Tunnel Wall: Mar 23, 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Obamacare or Not Obamacare?

NRO ... "A reporter at a sparsely attended press conference learned Thursday what happens when you refer to the president’s signature health-care law by its popular nickname in front of Pelosi.

“ 'It’s called the Affordable Care Act. It’s called the Affordable Care Act. I know you didn’t intend any compliment or derogatory — it’s called the Affordable Care Act,” the California Democrat adamantly corrected. “Affordable, affordable — there’s a reason — affordable, affordable, affordable, affordable, affordable.' ”...

.... "Additionally, Pelosi’s communications director Drew Hammill, the person in charge of the congresswoman’s messaging, has not been shy in promoting the term on his account."

Laura Ingraham On Crimea: Why Are We Only Concerned About The Borders Of Other Countries?

Downtrend

"But, we have a country right now where the people look around and say, ‘Wait a second, why do we only seem to care about borders and sovereignty when they’re other countries’ borders and sovereignty?’” Ingraham said.

“Why is that we’re obsessed about that but, in our country, we have a middle class completely flatlining, we have economic opportunity dwindling, and I think it’s a hard sell to the people on spending money that we don’t really know where it’s coming from in an economy that needs desperate help here,” she said."

Three More Palestinian “No’s” to Peace

Jonathan S. Tobin ... ""Yet while the Israelis have been prepared to accept Kerry’s framework for continued talks, albeit with misgivings about the direction of the process, it is the Palestinians who are digging in their heels and won’t commit to the framework or to keep talking after April. Demonstrating just how strong he thinks his hand is with the Americans, Abbas delivered three significant “no’s” to Obama last week that call into question both the Palestinians’ intentions as well as the future of the current process:"...

And can you imagine the brainpower it took to come up with this cartoon?

This was drawn by Carlos Latuff, some of whose leftist, pro-terrorist work is pictured at the link. Bombman is one he did.

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Friday News Dump

Friday Morning News Dump: when the Government wants to have you and the press not know what they are doing. Also referred to as the Friday Document Dump.

Ace of Spades HQ

Russia Offers Different Threat than Cold War Era

Military.com

Infinite Unknown

"Russia's military maneuvers in Crimea have left U.S. analysts questioning what sort of threat the former Cold War military giant's forces, platforms and weaponry currently present.

"Russian leaders have pushed to expand the military's conventional land, air and sea forces and quickly transition into the higher-tech information age while steadily pursuing next generation platforms.

"Overall, Russia's conventional and nuclear arsenal is a fraction of what it was during the Cold War, but the country is pursuing a new class of submarines, a T-50 stealth fighter jet, next-generation missiles and high-tech gear for individual ground soldiers."

Hat tip to John Paul Curnutt; Madras, Oregon

Oh, by the way: Putin to put Russian bases in Latin America

Western Hemisphere left wide open by Obama's weakening policies
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/putin-to-put-russian-bases-in-latin-america/#DVj37zkPi5la0YwW.99

Before Al Gore there was Noah;(UPDATED) little mention of God, and "unbelievers" are those who do not believe in man-caused global, er, climate change

Hollywood Reporter

"To be sure, this is not the genial, grandfatherly Noah charmingly evoked by John Huston when he led an orderly assemblage of animals into the ark two-by-two in his 1965 epic The Bible. Crowe's Noah is a fighter, a survivalist and yet a tortured man dismayed by the ruin brought upon the land by the others of his species. In a visit with his ancient grandfather Methuselah (Anthony Hopkins), the men agree that, “It's men who broke the world,” and that, as a result, the Creator will destroy it. Foraging with one of his sons, Noah instructs, “We only collect what we need, what we can use.” For many today, this sort of environmental, back-to-the-earth religion has replaced the old-fashioned kind, with nonbelievers as shunned and disdained by the faithful as heathens once were by the righteous."

UPDATE: Noah epic awash in flood of controversy for green agenda and taking liberties with Bible ... "Noah's director Darren Aronofsky, a self-described atheist who made the Oscar-nominated hit The Black Swan, has described the movie as is "the least biblical biblical film ever made" and called Noah "the first environmentalist". According to one early review, the name "God" is not actually spoken at any stage.

"Now, amid a wave of criticism from some Christian groups about its loose interpretation of a sacred script, the Paramount studio has taken the unusual step of issuing an "explanatory message" to accompany marketing material."
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In a effort to stymie the criticism, Paramount has just released a new eight-minute promotional video called Noah Featurette running praise from Christian leaders for the film.

" 'Movies aren't meant to preach. Movie's aren't sermons [WHAT?], and so if they can bring up the topic and start conversations, that's a good movie" ...
Emphasis added. Who hasn't grown sick of the progressive agenda promoted so often by the entertainment we watch?

Obama May Issue 'Very Controversial Executive Orders' on Immigration

CNS News

"Díaz-Balart suggested that Obama could scrap a Homeland Security program called Secure Communities, which allows state and local police to check the immigration status of people they detain for other reasons.

" 'That has caused more thn 150,000 people to be deported," Díaz-Balart said. "And maybe the president could tackle that specifically. That would mitigate immediately in local communities people who have minor traffic infractions and find themselves deported.' "