How the deep state destroys religious liberty

 Do Christians Even Have a Chance Against Oregon’s Bureaucracy?

"On July 2, Brad Avakian (pictured, right), commissioner of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), ordered Aaron and Melissa Klein to pay $135,000 in damages for “emotional, mental and physical suffering” to a lesbian couple after the Kleins — owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa — declined to bake a cake celebrating their same-sex wedding. Avakian also ordered the Kleins to “cease and desist” from “publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published . . . any communication to the effect that any of the accommodations . . . will be refused, withheld from or denied to, or that any discrimination be made against, any person on account of their sexual orientation.” This gag order explicitly applied not just to formal business communications but also to the Klein’s statements to the press, such as, “This fight is not over. We will continue to stand strong.” (While the order itself is extraordinarily broad and explicitly targets the Kleins’ public comments about their case, BOLI has since put out a contradictory statement to Media Matters that the Kleins can still talk about the case and “their opposition to Oregon anti-discrimination laws.”)

More on Avakian here: Labor commissioner Brad Avakian gets desperate
" Could somebody please tell Oregon labor commissioner Brad Avakian that his position handles workplace issues, not matters of child birth? "Labor" does have multiple meanings, but, jeez, you'd think Avakian could tell them apart after more than four years on the job." . . .

Our Weasel Of The Week Nominees!

Watcher of Weasels   "It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’ nominations, where we pick our choices to compete for the award of the famed Golden Weasel to a public figure who particularly deserves to be slimed and mocked for his or her dastardly deeds during the week. Every Tuesday morning, tune in for the Weasel of the Week nominations!
Here are this weeks’ nominees….

Noisy Room: Former Actor, Dirt Highway Explorer, Professional Victim And Racist George Takai!! . . .

  My nomination this week goes to raving moonbat, George Takei, who frankly should have stayed in space, his last frontier.  Uber Leftist actor and activist George Takei, known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek,” said that he and his husband are “overjoyed” by the Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage. But his shocking comments about conservative Justice Clarence Thomas were just over the rainbow on this one:" . . .

Independent Sentinel:  CongressWeasel Alan Grayson!!

. . . " With so many weasels to choose from, Alan Grayson came up as my winner. I based that on his July 4th article in Huff Po in which he declared his new leftist Declaration of Independence.

"He wants freedom from bigotry, the narrow-minded, the greedy, misinformation, hubris, fake trade et al. He has absolutely no idea what this country is about.
"Thanks Alan, but no thanks! Most of us would like freedom from people like you however." . . .
JoshuaPundit   DHS Head And Illegal-Alien-Enabler-In-Chief Jeh Johnson
 . . . "In fact, over 121 murders have been attributed to illegal aliens released by President Obama and Jeh Johnson – that we know about.
"Kathryn Steinle and others like her are simply sacrifices to President Obama’s plan to radically change the American electorate." . . .

"Well, there it is. What a despicable group of  Weasels…ANY OF THEM COULD WIN! Check back Thursday to see which Weasel walks off with the statuette of shame!

"Make sure to tune in every Monday for the Watcher’s Forum.
 
"And remember, every Wednesday, the Council has its weekly contest with the members nominating two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by someone from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council. The votes are cast by the Council, and the results are posted on Friday morning."

"Why aren't Democrats asked if they agree with sanctuary cities who refuse to enforce immigration laws? "

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Why aren't Democrats asked if they agree with sanctuary cities who refuse to enforce immigration laws?
" Why does the administration sue states like Arizona who want to enforce federal immigration laws and essentially reward sanctuary cities like San Francisco who refuse to enforce the laws of the land?
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Anyone who opposes these common sense sanctuary businesses should be called hostile to all immigrants."

The insanity of sanctuary cities  "The sanctuary cities debate finally has a human face.  It is the face of woman who was out for a walk and killed by an illegal immigrant.  

"The "open border" crowd is already saying that illegal immigrants kill at a lower rate than legal residents.  

"So what? . . .

Hundreds Of Thousands Criminal Illegal Aliens At Large In U.S. 

