MORNING BRIEFING: 5.2.14

Morning Briefing

For May 1, 2014

Hillary Clinton: Source of the Benghazi Video Lie

Yesterday we reported on the revelation that the White House made a conscious decision to blame the sacking of our Benghazi consulate on a silly and sparsely distributed internet video called Innocence of Muslims. In an email distributed by Ben Rhodes, senior policy makers, among them Susan Rice, are told to 1) blame the internet video for the violence, 2) deflect attention from greater policy failures (one presumes he's talking about everything the Obama regime had touched), and 3) emphasize Obama's cool and collected leadership. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Google hires NARAL to justify banning crisis pregnancy center ads

n a jaw-dropping move to advocate abortion and censor choice for women searching online for options when they have an unintended pregnancy, Google is removing ads for crisis pregnancy centers that they decide are "deceptive". . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Great Achievements in Central Planning: Cellulosic Biofuel

Over the years, we've ridiculed Congress's cellulosic biofuel mandates and associated penalties which were enacted as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2007. Cellulosic biofuel is mostly ethanol sourced not from corn but from switchgrass, wood pellets and other non-food sources. Refiners who missed mandated targets of cellulosic biofuel were required to purchase credits to cover their shortfall. Effectively, it was a fine. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Democrats Abort Their Texas Takeover

Thus ends the campaign of "Abortion Barbie" Wendy Davis. I told the Democrats they couldn't run a gubernatorial campaign in Texas on pink shoes and children ripped limb from limb. But the Cult of Moloch is so strong with them, they were convinced their gods would help them. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Harry Reid deliberately fails to advance his job-killing bill

If you're wondering why Republican Senators were perfectly happy to kill Harry Reid's job-killing bill masquerading as a minimum-wage hike earlier today, this is why . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Joe Barton's Profoundly Dumb Amnesty Proposal

Texas Rep. Joe Barton must have been reading the new polling data this week that shows Republicans are headed for victory in November.  Like any good establishment Republican, Barton could not let our prospective victory go unanswered and is seeking a way to stifle Republican turnout.  What better way to accomplish "victory" than by introducing comprehensive amnesty legislation? . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Violence Policy Center Adopts Gibberish As Official Language

The Orwellian named Violence Policy Center is back at it. They are trying to push into circulation a collection of numbers that simply to not mean what the VPC says they mean. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Obamacare America

Read the following three articles and you will quickly realize what it means to live in Obama's America - one of permanent stagnation and socialism.. . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Morning Briefing

For April 30, 2014

 

The Donald Sterling Precedent

With the precedent now set and with society descending to ever more daily outrage over ever more innocuous things, woe to the owner caught on tape opposing, well, we don't know. But we can surely speculate. This is only the beginning. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Det Bowers

Conservatives, I think the only person who had what it takes to beat Lindsey Graham is Det Bowers. I've been paying attention to him for several months behind the scenes. In the short time he has been in the race he has raised over $400,000.00, with over 95% of that coming from South Carolina. In fact, a large number of his donors are new donors to politics. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Just a Reminder

In all the discussion over how Clayton Lockett was executed, few have paid attention to Miss. Stephanie Neiman.

Clayton Lockett beat her, bound her with duct tape, covered her mouth, shot her, then buried her alive.

Just remember that while you are posturing over how Clayton Lockett died last night . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

The White House's Calculated Lie On The Benghazi Fiasco

In the aftermath of the sacking of our Benghazi consulate and the slaughter of our ambassador, National Security Advisor Susan Rice was sent out to the various Sunday morning talk shows to deny that terrorism as the cause. Rather, she claimed, it was the result of an internet video that no one had seen. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Money and the Tea Party

From January 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, the National Republican Senatorial Committee raised $49.6 million, but only gave $126,000.00 to candidate and other political committees. 71% of the money it spent went to its non-electioneering operations. That looks terrible. But it is not. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

WaPo uses the dread number '2006' when discussing Barack Obama

Everyone in the world - well, maybe not quite that many people - is talking about this Washington Post-ABC poll/article that suggests that Barack Obama has been merely spitting in the wind for the last month.  There's a lot to mine in there, and not just for our side, but this passage jumped out at me . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Message To Duke University: Man Up

One of the hallmarks of the left is its never ending battle to control language and to use that control as a cudgel on its opponents. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Candidate Interview: Bentley Rayburn CO CD-5

Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to sit down with retired Air Force Major General, and GOP primary candidate for Colorado's 5th Congressional District, Bentley Rayburn. In an interview in Rayburn's relatively modest home north of Colorado Springs, we spoke about his background, world view, and why he is running for Congress. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Don't Make Me Do This - An Exclusive Interview With Speaker Boehner

What an interview. The Speaker really articulated his responses in a way that speak to me. The fact is, things are too hard. I had to wait for the coffee to brew this morning. Like some kind of barbarian. I'm glad Boehner put those feelings into words. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Morning Briefing

For April 29, 2014

 

To Change America

Stories continue to trickle out about coming Republican betrayals. Once primaries are over, Republicans are going to push amnesty. Once primaries are over, Republicans are going to give up efforts to repeal Obamacare. They'll tinker instead.

