Lucianne.com News Forum - HomePage - RSS (http://www.lucianne.com/) http://www.lucianne.com/rssfeed/ Thu, 20 52 2013 11:52:51 GMT Thu, 20 52 2013 11:52:51 GMT Lucianne.com Thu, 20 45 2013 11:45:53 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740816 6ad4532eb8993cb357573857f0ed394676a3c703 American Thinker, by Steve McCann Posted By: Desert Fox- Thu, 20 45 2013 11:45:53 GMT Washington D.C. is not just a city of monuments, museums and millions of square feet of buildings housing a preponderance of left'leaning overpaid bureaucrats complaining about how hard they work, it is also the home of the American Political Establishment (APE). This monolithic body has evolved over the past eighty years as an ever increasing amount of political power once delegated to the states and the people has been seized by the federal government. Within this entity are two branches: the senior partner '' the Democratic Establishment '' and the junior partner '' the Republican Establishment. Thu, 20 13 2013 11:13:35 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740815 441a21a72f2118906629f3424eb6c918d570aaac American Spectator, by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 13 2013 11:13:35 GMT WASHINGTON — Who is Gary Muthert? Well, he is the Internal Revenue Service officer in Cincinnati who gathered applications in 2010—presumably from the Tea Party and other conservative organizations seeking tax'exempt status. He did it, he says, at the behest of a local Cincinnati IRS manager who incidentally remains unidentified. According to transcripts of Muthert’s testimony to the House investigative committee, the unidentified manager informed Muthert that: “Washington, D.C. wanted some cases.” That is to say, Tea Party cases. Who is Elizabeth Hofacre? She too is an employee of the IRS in Cincinnati. She somehow received Thu, 20 08 2013 11:08:08 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740814 0018b87b07c061a2b855e90b6e8606b140ef19e8 Daily Caller, by Mickey Kaus Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 08 2013 11:08:08 GMT Hard Triggers: Today is the day scheduled for the unveiling of the Corker'Hoeven amendment, the long'awaited Magic Fig Leaf that will contain enough tough'sounding security provisions to give wavering senators an excuse to support the Schumer'Rubio “Gang of 8? immigration amnesty bill. However “hard” the new ‘triggers,” though, they will be in the wrong place. Under the “Gang” architecture, remember “Provisional” legalization of the 11 million illegals currently in the U.S. comes first, virtually immediately. Then comes whatever border security the bill will produce, then (Step 3) the granting of green cards and ultimately citizenship to the already legalized “provisionals.” Thu, 20 02 2013 11:02:08 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740813 6057659b337ddc3acd25915fbaafe58bbb575f81 Commentary Magazine, by Jonathan S. Tobin Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 02 2013 11:02:08 GMT After a miserable May in which he found himself beset by a trio of scandals, President Obama sought solace in foreign policy this month. But June hasn’t proved to be much better for the president as a disastrous meeting with the president of China was followed by an equally problematic confrontation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the G'8 summit in Ireland. Nor was he likely to do better elsewhere in Europe, where he was once held in high esteem. Today’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin only emphasized the contrast between the ecstatic reaction Thu, 20 56 2013 10:56:05 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740812 43dc5ad2a6e4a1d51aa4adfd77d5e862210afc16 Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 56 2013 10:56:05 GMT Texas Gov. Rick Perry told The Wall Street Journal Wednesday that the American people will not trust Washington on immigration reform until the U.S.'Mexican border is secured. “I’m not sure they can pass a piece of legislation that promises to secure the border and does all these other things from the standpoint of legalizing individuals who are here, and modernizing the program that allows people to come into the United States, until they have shown Americans that they’re serious about securing the border,” he said. Perry said lawmakers had lost the trust of the American people Thu, 20 49 2013 10:49:14 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740811 91857eea09de51da0aa72f5a2dc692e0370cacb6 Atlantic, by Garance Franke'Ruta Posted By: Pluperfect- Thu, 20 49 2013 10:49:14 GMT It should not, perhaps, have been much of a surprise that Democratic leaders seized on the dedication of the statue of one'time