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"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
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Featuring:
Holy Hypocrisy and Hot Air
Michelle Malkin
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"Know who you are standing with"
"Show me your friends and I'll show you your future"
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nObama's Funeral Platform for Gun Control 
On Friday, Barack nObama delivered the eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the slain pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Naturally, he exploited the occasion — metaphorically stood on Pinckney's casket — to repeat the need for his policy preferences, namely more gun control. "For too long, we've been blind to the unique mayhem that gun violence inflicts upon this nation," nObama thundered. "Sporadically, our eyes are open: When eight of our brothers and sisters are cut down in a church basement, 12 in a movie theater, 26 in an elementary school. But I hope we also see the 30 precious lives cut short by gun violence in this country every single day; the countless more whose lives are forever changed. ... The vast majority of Americans — the majority of gun owners — want to do something about this. ... None of us should believe that a handful of gun safety measures will prevent every tragedy. ... But it would be a betrayal of everything Reverend Pinckney stood for, I believe, if we allowed ourselves to slip into a comfortable silence again." In this instance, he did mention the lives lost every day — though he neglected the fact that they're black lives lost to the gang culture festering on his own party'surban poverty plantations. But he doesn't speak at their funerals. That's because he couldn't make the blacks who murder other blacks into the supposed carbon copies of the racist Charleston murderer, as he did with whites across the nation that twice elected him president. nObama's race-baiting, anti-gun tirade was despicable, and all the more so because of the true grace shown by the families of the Charleston victims. -The Patriot Post
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One Year Later, Islamic State ‘Caliphate’ Remains Entrenched
In theory, declaring a caliphate should have painted a huge target on the Islamic State's back. But after the group (née "the JV team") announced that it established a caliphate in Iraq and Syria last June, it has continued to hold onto its territory as the coalition fighting the jihadists slowly picks away at the "state." Indeed, Islamic State-linked jihadists have launched attacks as far away as Pakistan, Algeria and Yemen, and those inspired by the Islamic State have struck both the U.S. and Europe. Now, officials in Afghanistan say the group is in that country, placing the Islamic State in competition with the Taliban over whose caliphate should be established. However, the Islamic State's strategy has made it less of a threat to the United States than al-Qaida, writes Scott Stewart for Stratfor Global Intelligence. "Al Qaeda argues that the caliphate can be established only after the United States and its European allies have been defeated, to the extent that they can no longer interfere in Muslim lands… The Islamic State takes the opposite tack. It has adopted a more urgent 'why wait?' approach and concentrates its efforts on immediately taking, holding and governing territory." This comes as the levels of terrorism at home and abroad are on the rise and as Independence Day weekend coincides with the month of Ramadan. So much for Barack nObama's campaign to degrade and decimate our jihadist foes. -The Patriot Post
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Greeks Scramble for Cash as Financial Crisis Comes to a Head
Fourteen years ago, Greece entered the Eurozone by using a Trojan Horse: It doctored its finances to make them appear more stable than they actually were. For a run of a few years, the country let its finances go. The party ended during the Great Recession as the country needed bailout after bailout to keep the partial-archipelago afloat. Now, the piper must be paid. But instead of tightening belts and making the tough decisions to get out of debt and onto firm footing, the Greeks elected the Syriza Party to power because it promised that it would lessen the burden of debt by resisting the demands for reform and negotiating further with the nation's creditors. But those talks with the creditors broke down over the weekend and Greece may be booted from the Eurozone. On hearing the news, Greeks started lining up at ATMs, withdrawing as much money as they could before the cash ran out. In response, Greece started capital controls, keeping banks closed this week. "Appeasing Syriza's demands could spread political contagion to Spain, Portugal and other countries that might think they too can avoid reform and still be rescued," writes The Wall Street Journal editorial board. "A last-minute reprieve is possible, but if not the Greeks will have committed suicide by ignoring economic reality. Voters in Europe, Japan and the U.S., take note." As we watch the slow-motion crash of Greece, we should remember that this nation has a growing debt that is being made larger by growing entitlement spending. Someday, the piper must be paid here, too. -The Patriot Post
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Having Dispensed With God, Leftists Now Aim for Christians 1-2-3-4-5. Five leftist lawyers, currently abusing their authority as Supreme Court Justices, unleashed their activism upon the U.S. Constitution Friday and created a non-existent right to same-sex marriage. The Fourteenth Amendment may provide equal protection under the law, but by applying it to expand the definition of marriage the Court has created a constitutional crisis in America. The First and Tenth Amendments, which respectively promise freedom of individual religion and award jurisdiction to the States of all powers not enumerated in the Constitution, have now been placed in direct conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment.
