‘I’m Just Asking a Question’: Rush Limbaugh Reveals What He’s ‘Always Wondered’ About Obama

Admiration for Rev. Wright, perhaps?

The Blaze  "Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh asked aloud on his radio program Thursday why President Barack Obama made the choice to become a Christian.

"Limbaugh, referencing the president’s recent trip to a Baltimore mosque this week, argued Obama is “constantly talking [Islam] up.”

“ 'President Obama is routinely defending it, talking it up, promoting it,” Limbaugh contended, according to anonline transcript posted to his official website.

“He talks about how awesome Islam is all the time, one of the most beautiful sounds he’s ever heard is the morning call to prayer in an Islamic country,” the radio show host added. “He says it’s the most peaceful, most giving religion out there, that the mosque called a prayer one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. And, at the same time, he’s out there, and look what he says about Christians. He says he is one. Look, he talks about ‘em as bitter clingers and they hold on to their guns when they’re nervous.”

"Limbaugh then revealed his question.

“ 'My question is, given all this, why did he choose to become a Christian? I’ve always wondered that,” he told his audience. “He’s such a defender and promoter of Islam, and, on the other hand, he and his party are constantly denigrating Christians. I don’t care what the issue is, whether it’s guns, whether it’s gay marriage, any cultural or social issue, or the bitter clinger comments. I’ve always wondered about this.”

"The radio host argued he was “not saying anything.”

“ 'I’m just asking a question,” he insisted." . . .

Rush transcript:  Why Did Obama Become a Christian?  

. . . "How did he end up choosing Reverend Wright's church, given his public statements on all this? " . . .

What if GOP Candidates escorted Carly Fiorina on to the debate stage?

Kemberlee Kaye at Legal Insurrection  "Carly gets a bum deal"

"Thursday night, ABC announced the lineup for tomorrow’s New Hampshire debate. Carly Fiorina was left off the roster.

"To put it politely — Carly got royally screwed.

"For the first time this primary season there will be no undercard debate, leaving Fiorina and Gilmore the only candidates unable to participate in the network’s pre-New Hampshire primary debate.

"Fiorina placed higher in the Iowa Caucus than two other approved debate contenders — Governors Chris Christie and John Kasich. . . . 

"The Washington Post‘s Phillip Bump has the best illustration of the polling breakdown:

Bill Clinton: If Hillary Is Elected She Will Get Between One And Three Supreme Court Appointments…

Weasel Zippers

"(Shudder) 

"Via WISTV:

With us being just several weeks away now from South Carolina’s Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton wasn’t in town Wednesday, but her husband was.

The former president took the stage a little early Wednesday night and spoke for about thirty minutes to the supportive crowd. He said Hillary Clinton, if elected, would practice inclusive politics.

“She is clearly the best qualified person to be president I have ever had the chance to vote for and ask you to vote for.”

The last time President Bill Clinton was reportedly in Columbia was in 2012 when he delivered a commencement speech at Columbia College. It was his first trip to Allen University since 2000. And the 42nd president, naturally, had nothing but praise for his wife, who’s battling for the Democratic nomination for president.

Clinton narrowly won the Iowa Caucus on Monday but her chances in New Hampshire are much slimmer with her challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders, leading in the polls.

Political experts say that’s why South Carolina will be important to her.

“One of the reasons you ought to vote for Hillary is the next president’s going to get between one and three appointments to the United States Supreme Court, and we can change a lot of that.” . . .

Did you know there was a Hillary-Bernie debate last night?

"The debate is the last before Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, and Sanders holds a big lead in polls in the state."  The article below.

Clinton, Sanders Get Heated During Democratic Debate   . . . "In her opening statement, the former secretary of state attacked Sanders, saying she is “not making promises that I cannot keep” and that his numbers “just don’t add up.”

"She said she doesn’t want to “plunge” the nation into another contentious debate over health care and thinks college should be affordable, not free.

