Monday, October 3, 2016

American Silliness, Oct 3, 2016

Red GuardsStudents Report Profs to Bias Response Team For Voicing Conservative Views  "In one case, a professor stated they believed there are only two genders and did not want to use pronouns such as Ze and Zir. In the second case, a professor said he believed children deserved to be raised by a mother and father, a statement that — after it was reported to campus administrators — prompted the department chair to have a “conversation with the faculty member about the incident,” a campus spokesperson told The College Fix.

Bored Leftists Arguing Over Whether Wonder Woman Was A Bisexual   Good grief.

Kansas University Conservatives Accused Of ‘Violence’ For Using Terms ‘Illegal’ And ‘Black’…  "Via Campus Reform:

University of Kansas leftists shouted down yet another meeting for a potential Young Americans for Freedom chapter, accusing the conservative students of attacking and inciting violence with their ideology.
Students walk out of retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Allen West's speech to protest his use of term ‘radical Islam’  "In response, West wrote an article saying he had been “censored,” called modern college students who seek safe spaces “little cupcakes,” and added:" . . .

Pentagon will now pay for transgender soldiers to have gender reassignment surgery - but retirees and family of service members are not covered  . . . " 'I think this is a gross misuse of military medical dollars,' Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty added. He also complains that military personnel are also getting transgender education which he claims takes up valuable time."

Clerk Asked To Fill Balloons For Cop’s Memorial, Has Infuriating Response



Driving Miss Machado

Awkward: Sanders-Clinton joint appearance canceled in wake of Hillary insulting Sanders supporters as basement dwellers



Thomas Lifson  . . . "Sanders, basking in newfound post-campaign fame and wealth (he just bought his third house for more money than his reported net worth on Senate disclosure forms), has done an awkward shuffle.  He recognizes that the Clintons have all the power in the Democratic Party, for they just kicked his butt despite obvious enthusiasm and support.

"He is trying to have it both ways.
1. “I agree with her
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2. “Of course” it bothers me
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"So rather than sort it out onstage in a joint appearance, they are hoping their friends in the media will ignore the story and it will fade from memory."  

It Finally Happened: Politics Has Ruined Everything Fun

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Peggy Ryan  "Not that long ago, I could get away from the dystopian news environment and relax.  I'd spend my weekends at the movies, chatting with friends over a latte or watching football on my oversized 4K TV, all things that bring a smile, take me away – just good old-fashioned fun.  But one after another, these treasured pastimes have become something else – a reminder of the dark times we live in, another forum for angry political discourse.  In their zeal to control every aspect of our lives, liberal activists have left no stone unturned."

. . . "Will Mickey Mouse boycott his own Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party to make a statement for PETA on rodent rights?  I mean, the trap thing is pretty barbaric. 
"My worst nightmare is that Cinderella, Belle, Elsa, and other princesses could show up in pantsuits, no makeup or jewelry, and unwashed, limp hair, to show that princesses don't have to be dressed in elegant, sparkling gowns or be ethereal to play the part." . . . 

I hate to tell this author, but a recent Disney series has a teen-age bad girl whose last name is 
Breitbart.

From 2008: “Law & Order” Quota: Show’s Producer Mandates 83% of Criminals Must Be White Rich People  . . . "My late father always hated when my mother would put “Law & Order” or one of its spin-offs on the TV. In addition to being a show that frequently vilifies Jews and conservative causes and people–such as evangelical Christians, pro-lifers, and the Minutemen–it mostly elevated Muslims and left-wingers, portraying them as victims and those wrongfully accused of crimes." . . .
Debbie Schlussel.


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Sunday, October 2, 2016

"BOOM: Store Owner Cans NFL Star’s Event Over Anthem Protest" – You Should Love These Two Stories!