The only way to change the direction of the country is to change the direction of the GOP. The only way to change the direction of the GOP is to unleash hell in Republican primaries. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

They Lied to Us

We told you so.

During the battle to defund Obamacare last fall, we all warned that the schism within the party was about more than strategy; it was about the future of Obamacare itself.

At the time, our opponents within the party mocked our effort to defund Obamacare as a folly and even asserted that our strategy was distracting from the problems with Obamacare itself and would weaken our ability to repeal it.  They promised that as long as we hold tight and wait until Republicans win back control of the Senate, we could repeal Obamacare. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Silencing the Christians

This past Thursday night, before flying to Des Moines for the Family Leader's Senate Forum, I spoke to the Alliance Defending Freedom in north Atlanta. The Alliance is a Christian ministry that works with lawyers around the country to defend religious liberty. The Alliance has helped students in colleges where secularists have tried to stop Christian voices from being heard. The Alliance has helped doctors and nurses who refused to violate their consciences. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Union Rules: How Teamster Bosses Overruled UPS Members' Votes

While unions often try to portray themselves as "democratic," Teamster members of several local unions working at United Parcel Service have learned that this is not always the case.

While most of today's unions do allow union members to vote on certain matters, if the results do not match what union bosses want, these same unions most often have the ability to override their members through a complicated set of union rules called a union constitution. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Ten Things Barack Obama Will Need To Do In 2015 Before Republicans Will Begin To Trust Him

Apparently Democrats are getting to the point - however privately - where they're starting to worry about whether Barack Obama will be 'betraying' them next year by making deals with a GOP House and Senate.  Well, I got bad news and good news for the Democrats.  On the one hand, it's going to be really, really hard for Republicans to believe that Barack Obama would be willing to negotiate in good faith with us.  On the other hand, there is a path of redemption for the President to take along those lines. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

The Vine

Last month, the world was horrified to find out that the remains of aborted and miscarried babies were being incinerated in the United Kingdom to provide heat for hospitals; the awful irony not lost on many. Now, news has broken that the same practice has been taking place for years in the United States. As Life News reports, an energy plant in Oregon has been receiving aborted babies from British Columbia to be burned for electricity. The British Department of Health immediately changed the law to ban using aborted babies for heat. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Morning Briefing

For April 28, 2014

 

At the start of your week, compare the Chair of the DNC with the Chair of the GOP on the issue of racism.  The Party of Jim Crow has never beaten the Party of Lincoln on this issue and still isn't.

Why Primaries Matter

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who Republicans chose to respond to President Obama's State of the Union address this year, says Republicans are giving up on Obamacare. They're going to start tinkering with it instead, thereby setting the stage for it staying around. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

 

Taking on Iowa

There are five people running for the U.S. Senate in the Republican Primary in Iowa. Four of the five are real contenders and those four met at the Family Leader's Senate Forum on Friday night. I had the pleasure of moderating the forum. I hate debates and I made that clear to the candidates. The modern American political debate consists of reporters with a liberal worldview asking gotcha questions to conservatives that, by intention or otherwise, try to put them in a bad light. When the conversation shifts to policy, the candidates try to micro-nuance their agreements to make it sound like they disagree. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

A summation of Peter Lance's expose of the Lois Capps (D, CA-24) / Raymond Morua scandal

On December 6th, 2013, a young woman named Mallory Dies was hit-and-run by Raymond Morua, who at the time was a valued staffer to Representative Lois Capps (D, California-24).  Ms. Dies would later die of her injuries: Mr. Morua has since pled guilty to "gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of the crime."  As the link above shows, Ms. Dies' parents are now suing not only Mr. Morua. but also his former employer Rep. Lois Capps,and the federal government in general.  And the reasons for that lawsuit are the subjects of this post. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Postal Workers Protest Against Staples

In an effort to stop the steady hemorrhage of cash and market share, the management of the US Postal Service has entered into an agreement with the office supply chain, Staples, to allow postal services to be provided by Staples employees at selected Staples locations. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

At Press Conference In Kuala Lumpur, Obama Says Malaysia Has Work To Do On Human Rights 'Just Like The United States'

