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Officials Defend Decision to
Name School After Murderer

FOX News, by Todd Starnes Original Article

Posted By: CEP- 12/18/2012 6:44:20 PM Post Reply

A California school district is defending its decision to name a new elementary school after an infamous murderer – by calling him a hero and a role model to children. The decision has infuriated many parents and law enforcement officers. The Alisal Union School District in Salinas agreed to name the new school in honor of Tiburcio Vasquez – who was eventually hanged for killing at least two people in the nineteenth century. Superintendent John Ramirez defended the board’s decision telling Fox News that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

You have a friend
request from the Ayatollah

Fox News, by Lisa Daftari Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/18/2012 6:20:06 PM Post Reply

Just when you thought it was strange for your mom to have Facebook; Imagine getting a friend request from Iran´s highest hard-line clerical leader. Ironically, the man who forbid an entire country to from visiting social-networking sites and even sentenced violators to death, Iran´s highest dictator and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has started his own community page encouraging visitors to follow "for regular updates and news." Khamenei started the page Dec. 13, which has photographs of the 73-year-old mullah and links to YouTube videos and Instagram pictures. The page currently has

Conservatives Think Hillary
Clinton Is Faking Her Concussion

Atlantic, by Alexander Abad-Santos Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 5:29:04 PM Post Reply

Do you hear that faint sound? It´s the grumbling of conservative pundits who are now churning out a theory that Hillary Clinton is lying about her concussion to avoid having to testify about Benghazi. Clinton had a concussion recently, her team said Saturday. And The Daily Caller´s Jim Treacher isn´t sending the Secretary of State a get-well card until she proves she was really hurt. He writes: If she has a concussion, let’s see the medical report. Let’s see some proof that she’s not just stonewalling. If it’s true, then we can all wish her a speedy recovery.

Senator-to-Be Tim Scott: ‘Our
Second Amendment Right is a
Fundamental Freedom’

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 12/18/2012 5:07:43 PM Post Reply

Rep. Tim Scott (R.), whom South Carolina Gov. Nikke Haley has said she will appoint to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate, has been an opponent of Obamacare´s sterilization-contraception-abortifacient mandate, and a defender of traditional marriage, the right to life, and the Second Amendment. “The Constitution grants all law-abiding Americans the right to bear arms, regardless of what some would lead you to believe,”

Philippines Approves Gov´t
Funding for Contraceptives

Associated Press, by Hrvoje Hranjski Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 12/18/2012 4:57:02 PM Post Reply

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. (snip) In a scene considered unusual just a few years ago, lawmakers openly defied the church´s stand during the plenary voting, which was shown live on nationwide TV.

Media Ignore Equivalent of
School Shooting Per Month
in Chicago

Breitbart Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 4:37:21 PM Post Reply

Murders in the city of Chicago, Illinois, are up over last year and could hit 500 by the end of this year. That´s 41 a month, and you don´t need me to tell you that almost all of those homicides were caused by a bad guy holding a firearm. But where´s the media to wring their hands over this gun violence? Where´s the 24/7 news coverage, presidential addresses, and push for answers? When people talk about our country becoming "desensitized" to violence, most of the time that´s a discussion about films and video games.

Samuel L. Jackson:
Guns, Movies, Video Games
Have Nothing to Do with
Sandy Hook

Breitbart Big Hollywood, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 4:30:23 PM Post Reply

Samuel L. Jackson, one of the stars of the new Quentin Tarantino-directed, Harvey Weinstein-produced Django Unchained, is speaking out against those who would restrict access to firearms or scale back violence in films in reaction to the massacre in Sandy Hook. Said Jackson: "I don´t think it´s about more gun control. I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This [shooting] is about people who aren´t taught the value of life … I don’t think movies or video games have anything to do with it.” Jackson added, “We need to stop deranged people

Exclusive: Fear of being
committed may have caused
Connecticut gunman to snap

Fox News, by Jana Winter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/18/2012 4:18:33 PM Post Reply

NEWTOWN, Conn. – The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility, according to a lifelong resident of the area who was familiar with the killer’s family and several of the victims’ families. Adam Lanza, 20, targeted Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown after killing his mother early Friday because he believed she loved the school “more than she loved him,” said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew up not far from where the shooting took place.

Mark Sanford vs. Jenny
Sanford race possible

Washington Post, by Rachel Weiner Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/18/2012 4:02:35 PM Post Reply

The Republican primary to replace Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) could pit former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford against his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford. Scott was tapped by Gov. Nikki Haley (R) to replace resigning Sen. Jim DeMint (R). That means a special election for Scott’s House seat will take place in 2013. Jenny Sanford was on Haley’s Senate short list, and Roll Call reports that she is considering a House bid. But so is her former husband, who famously admitted to a love affair with an Argentinian woman. (He and his former mistress are now engaged.)

