President Obama finally addressed the nation Wednesday about the growing scandal at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After meeting with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki he pledged to hold folks accountable. Thanks, Mr. President. By now most American have heard about the VA’s infamous patient “secret wait lists” which reportedly contributed to the deaths of […]
Archives for May 2014
7 Warnings Obama Ignored on the VA…Including His Own
May 22, 2014 by
On Tuesday, the Washington Post revealed a memorandum dated April 26, 2010, sent from the Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N) to Network Director (10N1-23). That memo spelled out 17 methods being used by VA hospitals to cover up long wait times. Those tactics included: Telling veterans to call back after 30 […]
Obama’s Land Grab Opens Path For Cartels, Illegals
May 22, 2014 by
Land Grab: The Bureau of Land Management plans a Bundy-like seizure of New Mexico land for a national monument that will restrict Border Patrol access and provide an open corridor for drug and human traffickers. In August 2002, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Ranger Kris Eggle was killed in the line of duty. Allegedly the […]
THE RABBIT HOLE GOES DEEPER THAN MOST AMERICANS UNDERSTAND
May 22, 2014 by
Here is an excellent presentation by Trevor Loudon, a New Zealander, adding to our understanding of just how deep our problems go. Massive immigration is one of the topics. Loudon explains how it is being used to overthrow the United States. It is essential to understand we have become a bipolar society in which the […]
Florida Picks Common-Core Test From AIR, Not PARCC
May 22, 2014 by
It’s official. Florida is not going to use the common-core exam developed by the PARCC testing consortium. Instead, Florida Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart has selected an assessment developed by the American Institutes for Research as its new state test, Kathleen McGrory at the Tampa Bay Times reports. The new assessment from the Washington-based nonprofit research […]
Scott Hits Common Core In Signing Florida Education Bills
May 22, 2014 by
Gov. Rick Scott’s office announced Monday (May 12, 2014) he had signed a trio of bills aimed at allaying fears about the state’s version of the Common Core education standards — even though Scott apparently didn’t have one of the bills when the signing was announced. Scott also signed another education bill dealing with school […]
The SAT “Upgrade” Is A Big Mistake
May 21, 2014 by
The SAT “Upgrade” Is A Big Mistake Guest post by Peter Wood The College Board is reformulating the SAT. Again. The new changes, like others that have been instituted since the mid 1990s, are driven by politics. David Coleman, head of the College Board, is also the chief architect of the Common Core K-12 […]
U.S. Bishops Acknowledge Common Core Concerns, Affirm Importance of Catholic Mission in Schools
May 21, 2014 by
“Catholic schools must consider standards that support the mission and purpose of the school as a Catholic institution,” states the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Secretariat of Catholic Education in a recent document answering frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In the FAQ, the bishops acknowledge the “growing concerns […]
600,400 Private Sector Jobs Added in Florida
May 21, 2014 by
Governor Rick Scott announced great news for Florida families. He indicated that during the month of April, Florida businesses created more than 33,000 new jobs. Florida’s economy has added 600,400 private sector jobs since December of 2010. He also indicated that Florida unemployment rate has also decreased to 6.2 percent, which is below the national […]
Regionalism: The Threat to Private Property Rights
May 21, 2014 by
Sustainable development, friend or foe to freedom? Ever wondered if so-called “global warming” has an agenda, and one that is not based on solid science? What does the United Nations have to do with it? Seriously, in America? Tom DeWeese Saturday, May 24, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM […]
VOYAGE OF THE DAMMED
May 21, 2014 by
The 1976 movie “Voyage of the dammed” related a shameful event that happened 75 years ago. The importance to this day of this poignant story is very well described in one critique of the movie made at that time. “if the world is truly so concerned about the plight of Jews in wartime Germany, how […]
VOICES THAT EXIST AND RESIST IN MY COUNTRY
May 21, 2014 by
As a Cuban from the Island —and all Cubans are, no matter how far and how much time has passed since we left or were expelled from the Island—, as a critical intellectual —that is, a writer and photographer who believes in the beauty of truth, even when nobody listened— and also as a Cuban […]
U.S. Representative Joe Garcia likes communism?
May 21, 2014 by
U.S. Representative Joe Garcia was speaking about the low crime rate in border cities, such as El Paso Texas, which have lots of federal immigration employees as proof that “communism works.” Garcia was speaking at a Google hangout last week to discuss comprehensive immigration reform with supporters. He was criticizing many Republicans who like to […]
Teen Whose Father Was Slain by Islamists for Refusing to Deny Christ Denied U.S. Visa
May 21, 2014 by
WASHINGTON – A Christian teenager from Nigeria who was denied a visa to the United States ‘multiple times’ is sharing her story of strength in the midst of persecution after her father was murdered by the Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram for refusing to deny his faith in Christ. Deborah Peters, 15, spoke on Tuesday during a panel […]
Rand Paul: Do We Continue to Arm the Enemies of Israel and the U.S. in Syria?
