With President Obama expected to announce executive action on immigration reform soon, Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis GutiĂ©rrez says he is telling people to âget ready.â âIt’s music to my ears that someone would have a source at the White House that say it’s 5 million. Let me just say, tomorrow, the next day, and all […]
Archives for August 2014
Who will Stop Hurting our Kids? – Vote for the one that will stop it!
August 26, 2014 by
Common core hurts kids, parent see their children come home confused and frustrated by the nonsensical math and the idiotic way the English Language Arts are being taught. But the stress and anxiety caused by high stakes testing is what is really harming the students. Stress related issues with anxiety and even self-mutilating increased dramatically […]
Common Core Math Standards: Making the Simple Complicated
August 26, 2014 by
Barry Garelick wrote at The Atlantic about the Common Core Math Standards. Basically he says that kids are required not to just learn how to make a calculations, but also how to explain why they are doing so. The standards actually elevate this above learning how to solve math problems. Garelick points out a couple […]
Common Core tests fail kids in New York again. Hereâs how.
August 26, 2014 by
Results of the 2014 New York State Common Core-aligned exams were recently released along with new information about the 2013 tests and the news was not good. Hereâs an analysis, by educators Bianca Tanis and Carol Burris, explaining what the results actually mean to students and educators. Burris, of South Side High School, has been […]
Gowdy hires retired Army 3-star for Benghazi probe
August 25, 2014 by
WASHINGTON â The former top lawyer for the Army will be chief counsel for Republicans on the House committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Retired Lt. Gen. Dana Chipman was judge advocate general for the Army from 2009-2013. The special committee, led by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, is preparing for its first […]
Florida Gov. wants review of tests and standards
August 25, 2014 by
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) â Gov. Rick Scott is calling for an investigation of Florida’s standardized testing and the creation of an independent committee to review the state’s contentious school standards. It’s the second time in the past year that Scott has responded to criticism surrounding standards that are based primarily on Common Core. Earlier this […]
ISIS Sleeper Cells In America Being Readied to Carry Out Terrorist Plot
August 25, 2014 by
The CIA-sponsored ISIS is providing the reasons for a “justified” incursion into Syria in order to stop ISIS. ISIS sleeper cells are also making their way into the United States, and according to both my sources and Dr. Jim Garrow, an ex-CIA operative, an imminent terror attack upon a multitude of shopping malls will be carried out by […]
Chicago Crime Rate Drops as Concealed Carry Applications Surge
August 25, 2014 by
An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the police to make an arrest. Law enforcement authorities described the man as âa model citizenâ who âhelped others avoid being victimsâ at an AT&T store […]
Obamacare Now Covers Gender Reassignment Surgeries
August 25, 2014 by
Transgender Americans seeking gender reassignment surgeries are finding relief through Obamacare. Federal laws banning health insurance discrimination against transgender people, combined with Obamacare’s ban on denying coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, have paved a path for transgender patients who wish to make the transition from one gender to another. “The federal anti-discrimination regulations have […]
USA VS ISLAMIST BARBARIANS: âGo Big Or Go Homeâ
August 25, 2014 by
Sooner or later there comes a time in a manâs life when he is threatened.  It may be physical, economic, mental, or even politicalâŠbut when that time comes he has to do one of two things, and itâs been referred to as âfight or flightâ.   There is much to be said for running away and living to […]
Common Core Lesson Plans: A call to Jihad, Converting to Islam, 5 Pillars of Islam, submitting to the Will of Allah
August 25, 2014 by
Common Core Lesson Plans: A call to Jihad, Converting to Islam, 5 Pillars of Islam, submitting to the Will of Allah 5 pillars of Islam, submission to the will of Allah, A call to Jihad, Converting to Islam, what is Islam? Overview of the Koran and Sharia Law, Islam and the US; hate crimes and […]
Gov. Rick Scott calls for review of education standards, state tests
August 25, 2014 by
“Governor Rick Scott calls for review of Florida’s controversial education standards…” is a good step, but Scott needs to abolish Common Core and stop being influenced by Jeb Bush and the big corporations that earn millions every time that tests change. – Frank de Varona. TALLAHASSEE â Seeking to secure votes from parents and the […]
The Islamic State Caliphate is an Existential Threat to America
August 25, 2014 by
Is Barack Obama considering a major policy shift in Syria and Iraq? Steiff (Diary) wrote an article entitled “Bashar al-Assad: Obamaâs new ally” in Red State on August 24, 2014. He explained the erratic foreign policy of the Obama administration. At the beginning the Obama administration Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to Syrian President […]
Russia’s War Against Ukraine and China Harasses U.S. Navy Ships and Aircraft
August 24, 2014 by
Andrew Higgins and Michael R. Gordon wrote an article entitled “Russians Open Fire in Ukraine, NATO Reports,” which was published in The New York Times on August 22, 2014. The reporters explained that on August 21, 2014 Russia sent more than 200 trucks into a rebel controlled area of Eastern Ukraine over the objections of […]
Jacksonville Chamber backs Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw for re-election
August 24, 2014 by
Chamber forms new federal political action committee to make congressional endorsements Mayor Alvin Brown (from left), former Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw and U.S. Rep Corrine Brown pose for a photo during groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Veterans Affairs clinic under construction Thursday, August 11, 2011 in Jacksonville. The JAX Chamberâs […]
Pirro: Obama âWeak, Wimpyâ on ISIS
August 24, 2014 by
