Month: July 2013
Ben Carson: Stop Rush to Judgment on Zimmerman Verdict
Calling the reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict a “frenzy” and “polarization,” Dr. Ben Carson urged people to pause and look at all the facts in the case before rushing to judgment.
“I think it would do us all well to step back and do something that I always suggest before rushing to judgment: Put yourself in the place of the individuals involved,” the former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends.”
“We need to be saying, ‘What can we learn from this?’ rather than allowing ourselves to be whipped into a frenzy with no evidence from what I can see, that this was preplanned or that there was malicious intent,” said Carson, who became well-known politically after challenging President Barack Obama’s economic policies at a prayer breakfast earlier this year.
Carson added, “None of us knows what we would do if somebody is getting the best of us in a fight and we have a gun. There are a lot of implications here that need to be talked about.”
Saying the term “racist” was thrown around too easily, Carson suggested taking a step back, saying, “We really should look at all the facts before we start impugning people with that name.”
Carson, who is black, also addressed use of the term white Hispanic — which some media outlets are calling Zimmerman — saying it was “hilarious,” and said, “Why don’t we call Obama a white African-American? This is craziness. Why do we get so involved in superficial words when we should be looking much deeper at people and at situations?”
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Holder you say..? Here we go again..
Yet Another Federal Scandal…
Published Tue, Jul 16th, 2013 Marty Biancuzzo, Senior Political Analyst
“Not guilty.”
The two most debated words of the week.
For the past year, the George Zimmerman trial has sparked a nationwide debate over racial profiling versus self-defense… and more specifically, Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law.
Over the weekend, a Florida jury comprised of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder. Because he was viewed as a community watchman just doing his job – protecting himself and his neighbors – they deemed his actions justifiable.
But amidst the highlypublicized trial, something else was taking place below the radar. You see, recently published documents reveal that there is a guilty party here. But it’s not George Zimmerman, and it’s not Trayvon Martin…
It’s a key member of the Obama administration. And it looks like he’s caught up in yet another scandal.
The Usual Suspect
Well, well, well… Who could’ve ever seen this coming?
Obama’s main henchman, Eric Holder, has been caught red-handed again.
Of course, I’m being sarcastic. My esteemed colleague, Floyd Brown, smelled the stench of corruption all over this guy long ago. In fact, on behalf of Capitol Hill Daily, he outright called for Holder’s resignation.
And following the slew of recent scandals, the majority of American citizens called for Holder’s resignation too – including Democrats.
But Holder is far too pompous and much too arrogant to ever consider leaving office… even if just about the entire nation demands it.
He’s the poster boy for just how out of control big government can become.
And let me tell you something. If you aren’t concerned about how sweeping Obama’s government has become, you should be…
Fueling the Fire
There’s an arm of the U.S. Justice Department called the Community Relations Service (CRS) – a division created by the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The CRS is meant to act as the community “peacemaker” in times of racial tension and conflict.
It’s the only Federal agency dedicated to preventing racial tension by restoring community stability and harmony. And it turns out that Holder has his own definition of what CRS should be used for.
You see, I got my hands on official CRS document… And what I found is utterly deplorable.
The document implies that the DOJ spent U.S. taxpayer dollars on the organization and implementation of anti-George Zimmerman rallies.
According to the documents, the DOJ’s CRS unit was first deployed to Sanford, Florida from March 25-27,2012 to work protests, marches, demonstrations and anti-Zimmerman rallies.
These were the protests that occurred directly after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin…
The protests that were openly hostile towards George Zimmerman…
The protests that ignited racial tension by pinning a Latino man against an entire African American community while comparing the murder to several acts of white-on-black violence…
The protests that rallied leading figures like Reverend Al Sharpton and Black Panther groups to help further the racial hostility… all on taxpayer dime.
Salaries not included, the DOJ spent close to $10,000 for the rallies. A drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, but the issue is far from how much money was spent.
The issue is about the brazen assumption by federal officials that taxpayers would want their money spent towards fueling race riots.
It’s about the audacious politicizing of a man on trial as a means to skew public opinion.
This is a clear violation of the entire concept of due process – an essential right.
And it’s about the scary reality that We the People are so easily manipulated by widespread government reach.
Keep in mind that this was never a race-related issue. The media and the DOJ awakened that conversation. This was always an issue over self-defense and whether George Zimmerman’s actions truly reflected protection or unnecessary murder.