"Sanders countered that Clinton was willing to settle for less than Americans deserve." . . . I appreciate her point of view here.

Jerusalem Post: Clinton goes on attack against Sanders in combative presidential debate  . . . "She also disputed the establishment label, saying it was "quite amusing" to accuse "a woman, running to be the first woman president, as the establishment.' " . . . Victimhood again?

Hillary And Bernie Catfight: Hillary Accuses Bernie Of ‘Smear’ About Her Being ‘Bought’

"Gee, I wonder why anyone would think that?
"Via NY Post:

In by far their most personal exchange of the campaign, Hillary Clinton lashed out during Thursday night’s Democratic debate at what she called Bernie Sanders’ “innuendo” and “insinuation” that her Wall Street speaking fees and donations mean she’s bought.

“I think it’s time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out,” Clinton said.

Some in the audience at the University of New Hampshire in Durham booed at the attack. Sanders seemed taken aback, saying, “Ooohh, c’mon.” . . .

Young Bernie fans waking up to suspect Iowa Caucuses were stolen by Hillary

Thomas Lifson  "All is proceeding exactly as I hoped. The naïve and idealistic young supporters of Bernie Sanders are getting more and more evidence that the fix is in for Hillary Clinton, a corrupt, unappealing rich woman whose wealth comes from favor-seeking moneyed interests.  It looks very much as though the Iowa Caucuses vote counting was rigged.

"First, the Des Moines Register, which endorsed Hillary, announced that “something smelled” and called for an audit:" 

More on this here.

Now, for a brief pause to insert this from HopeNChange:

Now back to our program in progress:

Dr. Andy McGuire, chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party, refused Sanders' people's request for help in an audit of Iowa caucus results.)

"It didn’t take long to discover that this same party official is driving around the Hawkeye state in a car with the vanity license plate “HRC 2016' ”  

The Iowa Democratic party chair who is refusing to release raw vote totals from Monday’s state caucuses is a long-time Hillary Clinton supporter who donated to the politician’s various campaigns and who reportedly drives a Buick with the license plate “HRC 2016.”

(See here: The Iowa Democratic Party Chair Refusing To Review Caucus Results Is A HUGE Hillary Supporter)

. . . "Even if Bernie wins New Hampshire and does better than expected in South Carolina, the Democratic Party elders will continue the thumb-on-the-scale behavior. If Hillary continues to collapse, they will rig the convention in Philadelphia.

"It is shaping up as a rerun of 1968, when the Chicago Democratic National Convention was a debacle that divided and dispirited the party. Instead of anti-war extremists, this time it is socialism extremists. If you think disillusioned young people would still show up and pull the lever for down ticket Democrats, you have not spent much time on college campuses.  

"Of course, an indictment of Hillary could prevent this prospective train wreck. Hmmm. Something for Valerie Jarrett to ponder."  

Weasel Of The Week!! – 02/04/16

Noisy Room  "Once again, It’s time to present this week’s Statuette of Shame, The Golden Weasel!!

"Every Tuesday, the Council nominates some of the slimiest, most despicable characters in public life for some deed of evil, cowardice or corruption they’ve performed. Then we vote to single out one particular Weasel for special mention, to whom we award the Statuette of Shame, our special, 100% plastic Golden Weasel. This week’s nominees were all slimy and despicable, but the votes are in and we have our winner… the envelope please… yes,it’s…"

"UN Secretary General, Human Jellyfish And Terrorism Apologist Ban-Ki-Moon!!"

 . . . "Ban Ki-Moon decided to give a speech last week entitled, “Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East.” It had 52 paragraphs, three about Lebanon, and two about Syria – one about refugees and one about the Golan. The rest of it was a screed aimed at Israel. Nothing about Iran, or about ISIS . Nothing about Saudi Arabia’s mass killings of civilians in Yemen, nothing about Egypt or Libya. Not a mention of the Kurds.