“Love Wins”? Not here it doesn’t, nor does anything but the will of five judicial despots, followed by the bullying mob rule of the Left and its Rainbow Mafia. Need proof?
In 2008, before the Saul Alinsky-ite Barack nObama and his Chicagoland gang occupied the White House and began “fundamentally transforming” our nation, there was debate, dissent and dialogue about all sorts of issues, including those issues fomented by the hard Left in order to label the response of the Christian Right as extremist.
In 2008, homosexual couples could enter into a legal, binding contract for shared property, power of attorney for making health care decisions, probate of wills, etc., and were, in most cases, receiving health care benefits from employers. These same homosexual couples were consummating their relationship in the privacy of their own domicile without harassment.
In 2008, Christians could speak their opinions and stand on their faith while understanding their voice was respected in the public square. In 2015, however, those same Christians are in grave danger of losing legal standing because their beliefs are pitted against a brand new, heretofore undiscovered constitutional right. Tolerance is only for those who agree with the mob-rule Left. -The Patriot Post
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Alabama Chief Justice Issues Order in Defiance of Supreme Court
(conservativepost.com) ~ Same-sex couples in Alabama will have to hold on and wait a few weeks before proceeding with their nuptials, thanks to an order issued by the Alabama Supreme Court... The court issued an order on Monday that essentially prohibits probate judges in the state from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples for 25 days. This has effectively stalled the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling in Alabama, while providing time for interested parties to file motions and petitions contesting the ruling. http://conservativepost.com/breaking-alabama-chief-justice-issues-massive-order-in-defiance-of-u-s-supreme-court/
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nObama Concessions to Iran Worse than Previously Known
(Clare Lopez) ~ To no one’s surprise, the nuclear talks with Iran that were supposed to produce an agreement by tomorrow have been extended. Critics of the nuclear deal sought by President nObama fear that this will be a dangerous deal because of too many one sided U.S. concessions to Iran... These include allowing Iran to enrich uranium and build advanced enrichment centrifuges while an agreement is in force. Iran will keep all of its nuclear infrastructure, including a plutonium-producing heavy-water reactor. (It is supposed to be re-engineered to produce less plutonium.) Iran also will be allowed to keep its entire stockpile of the uranium it’s already enriched (although it’s supposed to dilute it down to a form less-readily usable to make a bomb). Nor does Iran have to come clean about its past nuclear weapons work. And the U.S. reportedly has now pledged to provide Iran technical assistance to further develop its nuclear program.
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See Jihadist Bringing Terror to the Streets of America
(gopthedailydose.com) ~ There has been a domestic terrorist attack on American soil. It was not perpetrated by a Tea Partier, Pro Lifer or a returning Veteran. It was done in the name of Allah. Again... Good luck hearing about it. Only a few recent Fox News reports have mentioned the “lone wolf” terrorist who attacked a 19 year old rising sophomore at the University of Richmond. Brown and his accomplice, Jeremy Villagran, shot Tevlin ten times with a 9 mm Luger. A devout Muslim, Brown believed that he had the right to “take a life for a life” as he disagreed with U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Syria. According to court documents and NJ.com, Brown quoted that he felt it was his “mission” to kill Tevlan. He was seeking retribution. http://gopthedailydose.com/2015/07/01/see-jihadist-bringing-terror-to-the-streets-of-america/
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Veterans Affairs Inspector General Steps Down Amid Controversy
(sharylattkisson.com) ~ Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin is stepping down from his watchdog post amid allegations that he has been obstructing Congress’ investigation into the “Candy Land” VA hospital in Wisconsin... A congressional investigation into a “Candy Land” physician who allegedly “doped up” and “zombified” veterans has uncovered disturbing new details. The probe has faced stonewalling and hostility from federal agencies, according to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Rev Manning Warns Patriots Of Inside GOP Swindle
(rickwells.us) ~ Reverend James David Manning is never one to shy away from controversy or making controversial statements. He’s not starting now and has some words of both praise and warning regarding the upcoming presidential elections... He applauds the straight talk of Donald Trump while having some harsh criticisms of both the “dunghead” mainstream media, including Fox News, as well as the leadership of Tea Party organizations. He contends that while the Tea Party members are largely patriotic and loyal Americans who deeply love their country, it is his opinion that their leadership does not embody the ideals of their members. http://rickwells.us/rev-manning-warns-patriots-of-inside-gop-swindle-his-belief-only-one-republican-can-win/