It’s yet another example of the administration’s desire to control public opinion and further its own agenda. The government now literally pays to rally up passionate acts of protest against the concept of self-defense.
From day one, Obama and his crew have aggressively fought against gun ownership… against your right to protect yourself. Now the message out of Washington seems to be the desire to disarm citizens.
Why else would a division of government meant for “preventing racial tension and restoring ethnic harmony,” pour a bucket of gasoline on a small fire?
Why else would Eric Holder still be employed?
Your eyes on the Hill,
Martin Biancuzzo
http://www.capitolhilldaily.com/2013/07/george-zimmerman-crs-scandal/
Decorated Fighter Pilot Speaks Up About Benghazi
F-16Go Colonel “Hands” Ooo Yah!
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Alan Clemmons
I received the following email from a friend regarding Benghazi. What a shameful American moment…Paris (France), June 13, 2013I would say every US fighter pilot, retired or on active duty, knows that Panetta and Dempsey both are full of crap when they said there was no time to send help to Benghazi. They claim it was a problem of “time/space.” All my friends and I said, “Bullshit.” We know they could have gotten F-16s there from Aviano.”Hands” Handley is a well-respected USAF fighter pilot. Here is his short resume and what he just wrote about Benghazi below that. If anything, Handley is pessimistic in his timeline of when F-16s could have reached Benghazi. I think they could have been airborne even sooner and turned quicker at Sig. The decision to not try was not based on capability. We had the operational capability in every way.
I hope Handley’s taxes are in order. His IRS audit is forthcoming.
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Eagle Biography
Colonel Phil “Hands” Handley
Colonel Phil “Hands” Handley is credited with the highest speed air- to-air gun kill in the history of aerial combat. He flew operationally for all but 11 months of a 26-year career, in aircraft such as the F-86 Sabre, F-15 Eagle, and the C-130A Hercules. Additionally, he flew 275 combat missions during two tours in Southeast Asia in the F- 4D and F-4E. His awards include 21 Air Medals, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Silver Star.
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Betrayal in Benghazi
Phil “Hands” Handley Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
The combat code of the US Military is that we don’t abandon our dead or wounded on the battlefield. In US Air Force lingo, fighter pilots don’t run off and leave their wingmen. If one of our own is shot down, still alive and not yet in enemy captivity, we will either come to get him or die trying.
Among America’s fighting forces, the calm, sure knowledge that such an irrevocable bond exists is priceless. Along with individual faith and personal grit, it is a sacred trust that has often sustained hope in the face of terribly long odds.
The disgraceful abandonment of our Ambassador and those brave ex-SEALs who fought to their deaths to save others in that compound is nothing short of dereliction-of-duty.
Additionally, the patently absurd cover-up scenario that was fabricated in the aftermath was an outright lie in an attempt to shield the President and the Secretary of State from responsibility.
It has been over eight months since the attack on our compound in Benghazi. The White House strategy, with the aid of a “lap dog” press has been to run out the clock before the truth is forthcoming. The recent testimonies of the three “whistle blowers” have reopened the subject and hopefully will lead to exposure and disgrace of those responsible for this embarrassing debacle. It would appear that the most recent firewall which the Administration is counting on is the contention “that there were simply no military assets that could be brought to bear in time to make a difference” mainly due to the unavailability of tanker support for fighter aircraft.
This is simply BS, regardless how many supposed “experts” the Administration trot out to make such an assertion.
The bottom line is that even if the closest asset capable of response was half-way around the world, you don’t just sit on your penguin ass and do nothing.
The fact is that the closest asset was not half-way around the world, but as near as Aviano Air Base, Italy where two squadrons of F-16Cs are based.
Consider the following scenario (all times Benghazi local): When Hicks in Tripoli receives a call at 9:40 PM from Ambassador Stevens informing him “Greg, we are under attack!” (his last words), he immediately notifies all agencies and prepares for the immediate initiation of an existing “Emergency Response Plan.”
At AFRICON, General Carter Ham attempts to mount a rescue effort, but is told to “stand down”. By 10:30 PM an unarmed drone is overhead the compound and streaming live feed to various “Command and Control Agencies” and everyone watching that feed knew damn well what was going on.
