Compilation Video: Obama WILL NOT REST

American Glob
"Obama is fond of saying he “will not rest” until (insert empty promise here.)

"The Washington Free Beacon has compiled a video of Obama’s “will not rest” moments which also looks at how often he hits the links. Watch below."
 

Whosoever Blesses Them; The intifada and its defenders.

Remember Larry Miller?  He wrote this commentary below.

 

Larry Miller   ..."The Palestinians want their own country. There's just one thing about that: There are no Palestinians. It's a made up word. Israel was called Palestine for two thousand years. Like "Wiccan," "Palestinian" sounds ancient but is really a modern invention. Before the Israelis won the land in war, Gaza was owned by Egypt, and there were no "Palestinians" then, and the West Bank was owned by Jordan, and there were no "Palestinians" then. As soon as the Jews took over and started growing oranges as big as basketballs, what do you know, say hello to the "Palestinians," weeping for their deep bond with their lost "land" and "nation." So for the sake of honesty, let's not use the word "Palestinian" any more to describe these delightful folks, who dance for joy at our deaths until someone points out they're being taped. Instead, let's call them what they are: "Other Arabs From The Same General Area Who Are In Deep Denial About Never Being Able To Accomplish Anything In Life And Would Rather Wrap Themselves In The Seductive Melodrama Of Eternal Struggle And Death." I know that's a bit unwieldy to expect to see on CNN. How about this, then: "Adjacent Jew-Haters.' "
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"So, now, back to Greta. You know what made me mad enough to shout? You might not even think it was that big a thing.

"After the show she said to these guys, "Thank you, gentlemen, for being my guests." "Gentlemen." "Guests." "My guests." That's what it's come to with these non-judgmental hosts and hostesses. Nice, huh? "Thank you, Mr. Stalin, sir, for being so gracious in giving us your valuable time." "My eternal gratitude, Chairman Mao, for taking precious moments away from your splendid Five-Year Plan and visiting with us in this most convivial way."
And I winced, and grunted, and shouted. Oh, yeah, and made that drink.
I mean, please, folks. In 1941, did reporters feel it was their duty to give equal time to Hitler and Hirohito? Would Stanley Cohen have represented them? Ok, Stanley probably would have, but would any American have stood still while he told us about it?

The Guns of August; What World War I Wrought

Weekly Standard   "David Adesnik goes on camera to explain what World War I wrought:"
 

 

"Check out Adesnik's piece on the subject in the last issue of the magazine, "Why America Fought: The lessons of World War I.' "

 

 The documentary,"The Guns of August"

Newly Discovered Hamas Combat Manual Reveals 'Benefits' of Human Shields

The Grid

 

The Israeli Defense Forces recently discovered the Hamas manual on "Urban Warfare," which notes in part the benefits for Hamas when the IDF destroys civilian homes:

 

The destruction of civilian homes: This increases the hatred of the citizens towards the attackers [the IDF] and increases their gathering [support] around the city defenders (resistance forces[i.e. Hamas]).

 Also - Learn about 14 Way Hamas Weaponized Palestinian Women, Children, and Animals against Israel here

 

The Israeli Defense Forces recently discovered the Hamas manual on "Urban Warfare," which notes in part the benefits for Hamas when the IDF destroys civilian homes:

 

The destruction of civilian homes: This increases the hatred of the citizens towards the attackers [the IDF] and increases their gathering [support] around the city defenders (resistance forces[i.e. Hamas]). 

Finnish reporter confirms rocket fire from hospital but furious people quoted her

Legal Insurrection
"Claims her report being used for pro-Israel propaganda, has cousin arrested in West Bank."
 

http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/08/branco-cartoon-brotherhood/

Happy Birthday Mr. President

www.allrightmagazine.com/political-cartoons/comically-incorrect-

It’s That Time Of Year Again…President Selfie Is Celebrating Another Big Birthday  ... "After giving himself credit for creating jobs and saving the economy, he said exasperatedly, “I thought that you guys were going to ask me how I was going to spend my birthday. What happened to the birthday thing?' ”

 

Tweet from the DNC

GOP Gives Obama A Copy Of The Constitution For His Birthday…

"Or as Obama calls it, toilet paper.

