Portrait artist says he painted Lewinsky reference in Bill Clinton’s official painting

Washington Post

"A cursory glance at the official painting of President Bill Clinton that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery would easily miss an ode to the lowest point of his presidency — Monica Lewinsky.

"But it’s there, the artist revealed in an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia area painter Nelson Shanks cunningly included a shadow over the fireplace cast from a blue dress on a mannequin.

"Shanks said painting Clinton was his hardest assignment because “he is probably the most famous liar of all time.” So he added the nod to the Lewinsky scandal because it had cast a shadow over Clinton’s presidency.". . .

Dem Maria Cardona Struggles to Defend Clinton’s Lack of Accomplishments at State Dept

Washington Free Beacon

"Not even a Democratic strategist could deliver an accomplishment Hillary Clinton earned during her time as Secretary of State.

“ 'Well, the short answer to that is that she focused on making sure that America was stronger abroad than it was when Obama took office,” strategist Maria Cardona said.

"The other pundits on the roundtable rebuked her answer.

"Republicans are sure to attack Clinton on her record as Secretary of State. The list of failed states in the Middle East grows, while the Islamic State poses a greater threat than ever before.

Mark Halperin challenged Cardona.

“ 'Besides Iran and Cuba, name a country who the United States has better relationships with now than when President Obama took office,” Halperin said.

"Cardona said that the world “is a complicated place.” She said Clinton had many back-door conversations that improved America’s standing in the world.

"The translation of that response is that there is no strong answer. Clinton does not have a single identifiable accomplishment to showcase next to a string of disasters such as Benghazi during her time in Foggy Bottom."

Bibi's Truth: Forty years of Liberal Betrayal

American Thinker  "I don’t know what Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is going to say to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. Obama and the sleaze media will try to make this story all about Bibi and phony “violations of protocol.”

"Bibi will try to tell the truth.

"Who will you listen to? This is a once-in-a-lifetime event. This time it really matters. Life or death, war or peace, lies or the truth.

"This time it’s literally life or death -– not just for one person, but for entire nations and ethnic peoples.

"If you doubt that, just see what ISIS is doing to the indigenous Christians who lived in the Middle East centuries before Islam.

"Here’s what I hope he will say." . . .   More here

Kerry: We deserve the benefit of doubt on Iran deal   

"Otherwise, why is Netanyahu coming to Washington? He doesn't trust the Iranians. Most of America doesn't trust the Iranians. And by extension, no one trusts the secretary of state."

Revisiting Obama’s past; Would the public be ready to listen?

Legal Insurrection

. . . "Obama—such a nice young man, so well-spoken, conservative-dressing, with a pleasant and heartfelt message of coming together with no red or blue America. That made those tales of strange ideological bedfellows sound like tinfoil territory. One had to really study Obama in depth to understand that behind this smoke there might be some real fire. Otherwise, there was no context in which the stories could fit, and without a context they were easy to dismiss.

"People who wanted to believe in Obama (and some of this was the understandable desire to elect America’s first black president) had no motivation to look deeply into the past and find a thread connecting it all, and little reason to believe it really mattered.

"But now if certain politicians (Giuliani, for example, who has the added advantage of not running for office) bring these topics up again, not only are people familiar with them from before and so they no longer sound so strange, but more importantly Obama has given us the context: his six years of governing.

"Many people who originally supported him are doubting him or confused by him, and could be a lot more open to actually listening to facts about his past and understanding that they are probably meaningful and not just some random youthful associations." . . .

Alan Caruba: Green Slander

Warning Signs

"It is a sure sign that the advocates of the “global warming” and “climate change” hoaxes know that the public no longer believes that the former is occurring or that the latter represents an immediate, global threat.

"Even though the “climate skeptics”, scientists who have produced research proving false methodology and the conclusions based on it are quite few in number, an effort to silence them by smearing their reputations and denying funding for their work has been launched and it is based entirely on a lie.

"Scientists are supposed to be skeptical, not only of other scientist’s findings, but their own. Good science must be able to reproduce the results of published research. In the case of the many computer models cited as proof that global warming was occurring or would, the passing years have demonstrated that none were accurate.

"As Joseph L. Bast, president of The Heartland Institute and Joseph A. Morris, an attorney who has fought in several countries to defend free speech, wrote in a February 24 commentary, “The Crucifixion of Dr. Wei-Hock Soon”, of an article co-authored with Christopher Monckton, Matt Briggs, and David Legates, and published in the Science Bulletin, a publication of the Chinese Academy of Sciences “The article reveals what appears to be an error in the computer models used to predict global warming that leads models to over-estimate future warming by a factor of three.” (Emphasis added) Their commentary has been downloaded more than 10,000 times!"    .... More at the link

John Bolton absolutely DESTROYS Hillary’s foreign policy credentials at CPAC [FULL SPEECH]

The Right Scoop    There is no one better qualified to demolish Hillary Clinton’s pathetic record as the Secretary of the State Department, and he brings the pain in his speech at CPAC this year.

