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"Members of the GOP are loudly complaining about Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe's executive order to restore the voting rights of 206,000 felons who are (ahem) "likely Democratic voters" just in time for the general election in November.

"McAuliffe said that the 150 year old law which he unilaterally rescinded was originally put in place to suppress the rights of black voters, suggesting that he thinks the words "black" and "felon" are entirely interchangeable. . .  

"He also suggests that if the GOP is unhappy about this new voting bloc (or cellbloc), they need to "quit complaining and earn ex-felon's votes," perhaps by adopting Hillary's inspiring proposals to get tough on cops, empty the prisons, and send convicted criminals to all-expense-paid colleges where they can use whomever's bathrooms - or showers - they feel like.

"Then again, perhaps in the heat of this tortuous election cycle Hope n' Change is being too cynical. After all, it's not like Governor McAuliffe has any suspicious political ties to Hillary Clinton.

"Well, other than being her Presidential campaign manager in 2008..."

American Silliness April 26, 2016

Michelle Obama Lunch Rules Bans Frosted Flakes In Daycare Centers…  . . . "The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service issued a final ruleMonday that will affect more than 3 million kids in daycare centers across the country. The regulation will only allow daycare centers to serve juice once a day, will ban fried foods, and encourages centers to not add honey to a child’s yogurt." . . .

Remember when Presidents talked about the ‘shining city on the hill’ and not letting men in the girls room?

Melissa Click: Mizzou Fired Me Because I’m White   "I’m a white lady. I’m an easy target." 

 "Remember Melissa Click, the University of Missouri professor who lost her job after assaulting a student on camera and asking for some “muscle” to help get rid of him? According to Click, her dismissal from Mizzou wasn’t because she attacked a student in a pathetic bid to shut down free speech. Nope. Click says she was fired for being white." . . .

The president shouldn’t be meeting with celebrity thugs  . . . "Student senator: Picture of gun is threat to 'black mental and emotional health'

"The Obamas have two young daughters. How can they welcome such guests into “the people’s house' ” . . .

Student senator: Picture of gun is threat to 'black mental and emotional health'
"Ochiagha continues, “My Black Mental and Emotional Health Matters. I shouldn’t be reminded every time I leave my dorm room of how easy my life can be taken away, or how many Black lives have been taken away because of police brutality. This is emotionally triggering for very obvious reasons."

Barack Obama and the end of the Anglosphere

Financial Times

"The crucial point is that he is America’s first Pacific president"

. . . "Still, any Brits who feel nostalgic for the Anglosphere, and a little resentful about Mr Obama’s “back of the queue” comments, might reflect how much they still benefit from the cultural power of the US. The traditional Anglosphere may be in disrepair. But a different sort of Anglosphere has emerged in Brussels, with English now the common language of the EU institutions."

The writer does not expand on Mr. Obama's view of Britain as the colonizer of Africa, including Kenya. Perhaps this explains his disdain for Winston Churchill .

Muslims Fail to Prove Islam is a Religion of Peace in Debate

Answers in Insanity, a site that promotes atheism. Oct 18, 2015

"Zeba Khan and Maajid Nawaz debate against Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Douglas Murray to try and prove that Islam is a religion of peace. Spoiler alert: they fail miserably, and that''s not just my bias, that's how the audience actually felt. The only thing Zeba and Maajid proved was that they wish and hope that Islam will become a religion of peace.

"Note: The only parts cut from the debate were the long introduction before the moderator first starts speaking and instances where the moderator repeated the name of the debate and all the debaters, which he did several times. You will see a cut at about 52 minutes in where Maajid is just finishing a sentence. Nothing that he said was cut. After he says "camp" the video cut to the audience and the moderator started announcing the debate information again.

"Otherwise, even the questions and answers have been left in at the end.

Barack Obama, guardian of the US-British relationship

"President Obama admitted at a British press conference Friday that the U.S. and Great Britain will always be joined at the hip in the Special Relationship. He conceded that our cultural, historical and blood ties are so strong that nothing could ever separate our two countries. He’s tried everything."

Comedian Argus Hamilton. 

Take another look at the audience at Barack Obama’s ‘town hall’ meeting in London. Is this a portrait of Britain you recognise?

"RICHARD LITTLEJOHN argues the Obamas are desperate to provide a certain agenda whenever they visit Britain"

. . . "But even so. And before the usual, brain-dead suspects start bouncing up and down, screaming ‘raaay-cist!’, let me make it abundantly clear that I am not criticising any individual in the hand-picked audience." . . .
 . . . "They were hardly going to turn down an opportunity to be in the same room as the President of the United States, although I suspect they wouldn’t have been quite so keen to get up close and personal with George W. Bush.

"What a motley crew, though. It made your average BBC Question Time audience look balanced. Needless to say, there was the obligatory number of women in Islamic headgear, without which no televised gathering can be broadcast.

"The President was introduced on Saturday not by the democratically elected Mayor of London, as one might have expected, but by 21-year-old Khadija Najefi, a political science graduate who has recently been working as a volunteer at the Jungle camp in Calais, from where thousands of migrants have been attempting to enter Britain illegally."