Military detachment shields
CNE office in Ciudad Bolívar

El Universal [Caracas, Venezuela], by MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES CABELLO Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 12/18/2012 4:02:34 PM Post Reply

Troops of the Bolivarian National Guard were deployed on Sunday night at the local chapter of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) in the capital city of Bolívar state, south Venezuela. The military were deployed in Jesús Soto Avenue, a thoroughfare in the capital city; in the immediate vicinity of General Tomás de Heres airport, and Táchira Avenue, where the CNE local chapter is located. Edgar Mata, the CNE local director, reported that the security was reinforced with the troops of Plan República in view of a demonstration staged by the followers of Andrés Velásquez,

Demonstration in south Venezuela
against victory of gov´t candidate

El Universal [Caracas, Venezuela], by Alicia de la Rosa Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 12/18/2012 4:00:04 PM Post Reply

A peaceful demonstration was staged nearby the state office of the National Electoral Council in Bolivar (south Venezuela) to protest against the proclamation of ruling party candidate Francisco Rangel Gómez as the new state governor. Accompanied by several opposition leaders, including Mayor of the Metropolitan area of Caracas Antonio Ledezma, opposition candidate Andrés Velásquez led the demonstration. Venezuela´s National Assembly Deputy Américo De Grazia asserted the protest was pacific and denied rumors over civil unrest.

Venezuelan VP has had
no direct contact with Chávez

El Universal [Caracas, Venezuela], by Maria Lilibeth Da Corte Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 12/18/2012 3:57:57 PM Post Reply

Venezuelan Vice-President and Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro said on Monday he has not talked directly to President Hugo Chávez after the surgery the leader underwent on December 11 in Havana, Cuba. "We have not spoken to him directly. As you may know, we deeply respect his treatment cycles. We will try to contact him this afternoon (Monday) and as soon as we hear back from him, we will pass on the information," Maduro stated when asked about the reaction of the Venezuelan head of State on the results of the gubernatorial election held on Sunday,

‘There’s No Revolt, No Coup,’
Say House Republicans

National Review Online, by Robert Costa Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/18/2012 3:56:04 PM Post Reply

The House GOP caucus remains supportive of Speaker John Boehner, even though he is open to tax-rate increases. “There is no revolt, no coup,” says a conservative House member, who requested anonymity to speak freely. “Boehner is going to compromise, but people recognize that he’s in a tough spot.” In a conference meeting this morning at the Capitol, Boehner told his colleagues that he would like to extend current tax rates for “99.5 percent” of taxpayers, and let the rates expire on those making more than $1 million. Boehner acknowledged that it wasn’t optimal, but the best “plan B.”

Plug-In Cars Don’t Resell –
Because They Don’t Sell

PJ Media, by Seton Motley Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/18/2012 3:53:19 PM Post Reply

When the new plug-in sales share of the total market is only a pathetic 0.65%, this is hardly shocking: Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf Prove Tough Resells – Used EV Market Less Than Booming Fuel-frugality aside, it seems the 2013 Chevy Volt and 2012 Nissan Leaf are proving to be expensive long-term investments. One of the main questions every new car buyer should always ask themselves is what is the depreciation of the vehicle and therefore its potential resale value? Recent reports have suggested that electric cars don’t hold their value quite as well as their regular counterparts.

Florida man thwarted in
Christmas lights terror plot,
targeted major NYC attractions

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 12/18/2012 3:52:48 PM Post Reply

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Pakistani-born man wanted to avenge the deaths of U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan by blowing up a New York City landmark but lacked the money and materials to carry out the plan, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Gilbert said at a bail hearing that Raees Alam Qazi, 20, researched bomb-making techniques on Internet sites affiliated with al Qaeda, including one using Christmas tree lights, and the FBI recorded phone calls and conversations linking Qazi to a purported "lone wolf" plot.
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The U.N. Wants to Tax Us, Too

Townhall, by Phyllis Schlafly Original Article

Posted By: pinkpanther- 12/18/2012 3:46:39 PM Post Reply

While President Obama and Speaker John Boehner are wrestling with whether or not they will agree to raise taxes, United Nations delegates partying in Doha, Qatar are planning to impose a new kind of tax on Americans. U.N. conferees have been discussing how they can start a global tax that would hit Americans hard. The U.N. bureaucrats are not deterred by the fact that Americans should be protected by our U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 7, which specifies that "all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." The greedy globalist U.N. bureaucrats have

Violent Videogames, Mental
Health and Guns — Today’s
Q’s for O’s WH — 12/18/12

ABC News, by Jake Tapper Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 3:22:06 PM Post Reply