At a joint press conference with Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia, Major Garrett asked President Obama why he hadn't yet discussed human rights on his visit to the nation, and specifically why the President had not yet met with jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. "The fact that I haven't met with Mr Anwar is not indicative of a lack of concern," said the President. "There are a lot of people I don't meet with," he added. He went on to say that both nations had work to do on human rights. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Medicaid expansion may be starting to retreat in Virginia

This is a remarkable shift in the polling: "A majority of Virginians oppose using federal Medicaid funds to expand health coverage, according to a new poll that finds public opinion has rapidly soured on Gov. Terry McAuliffe's top priority. The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University poll found that 53 percent of the state's voters oppose enrolling more Virginians in the federal-state health program for the poor, a sharp reversal from February, when the center found that 56 percent backed expansion." The basic problem is that when Terry McAuliffe ran for Governor of Virginia he promised to push Medicaid expansion if it meant starting a budget crisis. McAuliffe got elected: he pushed Medicaid expansion; Virginia is getting ready to have a budget crisis. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Islamic Cleric Offended By The Mention Of Islam At 9/11 Memorial

We live in strange times. We are at a point where three lesbians can marry. We have articles in the New York Times about the difficulties homosexual couples find in conceiving children (apparently biology is no longer taught in our schools). And we have people objecting to the mention of Islam in a film about 9/11 shown at the September 11 Memorial. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Mark Udall's Very Bad Week: Colorado Senate Moved to Toss Up

This week has had a lot of bad news for the campaign of incumbent Colorado Senator, Democrat, strong Obamacare proponent, environmental enthusiast, Mark Udall.  Whether it was news about his PAC giving his campaign money, a CNN analyst predicting his loss, new polling showing the race essentially tied and multiple vulnerabilities for Udall, or the change in the race ranking to toss-up, none of it was good news for the embattled Outward Bound Senator.

Lets unpack this very bad, no good, week for Mark Udall. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

"God" Replaced With "Peace" In Pledge of Allegiance at Madison, Wisconsin High School

"One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

For the past few years, this line in the Pledge of Allegiance has caused an increasing amount of debate among Americans. Despite this debate, 85% of Americans still believe that "under God" should be kept in the Pledge, while only 8% do not. Forget the lawsuits, conflict, and uproar, saying that controversial line at schools daily is still part of the law.

Unfortunately, a Madison, Wisconsin high school has decided to go against that law over the past couple months. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Morning Briefing

For May 2, 2014

 

Why of course you can have a review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from me. No, I won't give away the movie like with Noah. But there are no rock monster. I don't want you to be disappointed. I am not kidding. No rock monsters. -- Erick

Time for New Leadership

30 years ago, a man ran for the Senate because his opponent kept claiming to be for spending cuts while raising spending. His opponent kept claiming to be a conservative, while letting big government grow, even when he was the majority and could stop it.

Maybe that candidate needs to be reminded of his own words. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Why are Republicans Promoting a Left-Wing Feminist Museum?

As we've noted a number of times, Republicans have used their majority to pass these ridiculous "suspension" bills that are often bad policy instead of exclusively bringing conservative legislation to the floor.  The latest misfire is an attempt by a number of Republicans to pass a bill granting The National Women's History Museum (NWHM) a physical location on the National Mall. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Tech Companies Refusing To Keep Quiet On Subpoenas

The low level griping about law enforcement subpoenas requesting user information and instructing companies to not tell the subjects of the subpoenas has burst into full fledged rebellion. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Jay Carney Continues The Benghazi Lie

Yesterday has to hold the record for the most surreal press conference ever to have been held by any White House press secretary. Ever.

The topic of discussion was memos on the destruction of our consulate in Benghazi that had just been turned over to Judicial Watch based on a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. From the transcript . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

MSNBC: We Never Talk About Race Or Racism!

This is a new video from digitas daily, and it's revealing, but exactly what you'd expect.

Shown are clips from MSNBC in the days following the Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling stories. Then the video breaks into a contrast, showing the different topics that MSNBC talked about prior to those stories. And by different, we mean totally exactly the same. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Auto Bailouts and the Lessons of Poletown

I had the opportunity to screen a portion of my film, Bankrupt: How Cronyism & Corruption Brought Down Detroit, for a group of about 60 people earlier this week and the experience was thrilling. Not just because it was live audience but because it was a live audience that brought some genuine opposition to the premise of the film, which never fails to be interesting and unpredictable. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?

Hamas Clings to Jihad as America's Top Diplomat Labels Israel an "Apartheid" State

On the heals of Secretary of State Kerry labeling Israel an "apartheid" state, Hamas doubles down on its terrorist mantra.

America's top diplomat, Secretary of State John Kerry, recently said that if Israel does not cave to extremist demands in the Middle East, it would be an "apartheid" state.  The revealing comments came in a closed-door meeting when he thought the American people weren't listening. . . . please click here for the rest of the post ?