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Hearts of Stone: Statue Stories
by Katie Kieffer
. Tuesday Top Headlines 
Harvey death toll reaches nine as flooding continues. (The Washington Post)
Private “Cajun Navy” resuscitates black female — apparently all lives do matter. (The Times-Picayune)
Liberal congresswoman, media pundits rush to politicize Hurricane Harvey. (LifeZette)
North Korea’s “reckless” missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tension. (Reuters)
Trump signs VA reform bill, following through on campaign promise. (Fox News)
Attorneys general from 21 states ask Supreme Court to hear suit against Maryland’s assault weapon ban. (The Washington Free Beacon)
Trump reverses liar-nObama, reinstates program sending military surplus to local police. (The Washington Times)
All Cleveland Browns players, coaches stand for national anthem after Hall of Famer Jim Brown tells them not to “disrespect your flag … [or] your country.” (WKYC)
Border patrol: 23 Chinese nationals caught crossing underground tunnel from Mexico to California. (Washington Examiner)
China: Don’t sanction our friends in Venezuela. (Hot Air)
Your government at work: FDA deems MDMA, banned since 1985, a “breakthrough therapy.” (Reason)
Missouri rolls back minimum wage in St. Louis. (Washington Examiner)
Humor: Antifa changes name to just “Fa.” (The Babylon Bee)
Policy: Why Houston flooding isn’t a sign of climate change. (Dr. Roy Spencer)
Policy: The case for skills-based immigration. (National Review)
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Soros, Dems’ Antifa Hired Oakland
Gangsters To Beat, Intimidate Conservatives
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Finally the mainstream media, albeit with rare exceptions only Fox News, is reporting on the violent thugs of Antifa after they once again viciously physically assaulted and battered their political opposition... conservatives exercising their constitutional rights to free speech. The peaceful protesters of the Soros globalist Democrats once again attacked in their safe zone of Berkeley, CA over the weekend. Ashton Whitty, one of the conservatives attending what was reportedly a cancelled event due to the threats by the Antifa thugs in coordination with the Democrat mayors of San Francisco and Berkeley. She held a sign saying, “Let’s just have a conversation,” which she did with people of all political persuasions. She said, “Everything was great until Antifa showed up.” Whitty says, “Antifa, they came with black masks, they carried weapons, they were pounding people down with their fists and their feet and I knew I had to get out of there. So I contacted someone I knew, who came to the rally. I got out of there by car, we drove down to safety, they asked me what happened, they filmed me and I look over, and there’s a woman on her phone.”... http://rickwells.us/soros-dems-antifa-hired-oakland-gangsters-to-assault-conservatives/
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liar-Hillary-linked G-man still investigating Trump
by Paul Sperry
{wnd.com} ~ Politically compromised deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe continues to run an investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged “collusion” with Russia, bureau sources familiar with the probe say... even though it overlaps with the special counsel’s investigation, and even though McCabe, whose wife is a Democratic activist, is under investigation for political conflicts of interest. As the subject of no fewer than three separate investigations of his own, McCabe is operating under a growing ethical cloud, critics inside the bureau complain. Yet, he is “still running that investigation,” an FBI source said. “He didn’t recuse himself from the liar-Hillary Clinton case, and he won’t recuse himself from the Russian matter.”... http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/hillary-linked-g-man-still-investigating-trump/
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.Cajun Navy Says Looters Shot
At Boats During Attempted Rescue In Houston
by Ryan Saavedra
{dailycaller.com} ~ The volunteer rescue organization Louisiana Cajun Navy said shots were fired at its boats during an attempted rescue in Houston. In an initial post on its Facebook page, the group said that looters had tried to steal their boats... Clyde and the other team members and teams are all safe. Looters decided to pose as people needing rescue and they attempted to overtake the boats and there were shots fired at the boats. I repeat they are all safe. Looters must have not wanted our boats in the water for rescues. Please feel free to share this post. We are currently on stand down pending a new strategic plan... http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/28/looters-attack-cajun-navy-with-guns-during-attempted-rescue/?utm_medium=emailby Ryan Saavedra
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Lisa Boothe: ‘I Haven’t Seen’ Dems Denouncing Antifa
by Amber Athey
{dailycaller.com} ~ Fox News’ Lisa Boothe called out Democrats on Monday for failing to denounce the violent rioting from left-wing Antifa groups... Boothe said that while Republicans have denounced the white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, VA, she has yet to hear of Democratic leaders doing the same for Antifa, who have attacked peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley, CA. “I think what we need to see is marginalizing these hate groups, like we saw when so many people came together to denounce what we saw in Charlottesville,” Boothe said. “Unfortunately, we’re not seeing that same rebuke of groups like Antifa.”... http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/28/lisa-boothe-i-havent-seen-dems-denouncing-antifa-video/?utm_medium=email.
