), it will lose overall leverage in the region as well as the ability to conduct effective drone strikes.   - http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/31/u-s-special-forces-will-be-weakened-by-defense-budget-cuts/ and http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/26/ten-disturbing-facts-what-todays-defense-cuts-mean-for-america/   - Special operations are most effective when launched with the backbone of support-providing conventional force...

  Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:12 PM Subject: Hump Day Report: Obama's Oil Folly Hump Day Report: Obama's Oil Folly In This Issue... Hump Day Report: Obama's Oil Folly More Recent Articles Search Hump Day Report ALOHA, ALL!!  Remember how Barry claimed in his SOTU speech that he was on target to reach his goal of doubling exports?  (I know….who was paying attention?)  Anyhow, when I heard it I thought to myself, "export what?"  He never explained what those exports were, hoping we'd all think it was cars or clothing or [...]   • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • •     Your requested content delivery powered by FeedBlitz , LLC, 9 Thoreau Way, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA. +1.978.776.9498  

Rest assured, if the perpetrators had been Jewish, Christian, or Sikh, we would have been regaled by a complete history of those "patriarchal" cultures. Apparently being willing to blow people up if they are accused of being "violent" can silence a limp media. Either that, or the media is in league with them. - If any readers can enlighten me more on how this story is playing in our neighbor to the north, Canada--aka, "America's Top Hat" -- please do. Thank you. - See also http://newsbusters.org/blogs/pj-gladnick/2012/01/30/nbc-ap-avoid-m-word-report-about-honor-killings Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 4:57 PM Subject: [New post] NBC whitewashes Shafia honor killing: no mention of Islam in story of girls killed because they "betrayed Islam" New post on ACT! for America Houston NBC whitewashes Shafia honor killing: no mention of Islam in story of girls killed because they "betraye...

Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 4:31 PM Subject: [New post] Michael Coren & Robert Spencer On Islam & The Shafia Honour Killings New post on ACT! for America Houston Michael Coren & Robert Spencer On Islam & The Shafia Honour Killings by actforamericahouston Read more of this post actforamericahouston | February 1, 2012 at 4:30 pm | Tags: Honor killing , Islam , Shafia family honor killings , sharia law , treatment of women | Categories: Honor killing , Islam , Sharia Law | URL: http://wp.me/p1ggVf-1D5     See all comments   Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://actforamericahouston.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/michael-coren-robert-spencer-on-islam-the-shafia-honour-killings/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

"Liberty is a duty, not a right"--Benito Mussolini The Case for the Empire Source: weeklystandard.com STAR WARS RETURNS today with its fifth installment, 'Attack of the Clones.' There will be talk of the Force and the Dark Side and the epic morality of George Lucas's series. But the truth is that from the beginning, Lucas confused the good guys with the bad. The deep lesson of Star Wars is that the Empire is good.

COMMENT: This Olivier Roy is either a complete fool or a complete collaborator.   Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:37 PM Subject: Flights of fancy Visit our News page January 31, 2012 Flights of fancy Dear Lee, We find it ironic that the author of the column below that recently appeared in the Washington Post is also the author of "Holy Ignorance." How else to explain how someone can be so blind to what is happening in countries like Egypt? Has he not read the polls taken in Egypt over the past few years, showing strong support for sharia law? Does he really believe that the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist political parties, which won over 2/3 of the seats in Egypt's parliamentary elections, were elected simply because they promised a better economy? Does he really believe the Muslim Brotherhood would support the right of Muslims to convert from Islam? There are those who see what they want to see, in spite of all evidence to the contrary. Many ...