First pictures of the tragic children murdered in their classrooms after 'deeply disturbed' gunman massacred 26 at Connecticut school

UK Mail  "The three teachers murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School all died heroes trying to save their students from the gunman.

"Principal Dawn Hochsprung, 47, school psychologist Mary Sherlach, 56, and 27-year-old Victoria Soto (pictured right), a first grade teacher, as three of the eight adults found dead on Friday.

Twenty-eight people died in the shooting rampage, including 20 young children between the ages of five and ten, alleged gunman Adam Lanza, who took his own life, and his mother, who was shot before the school massacre.

"MailOnline can now reveal that Miss Soto sacrificed herself to save her students - throwing her body in front of the young children*.

"When Lanza began started firing at the school in suburban Newtown, Connecticut, some teachers dived under tables - but the Mrs Hochsprung and Mrs Sherlach never hesitated.

"They ran into the hallway to confront the danger - and were murdered execution-style as a result . The New York Times reports that Mrs Hochsprung buzzed Lanza into the school, bypassing the newly-installed security system - recognizing him as the son of Nancy Lanza. It's unclear what Nancy Lanza's connection to the school was, if she had one at all."

*Another report said Soto hid her kids in a closet and told the gunman they were in the gym just before he killed her.

More detail in this account:   "Soto’s cousin, Jim Wiltsie, told media that the teacher was shielding students and ushering them into a classroom closet “when she came face to face with the gunman. “
" “'She put herself between the gunman and the children and that's when she was tragically shot and killed,' Mr Wiltsie said."

Little to add on the adults so far.  "Lt. Paul Vance said Saturday morning that the suspect was not voluntarily let into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton."....
"A custodian ran through the halls, warning of a gunman on the loose, and someone switched on the intercom, alerting people in the building to the attack -- and perhaps saving many lives -- by letting them hear the hysteria going on in the school office, a teacher said. Teachers locked their doors and ordered children to huddle in a corner or hide in closets as shots echoed through the building."

Commentaries on the Connecticut shooting

Three from American Thinker;
Good Guns Can Kill Bad People  "There is no one to shoot back and thus deter the shooter from his maddened mission. Think about it, most of these mass shootings end with the suicide of the killer after he has accomplished his goal. Few are ever killed by authorities or captured."
A frustrating point to make, I know, but what else can we do? The guns are out there everywhere in their millions and accessible to all forms of human debris. I wish every gun would disappear from the face of the earth, but that would just leave us at the mercy of mass murderers with bombs and knives.

There Was Silence in Heaven for Half an Hour  "Mortals can learn something from the angels and spirits living in a perfect realm. Even in Heaven, where it is said there are no more tears, there is a time for silence.
"Could we imitate the angels and just shut up for at least half an hour?"

Yet another massacre in a 'gun-free zone' "Armed defense at the ready is the only thing that can stop a deliberate massacre. This conclusion is not rocket science. More gun control won't accomplish anything except to endanger all of us even further."
Ugly words, yes, but with the genie out of the bottle can you give me a better conclusion?

Is the American Economy Being Deliberately Destroyed?

Stay with us on this, there is an educated guess regarding the subject.
Gulag Bound
"New Zeal Is the looming economic destruction of America deliberate? Bill Whittle thinks so. So do I."...

The Doctor Won’t See You Now; American health care is in a bureaucratic death grip.

Mark Steyn   ...."They gave her the usual form to fill in, full of perceptive inquiries on her medical condition: Do you wear a seat belt? Do you own a gun? How many bisexual men are you now having sex with? These would be interesting questions if one were signing up for eHarmony.com and looking to date gun-owning bisexuals who don’t wear seat belts, but they were not immediately relevant to her medical needs. Nevertheless, she complied with the diktats of the Bureau of Compliance, and had her medical records transferred, and waited . . . and waited. That was August. She has now been informed that she has an appointment with a nurse-practitioner at the end of January. My friend pays $15,000 a year for health insurance. In northern New Hampshire, that and meeting the minimum-entry requirement of bisexual sex partners will get you an appointment with a nurse-practitioner in six months’ time."

After much gifted satire, Mr. Steyn sums up his entire point with this assessment:

As I wrote a couple weeks ago, Obamacare governmentalizes one-sixth of the U.S. economy — or the equivalent of the entire French economy. No one has ever attempted that before, not even the French. In parts of rural America it will quickly achieve a Platonic perfection: There will be untold legions of regulators, administrators, and IRS collection agents, but not a doctor or nurse in sight.

Hat tip to Margi Hawks, Liberty, MO.

Connecticut school shooting: no law can abolish the human capacity for evil

UK Telegraph  "How do we comprehend evil like this? My Church has some observations. Man is fallen and so is capable of anything; in fact he has a genius for doing harm. We might choose to live in despair at this state of affairs, but we are offered some hope. Blogger Thomas Peters reminds us of Pope Benedict’s words when he visited the death camps of Poland: “In the face of the horror of Auschwitz there is no other response than the Cross of Christ: Love descended to the very depths of the abyss of evil to save man in his core.” "

Michigan Union Goons Threaten Governor Snyder: “We’ll Be At Your Daughter’s Soccer Game”…

Weasel Zippers  "Gov. Snyder later that day signed a bill into law making Michigan a right-to-work state. One of his daughters is a 16-year-old high school student.
" “Just know one thing, Rick Snyder: You sign that bill, you won’t get no rest,” Williams said. “We’ll meet you on Geddes Road. We’ll be at your daughter’s soccer game. We’ll visit you at your church. We’ll be at your office. More here
" “Because Michigan workers will not take it laying down — by any means necessary!” he said.
"Geddes Road is where the Snyder residence is located."