At 11:30 PM Woods, Doherty and five others leave Tripoli, arriving in Benghazi at 1:30 AM on Wednesday morning, where they hold off the attacking mob from the roof of the compound until they are killed by a mortar direct hit at 4:00 AM.
So nothing could have been done, eh? Nonsense. If one assumes that tanker support really “was not available” what about this:
When at 10:00 PM AFRICON alerts the 31st TFW Command Post in Aviano Air Base, Italy of the attack, the Wing Commander orders preparation for the launch of two F-16s and advises the Command Post at NAS Sigonella to prepare for hot pit refueling and quick turn of the jets.
By 11:30 PM, two F-16Cs with drop tanks and each armed with five hundred 20 MM rounds are airborne. Flying at 0.92 mach they will cover the 522 nautical miles directly to NAS Sigonella in 1.08 hours. While in-route, the flight lead is informed of the tactical situation, rules of engagement, and radio frequencies to use.
The jets depart Sigonella at 1:10 AM with full fuel load and cover the 377 nautical miles directly to Benghazi in 0.8 hours, arriving at 1:50 AM which would be 20 minutes after the arrival of Woods, Doherty and their team.
Providing that the two F-16s initial pass over the mob, in full afterburner at 200 feet and 550 knots did not stop the attack in its tracks, only a few well placed strafing runs on targets of opportunity would assuredly do the trick.
Were the F-16s fuel state insufficient to recover at Sigonella after jettisoning their external drop tanks, they could easily do so at Tripoli International Airport, only one-half hour away.
As for those hand-wringing naysayers who would worry about IFR clearances, border crossing authority, collateral damage, landing rights, political correctness and dozens of other reasons not to act,” screw them”. It is high time that our “leadership” get their priorities straight and put America’s interests first.
The end result would be that Woods and Doherty would be alive. Dozens in the attacking rabble would be rendezvousing with “72 virgins” and a clear message would have been sent to the next worthless POS terrorist contemplating an attack on Americans that it is not really a good idea to “tug” on Superman’s cape.
Of course all this would depend upon a Commander In Chief that was more concerned with saving the lives of those he put in harm’s way than getting his crew rested for a campaign fund raising event in Las Vegas the next day. As well as a Secretary of State that actually understood “What difference did it make?”, or a Secretary of Defense whose immediate response was not to the effect that “One of the military tenets is that you don’t commit assets until you fully understand the tactical situation.” Was he not watching a live feed from the unarmed drone, and he didn’t understand the tactical situation?
Ultimately it comes down to the question of who gave that order to stand down? Whoever that coward turns out to be should be exposed, removed from office, and face criminal charges for dereliction of duty. The combat forces of the United States of America deserve leadership that really does “have their back” when the chips are down.
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FOR THOSE OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN THE TIME TO READ THIS, YOU NEED TO DO ONE THING FOR ME! FORWARD THIS OUT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!! WE CAN NEVER ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND WHOEVER GAVE THE “STAND DOWN” ORDER NEEDS TO BE EXPOSED!!!!
The Heritage report
Heritage: U.S. Taxpayers Will Pay $12,433 Per Amnestied Household
As Robert Rector and Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation observe, illegal immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants will pose significant fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers.
The conservative foundation provides a chart that crunches the numbers on taxes paid and benefits received by households headed by an illegal immigrant, and how amnesty will change all that.
The analysis reveals that unlawful amnestied immigrant households will pay $15,071 in total taxes, and receive $27,504 in total benefits and services, leaving taxpayers with a $12,433 tab per amnestied household.
According to the Heritage report, non-immigrant households receive federal, state, and local benefits such as education, welfare, and healthcare valued at about $310 more than taxes paid. In addition, legal immigrant families obtain about $4,344 more than taxes paid.
Heritage states that the average illegal immigrant family currently pays $10,334 in taxes, but receives $24,721 in benefits. Once amnestied, however, newly legalized households would be eligible for even more government benefits, and the cost to taxpayers would increase. The report indicates that, after an “interim period,” benefits to illegal immigrants would increase to an average of $43,900 per household, while tax payments would remain at about $16,000, leading to an average deficit of about $28,000 per family.