Clash Daily   "Sports memorabilia stores RELY on autograph signing events for business and sales. What happens when the athlete scheduled to come dishonors himself, or your country?
"Some might compromise, or explain away that the event has already been scheduled, and can’t be changed. Not Steven Kurtis Martin.
"He was scheduled to have Brandon Marshall (Broncos) come in for autographs. That was before he became a Kaepernick Klone." . . .
Then he heard the story of his grandfather at Bataan in 1940...
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. . . "He was thrown into the hull of a cargo ship called the Taga Maru where he was sandwiched with hundreds of other soldiers without room to even lie down while being hauled to Japan where he was a POW for 3 1/2 years. He was saturated in human sweat, urine and fecal matter for weeks in plus 100 degree heat without food, water or medical care and to this store owner that story is a better use of the word “deplorable”.
"I was at this man’s funeral. I saw the American Flag draped over his coffin. I was there when that folded American Flag was handed to his wife, Mary Ellen Porwoll. I heard that 21 gun salute.
This store owner believes that the simple act of standing during our national anthem is a noble and responsible gesture that salutes our nation and the military that protects it. Now I want to stand up and hear the voice of the American Flag and I need your help.
"I am asking for photos of your loved ones that are veterans, in active service, who have been injured in the line of duty or who have paid the ultimate price. I will post these photos on my store front windows under the banner, “These people have sacrificed for the ideas represented by our flag. We honor them”. . .

Teen Told ‘He’d NEVER Stand Again’ – Then The Nat’l Anthem Started Playing  "Is there a polar opposite to the Kaepernick sideshow? Yes! THIS guy!
"The ‘I won’t stand for the anthem’ story is wearing thin. People who live in America, even though they could afford to live elsewhere are choosing to stay. Because it’s better here." . . .
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How Christians can transform the world

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Mother Earth
Jason & David Benham  "Today, America is not changing from Christian to secular, but from secular to pagan.
"So what are we as Christians supposed to do? How can we live in such a way that we transform the world instead of simply conforming to it?
"First, we can’t forget our history. The early church didn’t have individual liberty in the first through third centuries, and the Romans certainly weren’t bastions of family values. Yet faithful believers flipped the entire Roman world right-side up in 300 years – and they didn’t even have Facebook, Instagram, mega buildings, book deals or cell phones!
"So how did they do it? Well, it wasn’t what they did but who they were that brought the world to Jesus and ultimately birthed an era of freedom that we enjoy today.
"Christians in the early church were called followers of the “Way.” It was the way they lived and went about their daily lives that marked them as distinct and separate from all others. It wasn’t conferences or concerts but a community of believers living in a way that literally blew peoples’ minds and created an appetite in them for the Savior.
"But the Roman Empire tried to stomp them out of existence. Christians refused to worship the emperor because they bowed to another King, whose name was Jesus. Nero, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius and other rulers used force against the faithful, but nothing they did could stop the advancement of the church.
"The same is true today. Before He returns, Jesus will build His church, the devil will make war on the church, and yet the gates of hell will not prevail against the church (Matthew 16:18)." . . .

Tough As Nails Black Leader Shuts Down Hillary With ONE Epic Word

Rebecca Diserio  "Brunell Donald-Kyei is a black attorney and former Democrat, who works and lives in Chicago and also happens to be as tough as nails. After voting for Barack Obama twice, she is sick and tired of broken promises. Now, after stepping up and being named Diversity Outreach vice-chair for Donald Trump, Brunell had something to say to Hillary Clinton, shutting down the Democratic candidate with just one word." . . .



’m a lifelong Democrat. I’ve always voted Democrat. I voted for our president two times, Mr. Barack Obama,” she said. “You know, I believed in him when he said, ‘Yes, we can,’ and ‘You know there’s hope. We can do it together,’ and here it is eight years later; nothing happened.” [via Breibart]
Then, she turned on the liberal media and really blasted their bias for Hillary and the Democrats saying, “Imagine if, during slavery, and during the civil rights movement, and during the times when our country, the Framers were coming about, thinking they were going to make our country free. Imagine if the journalists only told one side of the story. We would still be slaves. Black people would still be slaves, if journalists, if people were not neutral and didn’t just tell the news the way it was.”
However, probably Brunell’s most compelling statement is something all Americans need to consider before they go and vote in November. She told Breitbart:
 " . . .And so I got on the Trump Train immediately, and began supporting Donald Trump.”

James Lovelock on Climate Prediction: “I’ve grown up a bit since then.”