"Via Washington Examiner:

Here’s the latest indication of how tough the political climate has become for President Obama: Even the Republican Party is raising money off his birthday today.
While Democrats for weeks have been using his 53rd to raise funds via email birthday cards, the Republican National Committee on Monday got into the action offering its donors to send the president a copy of the U.S. Constitution, a not so subtle reminder that the GOP believe the president is not enforcing key laws.

Americans support Israel, which irks much of the media

Hot Air    "America’s sentiments are not unfounded or chauvinistic display of support for a historic ally. In spite of being lectured endlessly by the American government to expend even more energy in order to limit civilian casualties in Gaza, Israel’s rules of engagement are far more self-limiting and crippling than any to which the U.S. would agree to abide by.

"Front Page Magazine quotes a report which summarizes the extensive lengths to which the Israeli Defense Forces go in order to limit civilian casualties, often resulting in decreased operational capacity and IDF casualties.

 Testimony that is reaching us from fighter pilots who provide close air assistance to the combat soldiers who are currently fighting in the field,” Channel 2′s military correspondent Nir Dvori reported, “about growing frustration over the fact that they hear the forces below them on the ground asking for cover and close air support when they see the terrorists drawing near from short range, firing at them, and there is no approval, because of various limitations, so as not to hit innocent civilians, and out of concern not to hit uninvolved people, and for this reason they cannot always give covering fire, cannot always fire, and so the frustration is that to some extent, they are leaving the fighters on their own to fight on the ground…”  More...

 

The 8 Worst Hamas-Supporting Media    "For a brief moment in time, the media seemed willing to call evil by its name. In the aftermath of open acknowledgment that Hamas has been shielding its rockets with civilians, including women and children, and building tunnels designed to kidnap and murder Israeli civilians, the media seemed to understand Israel’s plight and sympathize with Israel’s quest to protect its citizens.

"And then the media reverted to type." ...
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Hamas is losing its war against Israel militarily, as it knew it would. But by co-opting the pathetic Western media – and by the Western media adopting Hamas’ line – Hamas is winning the battle of world opinion, thereby making more civilian deaths, both Jewish and Arab, an inevitability. The world media – and the politicians who act in accordance with them -- have blood on their hands for providing the only true support Hamas has left.

MSNBC Guests Deny 'Deep' Anti-Semitism in Middle East; Claim Only 'White Conservatives' Back Israel    ... "On MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry program on Saturday, Dean Obeidallah injected race into the debate inside the U.S. over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict: "You saw a poll last week, young people 18 to 29: only 25 percent think it's justified what Israel is doing; 50 percent said, no. People of color, same numbers...It's really the Obama coalition versus white conservatives. That's the only group saying – the majority saying what Israel is doing is justified.' "  ...
Emphasis in the original.

Hamas supporter Geraldo Rivera rages against Israel’s “imprecise attacks” on Gaza

... "Geraldo has been a long time supporter of the terrorists in Gaza. But his anti-Israel rant was even more nonsensical and outrageous in this interview than in times past."

 

Finally: this Al Jazeera cartoon

The Economist on The lawsuit against Obama

So sue me   "BARACK OBAMA is taking a somewhat irreverent approach to the lawsuit House Republicans voted to wage against him for exceeding the constitutional bounds of the presidency. “We could do so much more if Congress would just come on and help a little bit,” he said on Wednesday, scolding GOP lawmakers during a speech in Kansas City. “Stop just hatin’ all the time.” Chuckling, Mr Obama betrayed no anxiety about being sued. “I know they’re not that happy I’m president, but that’s OK,” he said. “I’ve only got a couple years left. Come on! Let’s get some work done.”

 

http://comicallyincorrect.com/2014/08/01/stop-hating-obama-1/

 

"The irony of the lawsuit is lost on no one. Republicans cite a number of unilateral executive actions in their criticism of Mr Obama’s "imperialism", but the lawsuit concentrates on delays he has ordered in the implementation of several provisions of the Affordable Care Act." ... 