D.C. resident Frederick Douglass at the United States Capitol as a chance to speak up for D.C. statehood and home rule. The ceremony was on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in Texas that´s celebrated in Washington, D.C., and 42 states as the formal end of slavery. It marked the legacy of a man who was a great opponent of that peculiar institution and friend and adviser to President Lincoln '' Thu, 20 43 2013 10:43:59 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740810 0457e054e9dc8fa4b978cd8513f1e798152ef5cf Weekly Standard, by Ethan Epstein Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 43 2013 10:43:59 GMT President Obama told a German audience today that the U.S. lags behind other countries because Americans don´t speak enough foreign languages. It’s not the first time he’s expressed the sentiment: back in 2008, Obama said, “It´s embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe and all we can say is merci beaucoup, right?" Obama may be right that Americans should speak more foreign languages. (Of course, that leaves aside the propriety of lambasting the people you lead while representing them in a foreign country.) Thu, 20 40 2013 10:40:24 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740809 46bb453797a615fe4590a4c6af369143c08fed6a National Review Online, by Henry Olsen Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 40 2013 10:40:24 GMT In The Lord of the Rings, Boromir, heir to the forces of the ancient land of Gondor, urges his allies to use the One Ring to smite the evil Sauron. Apparently Rand Paul, heir to the ancient forces of Ron Paul, is familiar with this tale. He has made news recently by urging his allies to use what he considers to be the political equivalent of the One Ring, which, like its fantasy cousin, will bring certain victory. That Ring is “libertarian Republicanism.” If only conservatives were more tolerant on social issues and less supportive of U.S. military involvement Thu, 20 35 2013 10:35:46 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740808 7630287a331b711f6b39aa1fc922eca323f7c7df Fiscal Times, by Eric Pianin & David Francis Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 35 2013 10:35:46 GMT Last month, Gallup conducted a survey to determine small business attitudes toward the Affordable Health Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The results were not encouraging for backers of the law. The polling firm determined that as many as a quarter of small business employers were restricting job openings to part'time workers. Nearly half said Obamacare would be bad for their business, compared to only 9 percent who said it would be a good thing. More than half believed they would be forced to reduce the quality of the health care they provide. But small businesses Thu, 20 28 2013 10:28:10 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740807 a7023266e7e7591e56a410df0df8bc8a25bf7a16 Irish Times, by Marie O´Halloran Posted By: Pluperfect- Thu, 20 28 2013 10:28:10 GMT Taoiseach Enda Kenny rounded on Independent TD Clare Daly after she accused him of showcasing Ireland “as a nation of pimps, prostituting ourselves in return for a pat on the head”. He described as a disgrace remarks about US president Barack Obama, whom she described as a “war criminal” who had increased by 200 per cent the use of drones, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. She said there was speculation this morning on “whether you were going to deck the Cabinet out in leprechaun hats decorated with a bit of stars and stripes to really mark abject humiliation”. Thu, 20 25 2013 10:25:15 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740806 812a16c44d462dd61183d476e1270389db23a8bf New York Times, by John M. Broder Posted By: Pluperfect- Thu, 20 25 2013 10:25:15 GMT WASHINGTON — President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one likely to provoke legal challenges from Republicans and some industries. Electric power plants are the largest single source of global warming pollution in the country, responsible for nearly 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. With sweeping climate legislation effectively dead in Congress, the decision on existing power plants — which a 2007 Supreme Court decision gave to the executive branch — Thu, 20 19 2013 10:19:50 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740805 9763c961c43510ea731f8d992e164b11ee7ec04a New York Post, by Editorial Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 19 2013 10:19:50 GMT That was the joke headline a Boston Globe writer named Kirk Scharfenberg placed atop a 1980 editorial about a speech by President Jimmy Carter, thinking it would be removed