May 21, 2014 by
In September, the Obama Administration and many Republicans were pushing for the U.S. to intervene in Syria. I said no. We did not have an articulable national security interest in that country, and it was also unclear if we had any discernible allies in that nation’s civil war. Five months prior, my colleagues in the […]
Father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz: ‘The Bible Tells You Who to Vote For’
May 21, 2014 by
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz delivered a speech on the Constitution in Massachusetts this past week, where he also discussed the biblical guidelines for voting. Rafael Cruz, the 74-year-old North Texas pastor and director of Purifying Fire Ministries, was the featured speaker on Friday at a Foxborough dinner hosted by radio […]
Obama Signs Executive Order To Legalize BLM’s Land Grabs
May 21, 2014 by
In yet another turn of events indicative of Obama’s tactics, the Commander-in-Chief has stooped to issuing yet another Executive Order in order to bypass Congress. The order, as so many before it, was in no way a change to the executive branch as it ultimately legalized the BLM’s authority to snatch private land. A press […]
ALERT: Florida Lawmaker Warns Common Core Will Turn Children ‘Homosexual’
May 20, 2014 by
Over the past few months, the new U.S. education standard known as the “Common Core” has attracted its fair share of negative attention by opponents. But Florida Republican State Rep. Charles Van Zant took the Common Core critique to a new level by claiming that the educational initiative promoted by the Obama administration will turn […]
THE LAST COMMUNIST CITY
May 20, 2014 by
Downtown Old Havana, just blocks from the capitol Neill Blomkamp’s 2013 science-fiction film Elysium, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, takes place in Los Angeles, circa 2154. The wealthy have moved into an orbiting luxury satellite—the Elysium of the title—while the wretched majority of humans remain in squalor on Earth. The film works passably as […]
Obama Administration Ready to Work with Terrorist Group Hamas
May 20, 2014 by
A senior official in the Obama administration announced Tuesday that the United States is ready to engage the newly unified Fatah-Hamas Palestinian government. The senior White House official told the Haaretz newspaper that the US is ready to embrace Hamas as part of a legitimate government. The official said the unity government must abide by certain conditions. […]
Trey Gowdy’s Greatest Hits
May 20, 2014 by
Below are five of Congressman Trey Gowdy’s greatest hits, some of his best lines of questioning in regards to the many Obama regime scandals, including the IRS and Benghazi. Watch below and you’ll understand why many feel Rep. Trey Gowdy is the very best person to get to the truth about the terrorist attacks […]
Montage: Obama Discovers Every Scandal Through the Media
May 20, 2014 by
President Obama seems to be relying heavily on the Fourth Estate to uncover internal government scandals. This video montage shows the Obama Administration claiming they knew nothing about scandals such as Fast and Furious and the Internal Revenue Service targeting until they were leaked by news outlets.
Pentagon Official: Obama Admin May Allow Dreamers to Enlist by This Summer
May 20, 2014 by
On Monday, a Pentagon official declared that the Obama administration may issue a directive to allow DREAMers who have received temporary amnesty under President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action program to enlist in the military by this summer. Testifying at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Chicago on “Immigrant Enlistment,” Jessica Wright, the Acting Under Secretary for Personnel […]
The Islamification of the US Military
May 20, 2014 by
Examine the disastrous effects on our military by pro-islamic policies enacted by the Obama administration. Cadets at West Point, the military’s future officers, our future generals, are being trained in the fine art of muslim appeasement or dhimmitude. – SICKENING: The Muslim-in-Chief turns West Point Cadets into submissive ‘dhimmis’ At relatively the same time, the […]
Scientists Rebut White House Global Warming Claims
May 19, 2014 by
A group of independent scientists, economists, and meteorologists has issued a pointed response to the scientific foundation of the Obama administration’s claims that humans are drastically changing the climate by burning fossil fuels. With expertise in multiple disciplines, including climate research, weather modeling, physics, geology, statistical analysis, engineering, and economics, the 15 signers make the […]
Forum: What’s The Biggest Change You’ve Noticed In America Over the Past 20 Years?
May 19, 2014 by
Change you can submit to… Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum with short takes on a major issue of the day, the culture or daily living. This week’s question: What’s The Biggest Change You’ve Noticed In America Over the Past 20 Years? The Independent […]
Mega Church Pastor: Obama Legacy Is That He Destroyed The Experiment Called America
May 19, 2014 by
San Diego evangelical minister, James L. Garlow, says if history books are not distorted by today’s revisionistic tendencies, President Obama’s legacy should be that he’s responsible for “morally and economically destroying a wonderful experiment called America.” In an interview with Daily Caller, Pastor Garlow also says that President Obama’s Attorney General has brought the nation […]
CA, NY AND IL: THE WORST 3 STATES FOR BUSINESS… CAN YOU GUESS WHY?
May 19, 2014 by
Chief Executive’s best and worst states for business Chief Executive Magazine has once again published its ranking of the best and worst states for business. Here’s the top ten — can you guess what they all have in common? These aren’t all deep Red States, but not a single one is a true Blue state. […]
Chicago teachers vote to oppose Common Core
May 18, 2014 by
The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to oppose a set of educational benchmarks implemented by law in Illinois and many other states. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the union’s House of Delegates voted Wednesday to urge the city’s teachers to join the “growing national opposition” to the Common Core State Standards. Common Core standards lay out […]
Harry Reid: Vote to Amend U.S. Constitution to Limit Political Speech
May 18, 2014 by
On May 15, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 3 on amending the U.S. Constitution to limit political speech. If ultimately adopted, it would mark the first time in American history that a constitutional amendment rescinded a freedom listed as among the fundamental rights […]