RINO Gov Signs Sanctuary State Bill,
Lets Killers Of Americans Escape Justice
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ The lawless Democrats of Illinois, including Rep Luis Gutierrez, Sen Dick Durbin and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as well as their resident shadow government agitator pretend ‘president,’ Hussein liar-nObama, must be thrilled... The RINO governor, Bruce Rauner, who bears a striking resemblance to New York Mayor “Red Bill” de Blasio, has signed a bill protecting illegal alien squatters, making Illinois a sanctuary state. The law prevents local police from making arrests based upon immigration status. Fox News’ Mike Tobin points out that police “must ignore federal detainers and hold undocumented illegal immigrants trespassing border-crashers only with a court order.” In making excuses for his capitulation to the open borders globalist Democrats, RINO Rauner stated, “They all said to me, Governor, this is a reasonable compromise. It will help us do our jobs better. It will help us keep our communities safer.”... http://rickwells.us/rino-gov-signs-sanctuary-state-bill-lets-killers-americans-escape-justice/
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Hearts of Stone: Statue Stories
by Katie Kieffer
{townhall.com} ~ Baby Jesus? Too wholesome for schoolchildren. Colin Kaepernick? Perfect hero material: effeminate; unsportsmanlike and willing to play the victim card. Is this for real? Yep.
A Catholic school is relegating a statue of the Christ child to the basement cobwebs while the National Museum of African American History and Culture is building a display to honor NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
What is a statue and what does it represent? Why do we erect statues? These are fundamental questions which we must ask before we surrender to madness. Because the logical conclusion of the current war on artistic representations of Caucasians, males and Christians is to ban every artistic treasure—including those which inspire minorities and non-Christians.
Last week, reports surfaced exposing California’s San Domenico School’s board of trustees for removing many of its most cogent outward signs of Catholicism: 180 statues. The spineless board unanimously voted to relegate the school’s sculptural centerpiece, the Madonna and Child, and many more statues including one depicting the school’s patron—Saint Dominic—to the basement.
Somehow, San Domenico’s board didn’t anticipate that its decision to order the baby Jesus to “time out” would garner negative national headlines—even among non-Catholics. Now, the school has a black eye. After all, Christians aren’t supposed to tell their redeemer to literally or metaphorically: “Go back to the drafty manger.”
Not far from San Domenico, a secular grade school—Portland’s Lynch View Elementary—is also snubbing its founders and history by removing all references to the last name of its founders, berry farmers Catherine and Patrick Lynch. The goal: “to foster a sense of inclusion for our ever-changing student population.”
In 1900, Catherine and Patrick Lynch made a very generous donation of land for a one-room school house for the education of children in their community. Despite outcry from alumni who are proud of their school’s heritage, the Centennial School District insists on political correctness.
Young people deserve good role models and they deserve the truth. Humans are not angels obviously, which means that we need outward, physical signs to educate and motivate ourselves. Naming a school after the Lynch family reminds schoolchildren that philanthropy and entrepreneurship played a key role in building America’s education system. Likewise, displaying Catholic statues of holy persons encourages and reminds children to emulate humility and kindness.
Love must drive our actions—including our political actions—or we will soon find ourselves breaking our own laws and succumbing to irrationality. A wave of irrationality is spreading across our nation as many of our leaders make decisions based on a craving for popularity rather than neighborly love.
Girl Power or Girl Pathetic?
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings series to teach his children about their Catholic faith. Countless women, non-Catholics, and people of color have found delight and inspiration in these stories. Tolkien’s trilogy, published in 1954, is one of the most best-selling stories of all time because a tale of honorable characters on an adventurous path is universally inspiring regardless of the protagonist’s gender or skin color.
You need not be male to be inspired by a man. My interest in political commentary came from my father. Likewise, you need not be Christian to be empowered by the sight of a woman carefully cradling her baby boy under the loving and protective eye of her carpenter husband. A loving, atomic family unit is universally uplifting.
But progressive politicians looking to control our personal lives—are leading Americans, especially women and minorities—to believe that it is “alienating” or “offensive” to see a positive artistic depiction of a man or a Christian.
A female journalist writing for TIME recently touted the need for more statues of women in America to counteract the “toxic form of masculinity that keeps women from advancing.” She then went on to blatantly exaggerate the facts, implying that only three of 22 statues in Central Park depict women. In fact, at least nine statues depict or honor females in Central Park and at least two statues were sculpted by female sculptors.
If anything is toxic it’s the assumption that women cannot be inspired by men. If anything is demeaning to minorities it’s legislation like that being pushed in San Francisco: to arbitrarily increase the number of females depicted on statues, street signs and public art by 30 percent by 2020. That’s not even enough time to properly research, commission and complete a project. A bronze sculpture can easily take at least four months of intense, hands-on labor.