before it was printed. But it wasn’t found and fixed until tens of thousands of papers had been printed. Pity Mr. Scharfenberg is no longer with us. Because his memorable gaffe is the perfect heading for President Obama’s performance yesterday in Berlin, whence he delivered his usual bromides about peace with justice and the danger of nuclear arms. The muted crowd says it all: just 4,500 people, all carefully invited. Thu, 20 14 2013 10:14:20 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740804 f8ac41ba121cf7ecd9983b2c8f2b70bf13924bde Newsweek, by Joshua DuBois Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 14 2013 10:14:20 GMT There is an easy way to meet Joe Jones, and a hard way. Let’s start with the easy way. If you and I were at a cocktail party, I’d introduce you to a tall, bald, black man, standing a shoulder above most everybody else. Knowing Joe Jones, he’d probably be wearing a tan suit and muted tie. Joe’s subdued, square'rimmed glasses fit nicely with his veiled intellect—he’s the kind of guy who readily drops six'dollar words without a hint of pretense. I’d probably ask Joe to tell you about the nonprofit he runs, the Center for Urban Families Thu, 20 04 2013 10:04:51 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740803 8a3c013d555da6da0984ade490d0bca388d12c12 Bloomberg, by Richard Rubin Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 04 2013 10:04:51 GMT Internal Revenue Service employees flagged a Tea Party case to their bosses in 2010 because they thought it might receive media attention. They couldn’t have known just how right they would be. The IRS didn’t turn that concern in its Cincinnati office into an efficient process for handling the applications by politically oriented nonprofit groups for tax'exempt status, agency officials say. Instead, the case ballooned into a controversy that has led to resignations, congressional inquiries and a criminal probe. The origin of the U.S. tax agency’s scrutiny of small'government groups is becoming clearer as lawmakers release Thu, 20 58 2013 09:58:37 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740802 8c9a5e3fc4ab9a8fc57032d3bacfd7969e030769 PJ Media, by Ron Radosh Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 58 2013 09:58:37 GMT Sixty years ago tonight, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for “conspiracy to commit espionage,” not “treason,” as some press reports said this week. Last year, I wrote a thorough report for Tablet Magazine on the issues in the case, bringing all we know up to date. I made this point at the start of the article, referring to the arguments of all those on the Left who believe they were innocent, and were victims of a political witch'hunt: The truth is that for those who accept evidence and reason, the debate should be over. Thu, 20 52 2013 09:52:26 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740801 8ed1addf2b72cbd3c87adef8f2d8b9cbb4a3fc93 Hot Air, by Mary Katharine Ham Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 52 2013 09:52:26 GMT Fighting to save Freedom can be fraught with danger, and not just from the IRS: Local officers seized a bald eagle from the home of Greencastle, Indiana man, Jeffrey Henry and charged him with unlawful possession of the bird. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received an anonymous tip that Henry was keeping the eagle in his apartment, an action punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Bald eagles have been federally protected since 1940 when Congress recognized the need to guard the species’ diminishing population. The “Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act” prohibits Thu, 20 42 2013 09:42:03 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740800 5c39ee228079423f3c52b76417af9e77c0ef462f Associated Press, by Kathy Gannon Posted By: StormCnter- Thu, 20 42 2013 09:42:03 GMT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan'' The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. army soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday. The offer follows this week´s official opening of a Taliban political office in Doha, the capital of the Gulf state of Qatar. The only known American soldier held captive from the Afghan war is U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho. He disappeared from his base in southeastern Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, Thu, 20 16 2013 07:16:35 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740799 192f379cbcb280f8e817cba2ea6f894407be13b1 Politico, by Kathryn Smith Posted By: ketchuplover- Thu, 20 16 2013 07:16:35 GMT Planned Parenthood is diving into a new area of education, not without its own controversy: Obamacare. The