 

"According to a March 2, 2015 “ICE Weekly Departures and Detention Report” obtained by Center for Immigration Studies expert Jessica Vaughan and shared with Breitbart News, there were 168,680 convicted criminal immigrants who had final orders of removal but who remained at large in the U.S.

"Another 179,018 convicted criminal immigrants with deportation cases pending also remained at large." . . .

 

Hillary, CNN, and the interview

https://twitter.com/GayPatriot

CNN Reporter Criticizes Clinton After Interviewing Her “Did Not Hear An Open Or Transparent Hillary Clinton”   
 This is like writing a review on your own restaurant

Hillary Speaks
"So Keilar had an agenda to preserve her credibility in the face of open doubts, while Hillary had her own agenda. I think that on the surface, both women achieved their goals, but left conservatives a tell.

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And John Nolte of Breitbart incisively analyzed Hillary’s goals:

The entire interview was scripted to do 8 very important things:

1. Allow Hillary to pretend she’s answered “all the scandal questions.”
2. Humanize Hillary.
3. Keep the Trump story alive. [Note: she was “disappointed” with Trump a pitch perfect put down - TL]
4. Bloody Republicans.
5. Not mention Benghazi.
6. No unexpected questions Hillary wasn’t ready for.
7. Put no pressure on Hillary.
8. Not trip Hillary up.

Number 8 is the most important. At all times Hillary must look in control and in command, while Republicans are made to feckless and on defense.

. . .

Here is the full interview for you to judge:
 

Dying on the Sidewalk of Nancy Pelosi's Sanctuary City

Jeannie DeAngelis   "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) once said that regardless of legal status, “north and south in this hemisphere… we are all Americans.” Based on that absurd statement, it stands to reason that Nancy Pelosi would be the Grand Diva of the sanctuary city that gave 45-year-old illegal alien Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez asylum from deportation.
"In the past, Pelosi also warned America that if Republicans stopped ObamaCare funding for abortion ‘women would die on the floor.’" . . .

California lawmaker moves to crack down on sanctuary cities in wake of murder
. . . "State Sen. Jeff Stone, a Republican, announced Tuesday he is drafting a bill that would require all California cities and counties to fully cooperate with federal immigration officials. " . . .

The human cost of Obama’s immigration policy

 

"Though Barack Obama was not in San Francisco on July 1, he was just as culpable in the murder of 31 year old Katie Steinle as the man who pulled the trigger: a five-time deported illegal with seven prior felony convictions." . . .

Our silly society 7/7/2015

Professor: Minn. state flag offensive because it shows white man working   " The stupid just got a little bit deeper.  According to Judith Harrington, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the Minnesota state flag is offensive because — wait for it — it displays a white man working."
. . . " Forget the Confederate battle flag.  Now we need to remove all references to white people."

Choosing Misery: The Culture of Victimhood and Ingratitude . . . "Not long ago, I happened upon an article on society’s newest scourge – one more aggressive than a microaggression, more fearsome than a raging Bull Connor, and more phallic than a good five-cent cigar – creeping sexism." . . .

SF Shooter Claims Accident, Knew SF Was Sanctuary City . . . "We suspect sanctuary cities have caused a lot more deaths in recent years than any Confederate flags. " . .
Related:  GOP field (except Trump) giving a pass to all four Dem candidates on sanctuary cities support 

CNN’s Jake Tapper Blasts Liberal Media Critics: “I Can’t Help It If The Entire Democratic Field Is White” 

 

LiberalLogic

 D.C. Residents Say Take Down Jefferson Memorial, Rename Washington, D.C.

" CNN anchor Don Lemon recently floated the idea of re-thinking the Jefferson Memorial, dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, since he was a slave owner."

Jimmy Carter: “I Believe That Jesus Would Approve Of Gay Marriage”… 

Hillary Campaign Poetry Slam Celebrates Malcolm X, Racial Violence, Transgender Activism 

 Don't hold your breath waiting for Macy's and NBC to cut ties with S.F. over sanctuary city murderer
"Companies that specialize in self-righteous boycotts realize that a few words from Donald Trump are much worse than policies opening up a city to murderers that repeatedly commit felonies and violate our borders." . . .