Looking at the lifetime cost of amnesty, Heritage finds:
Put another way, if amnesty were enacted, the average adult unlawful immigrant would subsequently receive $898,000 in government benefits over the course of a lifetime and pay $306,000 in taxes over the same period. The average lifetime fiscal deficit (benefit received minus taxes paid) would be around $592,000 for each adult amnesty recipient.
The Heritage report addresses another common “talking point” of the campaign for immigration reform: that the children of unlawful immigrants will repay their parents’ costs by becoming vigorous net tax contributors, leading to “fiscal surpluses that will more than pay for any costs their parents have generated.”
Heritage’s response:
This is not true. As this paper has shown, the degree to which the children of unlawful immigrants become net fiscal contributors (rather than tax consumers) will depend largely on their educational attainment. Moreover, even if all of the children of unlawful immigrants became college graduates, they would be very hard-pressed to pay back $6.3 trillion in net costs even over the course of their entire lives.
The researchers observe that, while some children of illegal immigrants will graduate from college, many will have substantially lower educational achievements. According to data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), 18% of children of amnestied families are likely to leave school without a high school degree, and only 13% are likely to graduate from college.
Heritage concludes:
Based on this level of educational attainment, the children of unlawful immigrants, on average, will become net tax consumers rather than net taxpayers: The government benefits they receive will exceed the taxes they pay.[48] If the children of unlawful immigrants were adults today and had the levels of education predicted in Table 12, they would have an average fiscal deficit of around $7,900 per household.
Remember the Dr who helped the US locate Osama..??
Pakistani Dr. Afridi Faces Trial Over bin Laden Raid
A Pakistani commission has ruled that Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, should be put on trial for his role in the affair — even though it concedes he has already been jailed on “trumped-up charges.”
As the Insider Report disclosed most recently in May, Afridi was arrested weeks after the U.S. raid on Abbottabad, Pakistan, where al-Qaida leader bin Laden was living in a compound. American officials later said Afridi had helped in the hunt for the terrorist chief by conducting a vaccination campaign in Abbottabad to obtain DNA evidence from the compound confirming that bin Laden was hiding there.
He was accused of being a “national criminal” who should be tried for high treason.
In May 2012, a court in the tribal area near the Afghan border sentenced Afridi to 33 years in prison after convicting him of providing assistance to an obscure military group in the area.
The Pakistani commission of inquiry, criticizing that charge as “trumped-up,” said it had “completely undermined the credibility of the country and its judicial process,” according to a leaked version of the commission’s report obtained by Al Jazeera.
Afridi is one of more than 200 witnesses whose testimony appears in the report, and the commission said he should be tried to determine “the extent and nature of his involvement” in the Abbottabad raid.
If he is tried and convicted, he could face further punishment.
Afridi testified that he was unaware his vaccination campaign was a front for the CIA.
The campaign ended on April 23, 2011, nine days before the raid, and Afridi was arrested three weeks later.
The report noted: “Afridi told the commission that had he been guilty, he would have disappeared immediately before or after the raid.”
Two Republican lawmakers, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, have urged Congress to make Afridi’s release a condition for continuing U.S. aid.
“The U.S. ambassador should be recalled and legislation should be passed to withhold foreign aid to Pakistan as long as they are doing the bidding of terrorists and persecuting the likes of Dr. Afridi,” Rohrabacher said.
His statement was released after news broke that Afridi was on a hunger strike in jail to protest his harsh treatment, the Insider Report also disclosed.
Afridi told Fox News he was brutally tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents. He also said the Pakistanis told him “the Americans are our worst enemies, worse than the Indians,” and that Pakistan’s claims of cooperation with America are a sham to “extract” billions in U.S. aid.
The Obama administration requested $1.4 billion in aid to Pakistan in its fiscal 2014 State Department budget proposal.
Tell it like it is..
Charlie Daniels on the Paula Dean media coverage: “Do the 20-year-old words of a lady with a television cooking show trump the lie an attorney general told Congress, or officials at the IRS usurping the rights of the American public and pleading the Fifth Amendment when confronted about it or the hiding of the facts surrounding the murder of four Americans at a consulate in Libya or the incredibly shabby image of a president taking a 100-million-dollar vacation in this economy while closing down tours of the White House or the NSA invasion on the privacy of millions of unsuspecting citizens?” he posited. “I think not.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/07/look-whos-barbequing-media-over-paula-deen/#25d0l3JyUxMlMICa.99
Observations.. 