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BUSTED ! David Axelrod Claimed Not To Know About Hilly Email
(Al Weaver) ~ Emails released Tuesday by the State Department show that former W.H. advisor David Axelrod knew Hilly Clinton had a private account despite recent claims... According to the latest batch, two email chains show Axelrod did indeed correspond with the then-secretary of state — once in June, 2009 and again in July, 2009. The emails contradict recent comments by Axelrod to MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, in which he said he would have “asked a few questions” and shared his “concerns” had he known about Clinton’s private email account and server. http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/30/hillary-emails-reveal-axelrod-knew-about-private-account-despite-past-claims-video/
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EPA – Preying On What They Also Believe Are “The Stupid People”
(rickwells.us) ~ The competition at the White House is fierce in the category of “Greatest Program of Disinformation and Lies by a Federal Agency” and there are many truly notable nominees which would, in any other administration, would be a hands-down winners... But this is the nObama regime, where lying is much more than the method of operation, it has become a form of public pornography, an obscene art form displayed in every hall and every office throughout the government. The EPA, with its yard gnome Chief Gina McCarthy, is an agency designed for deception and corruption; an activist group disguised as a federal agency, intent on destroying the American energy capacity and with it our economy. They are a key agency in facilitating the destruction from within that is underway at the hand of Hussein nObama. http://rickwells.us/criminally-insane-epa-preying-on-what-they-must-also-believe-are-the-stupid-people/
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nObama Signs Unconstitutional TPA as CFR Looks to Bring China in
(Tim Brown) ~ On Monday, Barack nObama signed the unconstitutional Trade Promotion Authority legislation... After failing to fully get through the House on a first attempt, Republicans snuck it back in the very next week under cover of the Charleston shooting and later helped to pass it in the Senate with a vote of 60-38. However, neither House Speaker backstabber John Boehner (R-OH) nor Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon-nell (R-KY would attend the signing of the legislation. nObama claims that such legislation will "reinforce America's leadership role in the world." If that is the case, then why was the Trade Adjustment Assistance? It's because, to their credit, Democrats realized that this is going to cost Americans jobs and they wanted to unconstitutionally offer welfare from the federal government for those losses.
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nObama’s Unconstitutional Schemes to Nationalize Police
(Alex Newman) ~ Efforts to nationalize state and local police forces across America go back decades, but the nObama administration has accelerated that push and is now openly working to turn your local cops into extensions of federal power... In addition to being unconstitutional, this is an absolutely terrible idea for a number of reasons. First, let’s talk about nObama’s scheming on this front. Before openly complaining about the militarization of police, nObama was militarizing American police departments at an unprecedented rate. At the same time he was attacking the rights of Americans with slogans like “weapons of war don’t belong on our streets,” he was flooding our streets with actual weapons of war — tanks, armored personnel carriers, grenade launchers, and more to local police. There are alot of things that nObama has done are Unconstitutional but no one is going to stop him. http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/21162-obama-s-unconstitutional-schemes-to-nationalize-police?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=06d8ee6f67-The_Editors_Top_Picks_3_12_143_12_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ca494f2d2-06d8ee6f67-289778381
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White House DID KNOW About Hilly's Emails
(Brendan Bordelon) ~ New Hilly Clinton e-mails released late Tuesday night by the State Department reveal that, despite denials to the contrary, top nObama-administration officials were aware... within the first nine months of President nObama’s first term, of then–secretary of state Hilly Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server to conduct government business. The White House has not said when President nObama and his lieutenants first learned of Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server, noting only that they became aware in August 2014, after Republican lawmakers got hold of the information, that it could become a political problem.
