March 1, 2012

 

Obama’s “Faith” (14), Federal Spending (22), Tolerance (19), Hypocrisy (45), The Occupiers (10), Obama & Conventional Energy (5), Obama & “Green” Energy (28), Regulation (6), Judicial Activism (23), Government Schools (58), Obamanomics (36), Syrian Civil War (24), Islam in the U.S. (16), Obama & Islam (19), Roman Catholicism (26)

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Mother, Child Both Born on Leap Days

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/29/mother-child-both-born-on-leap-days/?xid=newsletter-newsfeed

[Wow, what do you suppose the chances of that happening are?]

[Read the story to find out.]

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Marathon winner disqualified because he didn’t sign up for race

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/marathon-winner-disqualified-because-didn-t-sign-race-014434559.html

[That sounds like something I would have done.]

[No, not win the marathon.  I mean not sign up for it.]

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Edith, bring me them Updates!

Federal Spending Update:

Indonesians to Receive Master’s Degrees Courtesy U.S. Taxpayers

http://www.tradeaidmonitor.com/2012/02/indonesians-to-receive-masters-degrees-courtesy-us-taxpayers.html

[For those who don't know, the world's most populace Muslim country is not in the Middle East, it's in Oceana: Indonesia .]

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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae asks US government for almost $4.6 billion for 4th quarter

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fannie-asks-govt-almost-4-152028535.html

[And whose "$4.6 billion" would that be, again?]

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Tolerance Update:

“… after the youngster’s testimony appeared online she was subjected to vulgar attacks, threats of violence and even death wishes.  One of the comments against her said, ‘I hate people like this. Most (not all) Americans are [expletive] retards.  If I ever see this girl, I will kill her.  That’s a promise.’“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/girl-14-gets-death-threats-for-defending-marriage/

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“Of all places, a public library is supposed to welcome multiple viewpoints.  This policy violates the First Amendment because it censors religious viewpoints.  It is astounding that [taxpayer financed] libraries continue to have these types of unconstitutional policies.”

http://www.charismanews.com/us/32917-public-library-denies-access-for-religious-meetings?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+delicious/gqlf+(Christian+Headlines+Top+Headlines)

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Hypocrisy Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Politics / Hypocrisy menu tree.]

“Secretary Clinton, who in 2010 called Bashar Assad a ‘reformer,’ now believes Assad fits the definition of a war criminal.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/02/the_hillary_follies.html

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“Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, and who said on Tuesday it was a “dirty trick” for the campaign of former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania to seek crossover votes from Democrats in the Michigan primary, told ABC News in an interview on Feb. 18, 2007 that he had often personally voted in Democratic primaries.“

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/romney-i-d-vote-democrat-primary

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Occupiers Update:

Occupy, Nation of Islam hold joint rally

Activists decry ‘racist’ economic policies, denounce capitalism

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/occupy-nation-of-islam-hold-joint-rally/print/

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Obama & Conventional Energy Update:

Chu: DOE working to wean U.S. off oil, not lower prices

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73408.html#ixzz1nm1QAJGh

[ Wanna   try   Chu-in'  on  that   for  a  little   while , America ?]

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Obama & “Green” Energy Update:

OBAMA’S ENERGY BUDGET:

Misplaced Subsidies, Overlooked Benefits

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/ir_1.pdf

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Regulation Update:

“In December [2011] Barack Obama trumpeted a new [regulation] for mercury emissions from power plants.  The rule, he boasted, would prevent thousands of premature deaths, heart attacks and asthma cases.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reckoned these benefits were worth up to $90 billion a year, far above their $10 billion-a-year cost. Mr Obama took a swipe at past administrations for not implementing this ‘common-sense, cost-effective standard.’  A casual listener would have assumed that all these benefits came from reduced mercury.  In fact, reduced mercury explained none of the purported future reduction in deaths, heart attacks and asthma, and less than 0.01% of the monetary benefits. Instead, almost all the benefits came from concomitant reductions in a pollutant that was not the principal target of the rule: namely, fine particles.“

http://www.economist.com/node/21547772

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Judicial Activism Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

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“Generally judges are to prevent even the appearance of partiality in a case on which they rule.”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/supremes-refuse-to-listen-to-kagan-arguments/print/

[Yeah, but that's just "generally."  This isn't "generally," this Obamacare.]

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Government Schools Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Education / Government Schools menu tree.]

“An instructor at a midtown high school was arrested Tuesday on sex abuse charges for allegedly forcibly touching a 14-year-old student in a sexual manner — the sixth such incident involving a New York City public school employee in recent weeks, police said.”

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhattan-Teacher-Arrested-for-Groping-Student-Police–140804323.html

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Obamanomics Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]

Bernanke: Job Market ‘Far from Normal,’ Slow Growth Expected Through 2012

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/bernanke-job-market-far-normal-slow-growth-expected-through-2012

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Syrian Civil War Update:

Syrian troops reportedly launch ground assault on Homs

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-troops-reportedly-launch-ground-assault-on-homs/2012/02/29/gIQAZ9DDiR_print.html

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Islam in the U.S. Update:

Muslim Community in America ‘Increasing Dramatically,’ Says Researcher

“The number of mosques in the United States has nearly doubled since [9-11]…“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/muslim-community-in-america-increasing-dramatically-says-researcher-70570/print.html

[The article appears to indicate that the fastest growing region for Islam in the U.S. is, believe it or not, the Bible belt.]

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Obama & Islam Update:

“Whether by expunging any reference to Islam in U.S. security documents, or enabling Muslim persecution of Christians, or ordering NASA to make Muslims ‘feel good’ about themselves, or bowing to the anti-Christian Saudi king — the President has made his partiality for Islam very clear: under Obama, Islam is undoubtedly getting a ‘free pass.’“

http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/2891/obama-islam

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Obama orders waivers to new rules on detaining terrorism suspects

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/guantanamo-detainee-would-likely-serve-no-more-than-25-years-under-plea-deal/2012/02/28/gIQACbeggR_print.html

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Obama’s “Faith” Update:

“I believe that there are many paths to [heaven]…“

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“What I believe in is that if I live my life as well as I can, that I will be rewarded.“

–Barack Obama, 2004

http://online.worldmag.com/2012/02/28/obama-before-he-was-famous/

[That article quotes the President's beliefs on four main theological themes (which atheists refer to as philosophical memes). The two quotes cited above refer to Mr. Obama's beliefs about  religious pluralism  and  moralism , respectively. The other two main themes about which he shares his beliefs are the  nature(s)  of  Jesus  and  life after death . Clearly, Mr. Obama is well educated in all four.]

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Roman Catholicism Update:

D.C. archdiocese: Denying Communion to lesbian at funeral was against ‘policy’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-archdiocese-denying-communion-to-lesbian-at-funeral-was-against-policy/2012/02/28/gIQAlIxVgR_print.html

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