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"In John Locke’s "Second Treatise of Government", a source of inspiration for America’s founders, the legislative branch of government stands above the others: “there can be but one supreme power, which is the legislative, to which all the rest are and must be subordinate.” So if Mr Obama is really usurping legislative authority, as the GOP claims, the lawsuit may in fact be justified."   

 

 

Political theatre, political pain   ..."The Affordable Care Act is meant to work by applying pain to those who fail to comply with its mandates. Republicans believed this pain would help them win the senate and repeal Obamacare. They're outraged that Obama should get to delay and thereby possibly avoid altogether the potentially self-negating political consequences of his signature legislation simply by unilaterally amending its timeline to better suit his party's interests. Mr Obama effectively denied the Republicans the political theatre they wanted by refusing to bring the pain he had promised voters. So the Republicans are doing their best to bring the pain to Mr Obama by theatrically accusing him of imperial lawlessness—a move sure to rouse their base—in a way that reminds voters of the pain of Obamacare that will soon descend upon them ... unless the Democrats are chucked out of the Senate.

"Mr Boehner's suit may be terrible law, but it's not bad theatre, and it's very possibly smart politics. " ...    

How vets can survive

http://netrightdaily.com/category/cartoons/branco-toons/

 

Hat tip to Harley Standlee; Placerville, CA

Put Down the Cupcake: New Ban Hits School Bake Sales

New Requirements May Squeeze Out Gooey Fundraising Fare; Fat Standard

WSJ

"At Chapman School in Nebraska, resourceful students hawk pizza and cookie dough to raise money for school supplies, field trips and an eighth-grade excursion to Washington. They peddle chocolate bars to help fund the yearbook.

"But the sales won't be so sweet starting this fall. Campus bake sales—a mainstay of school fundraisers—are going on a diet. A federal law that aims to curb childhood obesity means that, in dozens of states, bake sales must adhere to nutrition requirements that could replace cupcakes and brownies with fruit cups and granola bars." ...

Pointless Studies Week at College Insurrection; Interesting Video on Teachers Unions

College Insurrection    "Your weekly foray into the strange world of higher education."

 

Who’s up for wasting some time and tax dollars?

• Yale and NYU Get $200K Government Grant to Study why Wikipedia is Sexist

Maybe we really do need an extra grade.

• Freshman Year of College to Become Grade 12.5?

We can use it to focus on spelling.

• University of Texas Misspells ‘Texas’
• UC Berkeley Diploma Features Unusual Typo

To be fair, Texas is getting some things right.

• Admiral William McRaven Named New Chancellor of University of Texas System 

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Let’s learn something about teachers unions.

• Prager University – Teachers Unions vs. Students

Let's hope this lawsuit by Congress turns out to be a good idea.

Alan Caruba: Yes, Sue Our Lawless President!

 

... "Americans and many around the world are increasingly fearful of a President who has demonstrated no regard for the checks and balances of our incredible Constitution, the oldest in the world that still functions to protect individual rights and which sets forth the divisions between our legislative, judicial and executive departments of government.

"Congress, however, will not impeach President Obama, but the House will sue him on the basis of just one of the many examples of his dictatorial use of executive orders to ignore the power of the legislative branch to pass laws he took an oath to enforce. He has unilaterally and illegally altered the Affordable Care Act 27 times..."

 

Larry Kudlow asks, Rather than a lawsuit, why not a growth plan?   "In other words, is the GOP sending voters a clear message about what it will do if it captures the Senate and House?"

(July 30) Top Ten Myths about the House’s Proposed Suit Against Obama   "H.Res. 676 raises some interesting legal issues, but much of the pushback against it is misguided."

...Myth 10: President Obama issued far fewer executive orders than did other presidents, which proves he has not abused his executive authority. A president can abuse his powers in many ways other than issuing formal executive orders, and the number of such actions is much less important than the scope and nature of those that are illegal. It was a serious abuse for Richard Nixon, and perhaps one other president, to provide any form of encouragement or tacit approval to appointees in the IRS to give special scrutiny to his political “enemies.”