"Ban’s entire speech basically stated that if Israel uprooted 500,000 of its citizens, divided Jerusalem and gave the part with the Jewish Holy sites to the Arabs whom call themselves ‘Palestinians’ and retreated to indefensible borders there would be peace in the entire region. But wait there’s more. Ban Ki-Moon also rationalized the murder of Jews, attributing the terrorist attacks deliberately incited by unelected dictator Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to “Palestinian frustration.' ” . . .

The perils of Hillary

"Hillary Clinton was relieved to declare victory in Iowa Monday after a razor-thin victory over Bernie Sanders. The voting was so close that Hillary won six precincts by winning all six coin flips to break the tie. She was able to obtain that trick quarter from the New England Patriots just in time."  Comedian Argus Hamilton

Hillary Clinton still feels persecuted by the 'vast right wing conspiracy'  "Hillary [Clinton] was asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper during last night's Democratic town hall if she still believed in a "vast right wing conspiracy" working against her.  The answer she gave is fairly chilling if you care whether the next president of the United States is a paranoid loon." . . .  Rick Moran

Powell says his email use was 'a lot different' than Clinton's  "Former Secretary of State Colin Powell pushed back on attempts Thursday to liken his infrequent use of a personal email address more than a decade ago to Hillary Clinton´s exclusive reliance on a private server when she held the State Department´s top position. "It´s a lot different from what the rest of us were doing and what Mrs. Clinton is doing," Powell, a Republican appointee, told NBC. Powell spoke after a top House Democrat revealed in a public letter the discovery that Powell had received two classified emails in his private inbox while serving as secretary of state."  Lucianne

Hilariously, Bernie supporters are now calling for election monitors at future primaries to prevent voter fraud from Hillary supporters and the DNC.   HopeNChangeCartoons

Branco Cartoon – Feel The Burn   "Whatever it takes."

PARIS ATTACK LEADER SAID HE SLIPPED IN WITH 90 EXTREMISTS

The Associated Press.   "The Belgian who led the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris bragged that he slipped into France with a group of 90 extremists from Europe and the Middle East, according to testimony from the woman who tipped police to his location.

"In an interview aired Thursday by RMC television and confirmed by her lawyer, the woman identified only as Sonia said Abdelhamid Abaaoud was proud of the attack that killed 130 people.

"The 42-year-old woman was with Abaaoud's female cousin on Nov. 15 when the younger woman got a call from a Belgian number. It was Abaaoud, asking for a hideout.

"The two women drove to a deserted industrial road outside Paris and Abaaoud came out of a bush. It was at that moment she realized who he was, according to her testimony. What followed is Abaaoud's only known conversation about the attacks and their aftermath - with a woman so horrified and angered by the bloodshed that she challenged him repeatedly." . . .

Woman who turned in Paris attack ringleader feels 'abandoned'

. . . "I saw that he was proud of himself, that he wasn't scared of anyone."

"- 'Cut off from the world' -

"Sonia said she had received little support from the state in changing her identity for security purposes and was afraid for her safety, even though she had police protection.

"Since turning in Abaaoud, Sonia has lived in limbo. Although she has been given a false name, she claims she has not been given documentation to support it.

" 'I have no life, no social life, no job, no friends, no family. I have been cut off from the world," she said." . . . Via Drudge

Obama Hid “Jesus” at Catholic University – But Allows “Allah” to Be Widely Displayed During Islamic Center Speech

Mosque Obama Visited Under FBI Surveillance Starting in 2010  . . . In 2010, the Islamic Society of Baltimore was placed under FBI surveillance following the arrest of one of its members. The member had been planning to bomb an Army recruiting center near the mosque in Catonsville." . . .

The Gateway Pundit

"Barack Obama hid the Jesus symbol during his speech at Georgetown."

"But Obama allowed the word “Allah” to be widely displayed during his first speech at a US Islamic Center."

"From declaring that the United States is no longer a Christian nation to denying Syrian Christians entry into the country President Obama’s distaste for the followers of Jesus are as obvious as the nose on your face. But with less than a year left in his Presidency Obama hasn’t given up on dissing Christians at every opportunity.