TAPPER: The president’s close friend and adviser, David Axelrod, on Sunday evening, after the — watching the president’s speech, was watching a football game, and an ad came on for a violent video game. And he tweeted, shouldn’t we quit — he tweeted an expression of support for banning a certain kind of weapons or regulating certain kinds of weapons, but then he said, shouldn’t we also quit marketing murder as a game? And this touches on the cultural aspect that you seem to be alluding to also being part of the solution. And I’m wondering if the president

Grinches Steal Thousands
In Christmas Care Packages
Meant For Deployed Troops

CBS13 [Sacramento, CA], by Tony Lopez Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 3:10:43 PM Post Reply

SACRAMENTO– About $5,000 worth of packages that were meant for the troops in Afghanistan were stolen from a Sacramento warehouse. “There’s all sorts of stuff in here,” said Scott Raab, at the charity Move America Forward. The big boxes were loaded and ready to go. Inside were some of the comforts of home like coffee, beef jerky, jelly beans, deodorant, sanitation wipes, and something for the season.(Snip) There were also Christmas cards, along with personalized notes from Americans saying thank you for your service. Sometime Monday morning there were some creatures stirring

The Dead Soul of Adam Lanza

CNS News, by Patrick J Buchanan Original Article

Posted By: NMPatriot- 12/18/2012 2:59:25 PM Post Reply

"No set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. So said President Obama in words of comfort in Newtown. The president was right to speak of evil, but mistaken when he called the massacre "senseless." For this was a premeditated and purposeful act of mass murder, and the devil that did it knew exactly what he was doing and why.(Snip) Before he went into that school to shoot 20, 30 or 40 children, barely more than babies, he knew his slaughter would be so stomach-turning and heart-wrenching that
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CBS News: ‘Fast and Furious’
Gun Found At Site Where
Mexican Beauty Queen Killed

CBSDC [Washington, DC], by Sharyl Attkisson Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/18/2012 2:44:11 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — A gun found at the scene of a shootout between a Mexican drug cartel and soldiers where a beauty queen died was part of the botched “Fast and Furious” operation, CBS News reports. Authorities had said that Maria Susana Flores Gamez was likely used as a human shield and that an automatic rifle had been found near her body after the Nov. 23 shootout. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tells CBS News that the Justice Department did not notify Congress that a Fast and Furious firearm was found at
Author's name added by staff.

Obama ´actively supportive´
of assault weapons ban

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 2:24:15 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON- The White House says President Barack Obama is "actively supportive" of efforts on Capitol Hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban. Obama has long backed the ban, but has failed to push for it throughout his first term. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., plans to introduce legislation to reinstate the ban early next year. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama would also support legislation to close the gun show "loophole," which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without background checks. The president has pledged to address gun violence in the coming weeks following Friday´s deadly shooting

States Give ObamaCare A
Massive Vote Of No Confidence

Investors Business Daily, by IBD Editorials Original Article

Posted By: draggingtree- 12/18/2012 2:19:28 PM Post Reply

Health Reform: If ObamaCare is such a great idea, why are so many governors — including several Democrats — refusing to play along? What do they know that the administration isn´t telling the rest of us? So far, not one part of ObamaCare has worked as planned. Almost immediately, the administration had to distribute huge numbers of waivers to companies because its initial rules would have forced them to drop their low-cost plans.
Headline split by staff.

When tragedy strikes in Newtown,
Conn., the hysterics rule

Washington Times, by Wesley Pruden Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 12/18/2012 2:00:57 PM Post Reply

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs yours is the earth and everything that’s in it, and which is more, you’ll be a man “ Well, maybe. But Kipling is an old guy who has nothing to say to us. Being a man is not even the proper 21st-century response to crisis. We’re all modern here, so we must emulate frightened, hysterical old women like Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City, who thinks he knows how to silence the guns. President Obama should ignore Congress and write out an executive order

Sarah Palin hits pols,
media on Newtown

Politico, by Kevin Robillard Original Article

Posted By: Vastrightwingconspirator- 12/18/2012 1:55:25 PM Post Reply

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — who was harshly criticized for her response to the January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz. — is telling Americans in the wake of Newtown to put their faith in God and ignore political and media “elites.” “First, all truly is hopeless if your faith and hope are put in any politician or media elite,” the Fox News contributor wrote on Facebook on Monday night. “That is because the average person is more truthful and responsible than the average politician or media elite. Those who let themselves be terribly disappointed in political leaders

The top 10 lobbying victories
of this year

The Hill [Washington DC], by Kevin Bogardus Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/18/2012 1:09:40 PM Post Reply

The influence industry scored several hard-fought victories in a year in which lawmakers were more focused on campaigning than legislating. Though the winners and losers in the lobbying battle over the “fiscal cliff” are not yet known, a number of companies, trade groups and lobbyists already have a signature triumph to call their own in 2012. The tech industry beat back legislation that would have put a tighter leash on the Internet; business groups outmuscled Tea Party activists to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank; and Wall Street managed to water down a provision in fast-moving ethics legislation.

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