And of course, his visit to Saudi Arabia was not a triumphal tour either, as this Brit discusses:

John Oliver Mocks President Obama’s Saudi Arabia Trip
. . . "As Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver made clear Sunday night, the President got a chilly reception, from being snubbed at the airport right on down to the Saudi version of a C-Span cameraman who was filming the summit." . . .

Winners or Whiners?

"The biggest surprise among the Democrats is Bernie Sanders, and among the Republicans is Donald Trump. Although they are each seeking to be put in charge of the nation's government, does anyone know -- or care -- what their actual track record in government has been?"

Thomas Sowell

. . . "Although they are each seeking to be put in charge of the nation's government, does anyone know ­­ or care ­­ what their actual track record in government has been? Trump of course has no track record at all in government. If Sanders has anything to show for his many years in Congress, no one seems to know what it is. But both are great at rhetoric."

 

"Hillary Clinton's biggest selling point is that she has lots of "experience" in government, having been a Senator and a Secretary of State. But what she actually accomplished in those roles gets remarkably little attention. The foreign policies under Secretary Clinton have led to one disaster after another, whether in the Middle East, in Ukraine, or in North Korea. Where are her successes?

"The Republicans began this primary election campaign with a number of candidates who did have track records as governors that could have been examined, debated and critiqued. But Donald Trump's rhetoric and antics got the lion's share of the attention." . . .

"Partly this was due to the media's obsession with Donald Trump. But the public shares responsibility for the triumph of glitter over substance, because polls repeatedly showed that the public was far more attracted to the glitter.

"The current angry outcries because there was no primary vote in Colorado to choose delegates, supposedly because "the system" was "rigged" against Donald Trump, is only the latest sign of a widespread lack of interest in facts.

"The Colorado rules were there before the time for delegates to be chosen. If Donald Trump did not bother to learn those rules, or to hire people to keep on top of such things, that was his fault."

 

Cartoons added by TD

Op-Ed: Hypocrisy: In UK Obama did exactly what he ripped Netanyahu for doing

Arutz Sheva . . .

"Let me repeat this is a decision for the people of the United Kingdom to make. I am not here to fix any votes. I am not casting a vote myself. I am offering my opinion and in democracies everybody should want more information, not less, people shouldn’t be afraid to hear an argument being made. That is not a threat."

"Funny though, that is not how Obama reacted when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited to speak to congress about the P5+1 Iran deal. He didn’t say, because he lived in Iran’s neighborhood, Netanyahu was offering his opinion, and "in democracies everybody should want more information, not less, people shouldn’t be afraid to hear an argument being made." Obama saw it as a threat.

"When Bibi came to DC, both Obama and Secretary of State Kerry refused to meet with him, and pressured his fellow Democrats to boycott the Netanyahu speech to the joint session of congress.

"Heck one Obama supporter in congress, basically told Netanyahu that if he didn’t agree with the deal, he should stick to speaking to the Jooos:

Small Number of Muslims Backing Trump See Past His Bluster

ABC News  "As a Donald Trump supporter, Nedal Tamer feels he's in the minority among Muslim-Americans, comfortable with his choice yet somewhat confounded that he doesn't have more company.

"Small numbers of Muslims find comfort, not concern, in Trump's strong stance on immigrants. They see it as proof that the Republican presidential front-runner could better contain extremists than other candidates.

" 'People have the wrong idea, even Arabs and Muslims," said Tamer, 40, who works in real estate and construction and lives in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, which is known for its large Arab and Muslim population. "I like the fact that he's a little nuts. He's got the good heart, he cares about America."

"The discomfort that many Muslims have with the outspoken billionaire businessman comes from his suggestion that Muslims be banned from entering the United States. Trump also has said the U.S. should stop the flow of refugees from countries where the Islamic State group has a significant presence. For some, it's hardest to reconcile Trump's statement that "Islam hates the West."

"The Associated Press spoke to a number of Muslims who back Trump, some of whom declined to be interviewed.

"Tamer was born in Lebanon and immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1990s from the United Arab Emirates. He said Trump is speaking about extremists, such as the Islamic State group and those it inspires, not all followers of the religion.

"Many times, Trump has said, 'Not all Muslims' — he's not talking about all Muslims," said Tamer, a Republican. "He says there are certain people. ... We've seen what's happening. I don't think anybody would agree with what ISIS is doing," Tamer said, using an acronym for the extremist group. "He says, 'We have to stop ISIS now, immediately.' "

"In heavily Arab and Muslim Dearborn, many support Democrat Bernie Sanders, and people in those communities helped turn the tide toward him last month in the state's primary. Sally Howell, an associate professor at University of Michigan-Dearborn and author of several books on Arabs and Muslims in Detroit, described them as a small demographic overall but certainly a factor in Sanders' Michigan victory over rival Hillary Clinton. It helped that he came to Dearborn to court them." . . .

Queen: Obama’s ‘Over The Top’ Copters Wrecked My Garden

This man humiliates America every time he goes out.