"For example, President Obama gave a speech at a mosque in the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday. While standing in front of a glass wall where the word “Allah” was written 99 times in Arabic calligraphy, the President took a stab at Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump by stating there was “inexcusable anti-Islamic rhetoric in the political sphere.” The White House staff were even gifted Qurans at the event (picture below):

"What makes this entire event a slap in the face to Christians is that while giving a speech at Georgetown University in 2012 the White House told the Catholic school to cover up all religious signs and symbols, including the small letters IHS displayed inside the triangular pediment directly behind and above where the President would stand since the 3 letters signify the name of Jesus Christ (pictured top left)." . . .

New Obama regulation: White males lose, lawyers and Democrats win

Thomas Lifson  "Last Friday, a new regulation was proposed by the Obama administration that will make it harder and more expensive for employers to hire and promote white males, enrich class action lawyers, and do absolutely nothing to accomplish the ostensible goal of raising the pay of women relative to men.
"Betsy McCaughey explains in the New York Post:

Claiming women aren’t getting paid enough, President

Obama wants to make it easier to accuse employers of gender discrimination and hit them with class-action lawsuits. A new regulation proposed on Friday will require all employers with 100 or more workers to report how much their workforce is paid, broken down by race and gender.
The rule, slated to go into effect in September 2017, will cause headaches for employers and anyone — man or woman — who works hard and expects to get ahead based on merit. The winners are federal bean counters, class-action lawyers and the Democratic Party, which is playing up the gender “wage gap” as usual during this election year.

. . . 
"The new regs will make it risky to hire or promote white males.

"Your employer will have to lump workers into 12 salary bands.  If you’re a white male up for a raise, but the band above yours already includes too many while males, tough luck.  Your boss will be pressured to give the raise to a woman or minority to avoid triggering EEOC scrutiny.

"This data collection is a godsend for EEOC regulators looking for targets, and it hands class-action lawyers the statistics they need on a silver platter.

"Even worse: the presumption is that the employer discriminates, unless proven otherwise:" . . .

Muslim Women Protest Obama's Baltimore Mosque Visit

The Investigative Project on Terrorism  "President Obama'sappearance Wednesday at the Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) drew a small band of protesters, and their issue might come as a surprise.

"A group of Muslim women and their supporters stood"as close [to the mosque] as the Secret Service allows to protest the separate and unequal standards inside and advocate for equal rights."

"One of the protesters, writer Ify Okoye, used to pray at the ISB but left after unsuccessfully challenging its treatment of women. She took pictures in 2010, showing women relegated to partitioned, drab prayer spaces compared to the wide open space reserved for men.

"In a column published Wednesday morning, Okoye and journalist Asra Nomani explained that at the ISB, "women and girls are usually segregated, unable to see the imam unless they peek over the balcony's edge." Women's prayer space is comparable to a hockey penalty box, they wrote." . . .

Norway: making a huge mistake

Bloviating Zeppelin  "Norway is about to make a massive mistake.

It is committed to disarming its civilian police officers.

"From the UK Independent.com:

This European country is about to disarm all its police . . . 
Police in Norway will no longer carry guns.The country has announced that the armament of its police officers, which began in 2014, will cease “as soon as possible” after it was deemed no longer necessary.Plans to stop issuing officers with guns were announced last November but were postponed after the terror attacks in Paris.

"Allow me to interject briefly for a moment.  This is a perfect example of a

GOWP mindset and belief system.  The whole 1800s disproven and doddering “if we disarm they’ll disarm” thingie.  . . .   Brilliant idea.

"Except that apparently you Brits and Norwegians failed to read your own article.  You know, the part above where it says “Plans to stop issuing officers with guns were announced last November but were postponed after the terror attacks in Paris.

“Postponed after the terror attacks in Paris.”Here in Yankdom, that’s called a “clue.' ”