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

A 2005 photograph of James Lovelock, scientist and author best known for the Gaia hypothesis.
A 2005 photograph of James Lovelock, scientist and author 
best known  for the Gaia hypothesis.

"James Lovelock, inventor of the Gaia hypothesis which underpins much of modern environmentalism, now thinks global warming is a religion. He also points out Singapore, one of the warmest cities in the world, is also one of the most desirable places to live.
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"What I find most remarkable is that The Guardian is giving airtime to this climate heresy. Perhaps they are testing the water, to see how readers react.
"After all, it is obvious to anyone remotely objective that the green religion is dying. It won’t take too many more South Australia style renewable energy disasters to completely finish what remains of the credibility of the green movement."

Kaepernick and gratitude

Jim Crow laws were, and are, a terrible stain on this nation's history. Human institutions - our Constitution for example - are usually so much better than the humans themselves.



Lloyd Marcus  "A black relative in his late 50s told me I should be more sympathetic toward Colin Kaepernick's grievances with America; more understanding of young blacks dissing their country.

"I say, “Hogwash!”

"My 88-year-old black dad might have a reason to dis our National Anthem, but not Kaepernick.  Kaepernick is a wealthy bi-racial pro-athlete whom America has been extremely good to. His grievances are rooted in ingratitude and lies promoted by Black Lives Matter.

"Dad told me when he was a young Merchant Marine, after several months at sea their ship arrived at a maritime base in St. Petersburg, Florida. The crew was extremely excited about their much-anticipated shore leave. Then, Dad and his fellow black seaman were told they could not leave the ship due to the town's curfew for blacks. Dad said his outraged fellow black seaman exploded into an endless rant of cussing. Dad said he cried." . . .

Blacks' negative experiences in America are all easily traceable back to their irrational loyalty to Democrats; sleeping with their enemy.


Onlooker repeatedly yells ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ live on Fox News

The Hill  "An onlooker interrupted a Fox News live outdoors shot Saturday, repeatedly yelling “Bill Clinton is a rapist” before being removed by security.
"The incident appeared to be linked to conservative radio host Alex Jones, who on Friday offered $5,000 to any listener who appeared on national TV calling Clinton a rapist.
"The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. as “Fox & Friends” hosts Tucker Carlson, Abby Huntsman and Ed Henry were live from the streets of midtown Manhattan, introducing a segment on a charity event for shelter pets.
"Among the onlookers behind the hosts, a man appearing to be in his twenties climbed a security railing and removed his outer shirt, revealing underneath a t-shirt sold by Jones, which features Clinton’s face above the word “rape.”
"He yelled “Bill Clinton is a rapist” five times, clinging to the security railing as security forces wrestled him out of the shot." . . .

Saturday, October 1, 2016

100 years ago: the Battle of Verdun at Fort Douaumont

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Verdun; from The History Learning Site
The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One. The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. The Battle of Verdun started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th in 1916. It was to make General Philippe Pétain a hero in France.
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"The loss of life and those wounded was huge at Verdun. Reference books frequently give differing figures such was the magnitude of loss. It is probable that an accurate figure will never be known. It is said that the French lost over 360,000 and the Germans nearly 340,000. To relieve the pressure being felt by the French, the British launched the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. It was hoped that a swift British victory here would force the Germans to remove troops from the Verdun area. However, like the French, the British got involved in a battle that was to last months rather than days."

The relation between Verdun and The Somme



Nothing grows there today and it remains a no-go zone


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Fort Douaumont before the battle for Verdun



Fort Douaumont after shelling, 1916


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Fort Douaumont today

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Vin Scully’s Call Of Angel Pagan Body-Slamming A Field Invader Is Amazing



NESN  "Vin Scully calling the game and Pagan taking out a kid who ran into left field. And ending it with "When in SF' "

"It’s moments like these where we’ll miss Vin Scully the most. The 88-year-old retiring Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster was in the booth when L.A. lost to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, and fortunately for us he captured the moment when a few people ran onto the field. The fans ran to position players and handed them white flowers, apparently to raise awareness for an animal rights protest. Giants left fielder Angel Pagan was none too impressed with the antics, luring in one of the field invaders before body-slamming him to the ground. But Scully’s call, which you can hear. . . "