Is pride motivating our rush to dispose of history—both spiritual and secular? Destruction is easier than construction. It takes little thought or courage to toss a statue into a musty basement or slash a word out of a name. It takes humility, patience and fortitude to carefully analyze and then decide whether to modify, abandon or keep a piece of artwork.
Let’s not deny our children perfectly uplifting art and history because we have developed hearts of stone. Otherwise, we’re no better than the lifeless statues we profess to deplore.
{townhall.com} ~ Baby Jesus? Too wholesome for schoolchildren. Colin Kaepernick? Perfect hero material: effeminate; unsportsmanlike and willing to play the victim card. Is this for real? Yep.
A Catholic school is relegating a statue of the Christ child to the basement cobwebs while the National Museum of African American History and Culture is building a display to honor NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
What is a statue and what does it represent? Why do we erect statues? These are fundamental questions which we must ask before we surrender to madness. Because the logical conclusion of the current war on artistic representations of Caucasians, males and Christians is to ban every artistic treasure—including those which inspire minorities and non-Christians.
Last week, reports surfaced exposing California’s San Domenico School’s board of trustees for removing many of its most cogent outward signs of Catholicism: 180 statues. The spineless board unanimously voted to relegate the school’s sculptural centerpiece, the Madonna and Child, and many more statues including one depicting the school’s patron—Saint Dominic—to the basement.
Somehow, San Domenico’s board didn’t anticipate that its decision to order the baby Jesus to “time out” would garner negative national headlines—even among non-Catholics. Now, the school has a black eye. After all, Christians aren’t supposed to tell their redeemer to literally or metaphorically: “Go back to the drafty manger.”
Not far from San Domenico, a secular grade school—Portland’s Lynch View Elementary—is also snubbing its founders and history by removing all references to the last name of its founders, berry farmers Catherine and Patrick Lynch. The goal: “to foster a sense of inclusion for our ever-changing student population.”
In 1900, Catherine and Patrick Lynch made a very generous donation of land for a one-room school house for the education of children in their community. Despite outcry from alumni who are proud of their school’s heritage, the Centennial School District insists on political correctness.
Young people deserve good role models and they deserve the truth. Humans are not angels obviously, which means that we need outward, physical signs to educate and motivate ourselves. Naming a school after the Lynch family reminds schoolchildren that philanthropy and entrepreneurship played a key role in building America’s education system. Likewise, displaying Catholic statues of holy persons encourages and reminds children to emulate humility and kindness.
Love must drive our actions—including our political actions—or we will soon find ourselves breaking our own laws and succumbing to irrationality. A wave of irrationality is spreading across our nation as many of our leaders make decisions based on a craving for popularity rather than neighborly love.
Girl Power or Girl Pathetic?
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings series to teach his children about their Catholic faith. Countless women, non-Catholics, and people of color have found delight and inspiration in these stories. Tolkien’s trilogy, published in 1954, is one of the most best-selling stories of all time because a tale of honorable characters on an adventurous path is universally inspiring regardless of the protagonist’s gender or skin color.
You need not be male to be inspired by a man. My interest in political commentary came from my father. Likewise, you need not be Christian to be empowered by the sight of a woman carefully cradling her baby boy under the loving and protective eye of her carpenter husband. A loving, atomic family unit is universally uplifting.
But progressive politicians looking to control our personal lives—are leading Americans, especially women and minorities—to believe that it is “alienating” or “offensive” to see a positive artistic depiction of a man or a Christian.
A female journalist writing for TIME recently touted the need for more statues of women in America to counteract the “toxic form of masculinity that keeps women from advancing.” She then went on to blatantly exaggerate the facts, implying that only three of 22 statues in Central Park depict women. In fact, at least nine statues depict or honor females in Central Park and at least two statues were sculpted by female sculptors.
If anything is toxic it’s the assumption that women cannot be inspired by men. If anything is demeaning to minorities it’s legislation like that being pushed in San Francisco: to arbitrarily increase the number of females depicted on statues, street signs and public art by 30 percent by 2020. That’s not even enough time to properly research, commission and complete a project. A bronze sculpture can easily take at least four months of intense, hands-on labor.
Is pride motivating our rush to dispose of history—both spiritual and secular? Destruction is easier than construction. It takes little thought or courage to toss a statue into a musty basement or slash a word out of a name. It takes humility, patience and fortitude to carefully analyze and then decide whether to modify, abandon or keep a piece of artwork.
Let’s not deny our children perfectly uplifting art and history because we have developed hearts of stone. Otherwise, we’re no better than the lifeless statues we profess to deplore.
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