On Saturday, Fox News Channelâs âJustice with Judge Jeanineâ host Jeanine Pirro slammed President Obamaâs âweak, wimpyâ response to the beheading of journalist James Foley. âPresident Obama’s response in both words, and action, to the beheading of American James Foley was so weak, wimpy, and pathetic that it’s embarrassingâ she declared. And âAmericans are justifiably […]
Report: Obama Delayed James Foley Rescue a Month, Fretting over His Image and Golfing
August 24, 2014 by
According to a new Sunday Times report by Toby Harden, “Pentagon sources said Foley and the others might well have been rescued but Obama, concerned about the ramifications of US troops being killed or captured in Syria, took too long to authorise the mission.” It’s claimed that Obama was concerned about his administration being Carterized had […]
WH Snubbed US General and Margaret Thatcherâs Funerals, Sending 3 Officials to Michael Brownâs
August 24, 2014 by
The Obama administration announced this weekend that it will be sending not one, but three, officials to attend the funeral of Michael Brown on Monday. President Barack Obama is sending three White House officials to the funeral service of the Missouri teenager whose death in a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, has sparked days of racial […]
America’s Top Military Officer Explained The Big ISIS Problem In One Sentence
August 24, 2014 by
REUTERS/Yuri Gripas âThis is an organization that has an apocalyptic end-of-days strategic vision that will eventually have to be defeated.â -General Martin E. Dempsey, U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, America’s top military officer, told a press briefing this week that the mere existence of ISIS is clearly a […]
Obama hatches plan to explode welfare
August 24, 2014 by
More than one-third of Americans are now receiving means-tested federal benefits, and Heritage Foundation analyst Rachel Sheffield says the Obama administration is planning to vastly increase spending on welfare and now measures the success of public assistance programs by the number of people signed up for benefits. On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics […]
Are Common Core Standards Actually Data Tags?
August 24, 2014 by
Don’t think of them as standards. Think of them as tags. Think of them as the pedagogical equivalent of people’s names on Facebook, the tags you attach to each and every photo that you upload. We know from our friends at Knewton what the Grand Design is — a system in which student progress is […]
ISIS terrorists: We’re here in Ferguson
August 23, 2014 by
A sign carried by a protester in Ferguson, Missouri, declaring the presence of the Islamic State, or ISIS, is an act of intimidation, warning Americans they should fear the Middle Eastern Islamic jihadist group even in their own homes, according to an expert. Islam analyst Robert Spencer, whose Jihad Watch website website monitors Islamic jihad […]
The Hell That is the Obama White House
August 23, 2014 by
Let me begin by acknowledging that this inspirational title is lifted from a tweet by screen actor James Woods. And now I will explicate his tweet. Every sentient human being whose brain isnât stuffed with ideological fairy dust can see that Obama is behind every major scandal of his administration from Benghazi to the I.R.S. […]
Pentagon Official: White House Foley Leak Endangers Future Operations, American Hostages
August 23, 2014 by
Joseph Miller is the pen name for a ranking Department of Defense official with a background in U.S. special operations and combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has worked in strategic planning. On Wednesday, the White House leaked a classified special forces operation to rescue American hostages in Syria. The reason: political cover. The cost: so far, unknown. But this […]
Dismissive administration caught with its pants down. – In January Obama thought ISIS was the âjayveeâ team.
August 23, 2014 by
In January Obama thought ISIS was the âjayveeâ team. Now theyâre a threat âbeyond anything weâve seen. Back in January it was clear to everyone whose name isnât Barack Obama that our Middle East pullout had created a massive power vacuum. Filling that vacuum was a variety of Rebel groups – Al Qaeda offshoots that […]
Fleeing Iraqi Christians reveal horror of Islamic State
August 23, 2014 by
Paris (AFP) – From the rescue plane which took them on a one-way journey to France, two Iraqi refugees revealed tales of rape and fear at the hands of Islamic State that forced them to flee their homeland with nothing. Rene, who did not want to give his last name, said the Islamic extremists currently […]
Black leader: Obama’s policies stoking Ferguson anger
August 23, 2014 by
Black Americans are right to be angry about their economic conditions, but the leader of a prominent black conservative group contends the blame belongs with misguided government policies and agitators who distract people from the real problems. Protesters have taken to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of white Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson […]
Why Top Catholic Education Organization Says Common Core Could Threaten Religious Liberty
August 23, 2014 by
A leading Catholic education organization is warning that Common Core could pose a threat to religious freedom for Catholic schools that adopt the controversial education standards. The Cardinal Newman Societyâs summer newsletter named among the 10 things Catholics should know about Common Core is that it âcould lead to religious liberty violations.â Thatâs in part […]
10 Facts Every Catholic Should Know About the Common Core
August 23, 2014 by
Last December, The Cardinal Newman Society issued a statement expressing serious reservations about the rapid adoption of the Common Core State Standards in Catholic schools across the country: The Cardinal Newman Society is concerned that adoption of the Common Core at this time is premature. Worse, it may be a mistake that will be difficult […]
Dept. of Justice Honors Islamic Activist Allegedly Linked to Al Qaeda Charity
August 22, 2014 by
In June, a flurry of press coverage in Western New York reported on the close relationship between District Attorney William Hochul and local Muslim leader Dr. Khalid Qazi. Vows of mutual respect and support were exchanged between Hochul and Qazi, and so were ceremonial awards. The Department of Justice gave Qazi its Attorney Generalâs Citizen […]