The Idea Of Defeating Ideologies With Ideas Is A Bad Idea

Truth Revolt

 

"President Obama today made yet another statement that is sure to follow him for some time. There can be little doubt the President wanted this line to go down as part of his legacy. Just as there is small doubt that the opposition will pin it to him as a negative. Whatever the case, that the statement is completely false is without question, beyond any semblance of doubt."
. . .
 "It is all too easy to ask which better ideas caused Adolf Hitler to blow his own brains out, of course. That guns absolutely defeated the Nazis, that guns were absolutely integral to the soldier in war, should go without saying. But it is also true that Hitler was quite literally defeated by a gun. One in his own hand, placed to his own temple, his own finger on the trigger. That was not a triumph of ideas, though better ideas certainly came of it. It was a triumph of violence. Weapons. War. Enemies are defeated in this way. They always have been.

"And while Nazis aren't the only example, they are definitely the best. Another one a person might think of is slavery. Remember that war? It's kind of been in the news lately." . . .

http://comicallyincorrect.com/

How to vote in Mexico

Hat tip to David Beswick

Putting Greece a slippery slope

With Greece, We're Watching The Revenge Of The Debtors   "Socialism: Indebted nations of the world are applauding the "Oxi" vote against "austerity" in Greece not so much as a victory for the common man, but because they have plans to default on the billions they owe. Brace yourself." . . .
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"Investors around the world have long worried that a default on Greek debt would bring about a bankruptcy contagion that would spread throughout the world and crash international financial markets.
"But now investors may face something worse." . . .

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Media Proclaim Obama’s Glory While Faith in American Institutions Skids to Record Lows

Big Government  "If Jimmy Carter is “history’s greatest monster,” as deemed by the good people of Springfield in “The Simpsons,” then President Obama is “history’s most deluded jester.”

"A considerable majority of Americans tell pollsters that the country is headed in the wrong direction and most blame this president. Faith in American institutions such as the courts, police, and the federal government have skidded to record lows.

"And about the only thing blacks and whites agree upon anymore is that race relations have gotten worse under our first “post-racial” president.

"Yet last week, President Obama was crowned one of the greatest presidents of all time. He was hailed as a hero of uncluttered vision and fearless justice. He shattered the doldrums that have dogged every president’s second term in modern American times.

"The media was in absolute rapture." . . .

Full Disclosure? CNN Anchor Who’ll Interview Hillary Recently Attended Clinton Aide’s Wedding

Mediaite    "So here’s an interesting factoid for those interested in tracking the incessant D.C.-centric co-mingling of journalists and politicians: Brianna Keilar, the CNN reporter who’ll perform the first sit-down interview with Hillary Clinton, recently attended the wedding of the Democratic candidate’s grassroots director.

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"During the wedding of Adam Parkhomenko (Clinton’s current Director of Grassroots Engagement) and Kirby Hoag (Ready for Hillary’s deputy operations director), a former staffer tweeted a photograph of the journalists in attendance. Keilar, who will interview Clinton on Tuesday, is second from the right:

https://twitter.com/sethbringman/status/612429256703000576/photo/1

Communists Don’t Like Him? NY Times Gives Rubio Candidacy More Help

 

Jonathan S. Tobin  "Do the publishers of the New York Times secretly want Marco Rubio to be elected president? The answer to that question is, of course not. The left-wing and partisan Democratic slant of the Grey Lady’s news coverage (not to mention its equally biased and partisan editorial page) in recent years places Rubio squarely in the category of a candidate the paper wishes to stop at all costs. Hence, the series of background stories about Cruz that bore the unmistakable trademarks of hit pieces intended to chip away at his image. But unfortunately for the Times, their previous stories on Rubio— which focused on the speeding tickets he and his wife had received or the fishing boat that was wrongly labeled a “luxury speed boat” — generated an unintended reaction. It wasn’t just that the tickets reinforced his youthful image. The focus on trivial charges was viewed as biased journalism that generated sympathy for the Rubio candidacy among Republicans and seemed to validate his status as a candidate liberals feared." . . . Full article