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He Warmed Our Heart As Young Forrest Gump. But Wait Until You See Him Now… Wow.

Boredom Therapy by way of iotwreport

"In the summer of 1994, Forrest Gump took the world by storm and captured our hearts in the process. The film would go on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Tom Hanks and Best Director for Robert Zemeckis. But thats the part that everyone already knows.

"What you might not know is that there was one cast member who did not get to attend the Oscars that year. And two decades later, his story has veered away from the big screen and into somewhere a little closer to the real Forrest Gump.

Michael Connor Humphreys, then 8-years-old, played young Forrest in the 1994 film.

Black Media Exec Exposes The Deal That Got Sharpton His Show On MSNBC

Patricia L. Dickson  "Byron Allen, a legendary TV talk host, has joined with the National Association of African-American Owned Media to file a $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Sharpton’s National Action Network, the NAACP, the Urban League, and former FCC commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker. Mr. Allen is the chairman and CEO of the production company Entertainment Studios and host of the shows “Real People” and “Entertainers”.

 "In an interview with The Daily Caller, Mr. Allen when into details about the events that led to the lawsuit and unloaded on Al Sharpton:" Read more:

In Israel’s hour of need

Caroline Glick

. . . "In recent years [Netanyahu] released terrorist murderers from prison. He abrogated Jewish property rights in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. He agreed to support the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. He agreed to keep giving the Palestinians of Gaza free electricity while they waged war against Israel. He did all of these things in a bid to accommodate US President Barack Obama and win over the media, while keeping the leftist parties in his coalitions happy.

"For his part, for the past six years Obama has undermined Israel’s national security. He has publicly humiliated Netanyahu repeatedly.

"He has delegitimized Israel’s very existence, embracing the jihadist lie that Israel’s existence is the product of post-Holocaust European guilt rather than 4,000 years of Jewish history."

Pharmacist Makes Incredible Shot to Stop Would Be Robber

Joshua Mark 5  "Early Wednesday morning, a man attempted to rob the Good Family Pharmacy in Pinch, West Virginia. Little did he realize that the pharmacist was packing more than pills.

"Don Radcliff, a pharmacist at the Good Family Pharmacy, joked to a man that entered the establishment with a bandana over his face, “Are you here to rob me?”

"As soon as he asked the question, the would be robber pulled out a gun, but Radcliff, having sized up the man had already begun to reach for his own gun under his white pharmacy coat.

"His quick thinking and shooting not only took out the robber, but one shot jammed the robber’s gun in the process."   Full article

Former Obama Campaign Aide Now Works to Oust Netanyahu

NY Times

. . .      'But Mr. Bird’s involvement in the elections is drawing attention when tensions between the two countries are so acute that what is usually considered standard practice for American political consultants in Israel is now seen as a provocation.

“ 'It’s clearly a data point that people are looking to that indicates how the relationship has deteriorated,” said Matthew Brooks, the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition. He added that Mr. Bird reflects “the hypocrisy of this White House, which wants to stand on the notion that they’re not playing politics when in fact their fingerprints are all over this.”

The Lesson in MSM's Response to Rudy

Lloyd Marcus

"A week or so ago, the MSM wanted Rudy Giuliani boiled in oil for daring to question Obama's love for America. They were shocked and outraged. How dare Rudy be so rude to Obama? They ran to Republicans for comments, hoping they would throw Rudy under the bus. As I watched the MSM go nuts over Rudy's “rudeness”, I thought, give me a break.

"This man (Obama) just unlawfully took over the internet. Obama refuses to acknowledge the radical Islamic Holy War and slaughter of Christians. ISIS publicly raped a three-year-old girl. Women are forced to divorce their husbands to be sold as sex slaves. 

"And how does Obama suggest is the best way to deal with these evil monsters? Job programs. 

"His bait and switch lie to pass ObamaCare has cost millions healthcare plans they liked. Cancer patients are in fear for their lives because ObamaCare caused them to lose their doctors. 

"Obama's illegal open border policy is exposing our kids to deadly diseases brought to school by illegals. 

"Under Obama more folks are going out of business than starting businesses (oppressive regulations, anti-business climate and taxes). " . . .  

The MSM's outrage over Rudy's “rudeness” has further exposed who they truly are; not reporters. They have laid their journalistic integrity on the altar, offered up in worship; cult followers of Obama – his minions. GOP, seeking praise, fairness or approval from the MSM is a fool's mission. Stop it and do right by your people.

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