Townhall

"The Queen banned Obama from landing a dozen helicopters at Windsor Castle because last time he visited six of them ruined the lawn. The 90-year-old monarch is said to have told aides the helicopters were ‘over the top’ and they would be limited to three.

"US Secret Service claimed it needed all twelve so agents could be in close proximity to the President when he came to the castle on Friday. The service also demanded to post guards inside the private dinner with the Queen and Obama, presumably to prevent the pensioner attacking the President.

"Commenting on the three helicopter limit an insider told the Daily Star newspaper: “Various US aides said that wouldn’t be possible. The President has a small army of Secret Service agents who follow him all over.

“ 'They said they needed to be within reach of the President at all times. They also wanted guards posted inside the dining hall when he had lunch with the Queen. But Her Majesty refused to back down and said, ‘three helicopters only’." . . .

In her last 270 days as First Lady, can't this professional victim ever say an uplifting thing?

Mrs. Obama should know better  "Welcome to the last 270 days, and here comes Mrs. Obama.    

"During a school speech, First Lady Obama decided to attack the people of Mississippi and their elected officials.  This is from the Daily Mail of the U.K.  . . . 

"It is demagogic because she is not offering any solutions other than making noise.  Has she actually spoken to African-Americans about men using women's bathrooms?  It's easy to make noise about this issue when your own daughters will never use a public restroom without security around or attend a public school.

"It is irresponsible because it shows the Democrats' desperation.  They are down to gender, racism, or whatever other card to get voters excited about Mrs. Clinton.  There is a lot of youthful excitement on their side, but it's about Senator Sanders, not Mrs. Clinton.

"The last 270 days will be tough to take.  My guess is that President Obama knows that there is not much of a legacy, from a collapsing Obamacare to the mess in the Middle East to the events we just watched in London.    

"Yes, the Obamas will go out with a bang, but not a very classy one at all."   By Silvio Canto, Jr.

Michelle’s Historically Black Attempt to Malign Mississippi
. . . "In the end, Michelle’s anti-freedom/ averse-to-equality rant are just more drivel issuing forth from a woman who, together with her subversive spouse, profess love for America and adherence to the Christian faith, but exhibit neither. 

"Instead, in an effort to destabilize the Constitution, disparage Biblical values, and chop away at conventional social mores, every year, Michelle “turns up like a bad penny” at historically black commencement ceremonies where she attempts to stir up racial divisiveness and gain political points by playing the victim card.

"At the end of the day, Mrs. Obama can be counted upon to defend against intolerance by speaking prejudicially against the foundational principles held dear by great historical figures such as the Christian freedom fighter about to be memorialized on the front of the $20 bill."

Hat tip to American Thinker

Frontiers of 'white privilege': good grammar is now ‘racist’ .

This should have been filed under "American Silliness".  If this becomes taught as conventional wisdom, we will see America on the downgrade.

Thomas Lifson
"There is open racism being spouted around the world, a good chunk of it out the lips of leftists who conceive of themselves as social justice warriors, progressive champions of the oppressed, or other such blather. To them, black people (or any other designated group they are trying to “help”) are simply incapable of meeting the same standards as whites (or Asians, who are usually accorded by the left the same status that Apartheid-era South Africa accorded them when visiting from overseas trade partners: honorary whites). 

"Consider Mona Chalabi, an editor of the iconic leftwing British newspaper, The Guardian, who believes that having good grammar and correcting others is racist, an expression of “white privilege.”

"The notion that nonwhites cannot command good grammar is racist to the core.  And the idea that grammar rules are simply optional based on race is a recipe for imprecise communication, aka misunderstanding."

Jerry Brown goes dictator on climate change

Richard Henry Lee  "With a stroke of his pen, Governor Jerry Brown (D) issued an executive order to extend California’s onerous climate change regulations, but the independent legislative counsel found he exceeded his authority.
"Like Obama, Brown also uses his pen to push his agenda when the legislature does not act.  A group of moderate Democrats has joined with Republicans and business groups to thwart tougher climate change legislation.  In response, Brown issued an executive order last year.  "The News Release announcing the order states:

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 - the most aggressive benchmark enacted by any government in North America to reduce dangerous carbon emissions over the next decade and a half.

"Note that Brown “enacted” the benchmark, which somehow leaves out any action by the legislature.
"According to an AP story in the Washington Times:

The top lawyer for the California Legislature says Gov. Jerry Brown exceeded his authority when he issued an executive order imposing what he called the most aggressive carbon-emission reductions in North America, aligning California with the European Union’s aggressive climate change standards.
The opinion by Legislative Counsel Diane Boyer-Vine does not curtail Brown’s authority to continue implementing the greenhouse gas reduction plan, but it suggests a lawsuit challenging them could be successful.

"Brown’s executive order cites the emergency powers of the governor under Government Code 8567 and 8571 as the authority to extend the climate regulations.  These powers are designed to respond to immediate threats such as floods, earthquakes or fires.  The governor, however, takes an expansive view of his authority, which, if not challenged, could be used for almost any purpose.
"The executive order stands at this time, but someone with staying power could challenge it in court to put the brakes on Brown’s expansive executive authority."