Newtown, Conn. School District Had Recently Installed New Safety Protocols

CBS New York  "In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left more than two dozen people dead, including 18 children, CBS 2 has learned the school district had just installed a new safety policy designed to prevent situations such as what happened on Friday.

"At approximately 9:41 a.m. a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. Early reports indicated one child and the gunman, who has not been identified yet, were killed, but later the horror of what actually took place started to come to the surface. It was later learned a second person connected to the massacre was taken into custody, but the specifics of who he is and how he was possibly connected to the tragedy were not immediately known."

Removed article about Ryan Lanza because he WAS NOT THE SHOOTER. HIS BROTHER WAS, LATEST REPORTS SAY

Craig Andresen's Friday Fume

NATIONAL PATRIOT  "So, amid lunacy from socialists caught on camera dishing out violence in Lansing as our Emperor prepares for a 4 MILLION DOLLAR vacation as the rest of us head for the FISCAL CLIFF because HE wants to SOAK the so-called “rich” we have accomplished some GOOD things this week.

"We’ve helped Clint Tarver get back on HIS feet after his hotdog stand was destroyed by socialist goons AND…We sent off THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of Christmas cards to our military Heroes!!!"...

"I guess the EPA isn’t regulating ENOUGH of our lives yet and so…In Virginia…the Marxist agency now wants to regulate…
RAIN!!!
"First of all…in the last 90 days…the EPA has enacted 900 NEW REGULATIONS and they were all held in secret UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION!!!

"Now…They have determined that RAIN, at least in Virginia…IS A POLLUTANT!!!"....

Then he mentions these glorious words from Harry Belafonte:
“The only thing left for Barack Obama to do is to work like a third world dictator and put all these people in jail. They’re violating the American desire!"
As you may imagine, all my Belafonte 33 1/3 albums from the calypso days of the 1950's are now in a landfill with no regrets. TD

 "A newly proposed ARMY MANUAL HANDBOOK tells our SOLDIERS…"NOT to speak ill of the Taliban…

NOT to speak up for women’s rights and…
NOT to put PEDOPHILIA in a bad light?????
Yep.
THE POLITICALLY CORRECT WOMBATS OF SOCIALISM WANT OURS TO BE THE MOST POLITE ARMY ON THE PLANET!!!

...."WHAT ABOUT OUR CULTURAL NORMS??? YOU KNOW…LIKE DEFENDING OUR LIVES…OUR LIBERTIES…OUR FREEDOMS??? WHAT ABOUT THOSE??? WHERE ARE THOSE IN THE NEW HANDBOOK???
"AMONG THEM IS THE FREEDOM TO CALL THE ENEMY THE ENEMY AND ALLOWS FOR NOT-SO-HARRY BELEFONTES TO WISH OUT LOUD FOR A 3RD WORLD D**K-TATOR!!!!!"

Craig Andreson blogs at The National Patriot

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of bin Laden Burial Records

We the People

"The Obama administration has no problem releasing classified secrets to the public if they believe it will make them look good or serve the liberal agenda. But if the administration believes it would be embarrassed by a certain disclosure, it is held tightly under lock and key."....
"But now the Obama administration is fighting Judicial Watch in court to keep secret the details surrounding bin Laden’s burial at sea. Why? Because, one might surmise, the details of bin Laden’s burial might be a great source of embarrassment for the administration."....
"However, if U.S. Navy regulations were followed, the remarks could have included the Muslim prayer,

“O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, pardon him, grant him security, provide him a nice place and spacious lodging, wash him (off from his sins) with water, snow, and ice, purify him … make him enter paradise and save him from the trials of grave and the punishment of hell.”

"I can imagine that this prayer might upset more than a few Americans."

House Dem's bill requires Treasury to study taxing cars by the mile

The Hill  " "We must invest now in our nation's roads, bridges and public transit to prevent enormous costs in the future," Blumenauer said Thursday. "With the Highway Trust Fund facing a 21 percent reduction revenue by 2040, based on current driving patterns and projected increases in fuel economy, we need innovative solutions to close this gap." "

How about this? Stop spending!  They will tax us for our mileage, then look for new programs to use the extra money on. When will the population get sick of liberals and the way they drive a nation into the ground?

Even the press is beginning to notice: Boehner is trying, Obama is not

Jennifer Rubin  "Let’s get over the notion that the Republicans are the ones preventing that “balanced” deal the president insists on securing. The New York Times (hardly the hotbed of the conservative media) acknowledges:"

Mr. Boehner has offered to raise his opening bid of $800 billion in increased tax revenue over 10 years, but only if the president makes a significant commitment to overhaul entitlements and slow their growth. The White House’s opening bid committed to pressing changes next year to federal health care programs that would save $400 billion over 10 years. The speaker wants a far larger pledge and a firm commitment that the president will put his political weight behind substantive changes to Medicare and the tax code.

California, there I go.

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Hey, it could happen! California's Population Is Moving Out, Census Report Shows

calwatchdog.com

Does this mean all our tech support calls will be answered by some guy in India named Steve or Bob ?