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Holy Hypocrisy and Hot Air
Michelle Malkin
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Perhaps the head of the Catholic Church, who condemned “the increasing use and power of air-conditioning” last week in a market-bashing encyclical, is unaware of the pioneering private company that has donated its time, energy and innovative heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment to the Vatican’s most famous edifice for more than a decade.
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That’s right. While the pontiff sanctimoniously attacks “those who are obsessed with maximizing profits,” Carrier Corporation — a $13 billion for-profit company with 43,000 employees worldwide (now a unit of U.S.-based United Technologies Corp.) — ensures that the air in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel stays clean and cool.
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Last fall, Carrier unveiled a groundbreaking HVAC system for the Vatican to help preserve Michelangelo’s masterpieces against pollution caused by the estimated six million visitors who descend on the Sistine Chapel every year to see its famous frescoes.
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As the company described it, their new solution “uses two Carrier AquaForce(r) 30XWV water-cooled chillers with Greenspeed(r) intelligence, each with 580 kilowatts of capacity. It leverages specially designed software and components, as well as patented, energy-saving technologies to maintain optimal climate conditions for the protection of the paintings within the chapel.” State-of-the-art intelligent controls “anticipate visitor levels and adjust its performance intuitively.” It also “delivers twice the efficiency and three times the capacity of the former system, which was built and installed by Carrier in the early 1990s.”
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Here’s the lesson about air-conditioning capitalists that Pope Francis fails to appreciate: Carrier’s technological know-how and breakthroughs didn’t just descend from the clouds. As I recount in my latest book, “Who Built That,” every perfectly chilled home, office, movie theater, mall, factory, hospital, lab and museum owes its existence to the profit-seeking pioneers of manufactured weather: Willis Carrier and Irvine Lyle.
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These early 20th-century inventive giants brought air-conditioning to the market and to the masses. Willis Carrier was the scientist-tinkerpreneur whose prolific stream of experiments and epiphanies, beginning in 1902, fueled historic technological advances in heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning. Irvine Lyle was the mechanical engineer-turned-salesman who imagined countless new commercial applications for Carrier’s work — and successfully turned those ideas into a multibillion-dollar business through relentless promotion, pitches, networking, advertising and outreach.
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The scientists and their core team begged, borrowed and made stock sales to friends and neighbors. Carrier even enlisted his dentist for cash to get Carrier Engineering Corporation up and running in 1915. Carrier, Lyle and five founding engineers together pitched in $32,600 in start-up funds. .
The Carrier capitalists risked it all in defiance of an economic depression and amid the tumult of world war. They couldn’t afford their own factory and scrounged for made-to-order parts wherever they could find them. They dug into their own pockets to cover salary shortfalls. The wealth wasn’t handed to them. Carrier and Lyle, farm boys who both graduated from Cornell, drove their men hard and themselves harder.
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The Carrier team sold its products to businesses, large and small, that spanned the spectrum of human needs and wants. The pope should know that in addition to sparing countless lives from death by heat wave, Carrier designed a special system for Jonas Salk that helped maintain constant temperatures in the vats where Salk’s poliovirus strains grew. The Salk vaccine saved thousands of lives and spearheaded the vaccine revolution.
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From Hollywood to the pharmaceutical industry to textiles to the retail industry to the military to homeowners, there isn’t a sector of the American economy that Carrier and Lyle didn’t help transform. Their zealous focus on helping businesses provide better products at cheaper costs resulted in the invaluable byproducts of increased health, comfort and happiness.
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While the pope blames commercial enterprises and the “global market economy” for causing “environmental degradation,” it is a worldwide commercial enterprise made in America that solved the human-caused degradation of, and environmental damage to, the Vatican’s most prized art and assets.
While the pope blames commercial enterprises and the “global market economy” for causing “environmental degradation,” it is a worldwide commercial enterprise made in America that solved the human-caused degradation of, and environmental damage to, the Vatican’s most prized art and assets.
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If the pontiff truly believes “excessive consumption” of modern conveniences is causing evil “climate change,” will he be shutting down and returning the multimillion-dollar system Carrier generously gifted to the Vatican Museums?
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If not, I suggest, with all due respect, that Pope Francis do humanity a favor and refrain from blowing any more hot air unless he’s willing to stew in his own.
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