group’s more than 750 health centers across the country will be promoting the health law and helping women find out about new coverage options for themselves and their families before — and after — enrollment begins Oct. 1. They’re creating everything from refrigerator magnets to online apps that help people enroll in a health plan. Some affiliates will be applying to become official government'funded “navigators” to give people more hands'on help through the signup process. Planned Parenthood says its health centers see nearly Thu, 20 45 2013 05:45:16 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740798 77c9362bab53e217a2911e69c5ae2377f58392ba Telegraph [UK], by Nile Gardiner Posted By: Attercliffe- Thu, 20 45 2013 05:45:16 GMT When John F. Kennedy delivered his “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate on June 26, 1963, 450,000 people flocked to hear him. Fifty years later a far more subdued invitation-only crowd of 4,500 showed up to hear Barack Obama speak at the same location in Berlin. [Snip] JFK had a clear message when he came to Berlin a half century ago – the free world must stand up to Communist tyranny. 24 years later, President Reagan stood in the same spot famously calling on the Soviets to “tear down this wall.” Reagan’s speech was a Thu, 20 50 2013 04:50:10 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740797 74b9be02e7202b90c946ac9f06162ef25cfaa235 United Press International, by Staff Posted By: JoniTx- Thu, 20 50 2013 04:50:10 GMT WASHINGTON' President Obama´s schedule Wednesday included meetings in Germany with U.S. Embassy personnel and German dignitaries, the White House said. The daily schedule indicated Obama would: '' Meet, with first lady Michelle Obama, with U.S. Embassy personnel at the Ritz'Carlton, Berlin,'' Visit the Schloss Bellevue where he would sign a guest book and meet with German President Joachim Gauck.' Visit the German Chancellery for a meeting and joint news conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel before having a working lunch with Merkel in the afternoon.(Snip) '' Depart Germany for Washington. Thu, 20 25 2013 04:25:48 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740796 3a7d0143a91c46b791235c979d8636d290dee4f3 BuzzFeed, by Michael Hastings Posted By: earlybird- Thu, 20 25 2013 04:25:48 GMT For most bigwig Democrats in Washington, D.C., the last 48 hours has delivered news of the worst kind — a flood of new information that has washed away any lingering doubts about where President Obama and his party stand on civil liberties, full stop. Glenn Greenwald’s exposure of the NSA’s massive domestic spy program has revealed the entire caste of current Democratic leaders as a gang of civil liberty opportunists, whose true passion, it seems, was in trolling George W. Bush for eight years on matters of national security. “Everyone should just calm down,” Senator Harry Reid said yesterday, inhaling slowly. Thu, 20 22 2013 04:22:33 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740795 cec92c06bc6684760d4a0208f3f5fc377e147411 New York Daily News, by Beth Stebner Posted By: earlybird- Thu, 20 22 2013 04:22:33 GMT News of reporter and writer Michael Hastings´ death at the age of only 33 has shaken the journalism community across the nation, as well as fans of the writer´s hard'hitting reporting.(Snip)conspiracy theorists are speculating that there is more than meets the eye over Hasting´s demise. Twitter, Facebook, and sharing site Reddit were abuzz Wednesday, with some users commenting that it was suspicious that Hastings, who famously brought down U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal in a Rolling Stone cover story, died while in the middle of covering several hot'button topics like monitoring by the National Security Agency and the CIA. Thu, 20 18 2013 04:18:24 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740794 8bfb2e821f3846cb5cbd20d1a70a63525441b894 Washington Times, by David Sherfinski Posted By: Dreadnought- Thu, 20 18 2013 04:18:24 GMT Thousands of activists rallied outside the Capitol on Wednesday to protest the IRS targeting of conservative and tea party groups, with many of the event’s speakers laying the blame for the fiasco squarely at the White House. The “Audit the IRS” rally, organized by the Tea Party Patriots organization in response to the agency’s improper scrutiny of conservative groups applying for tax'exempt status, drew members and leaders of tea party groups across the country, radio personality Glenn Beck and the Senate’s tea party trio: Republicans Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas Thu, 20 15 2013 04:15:53 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740793 c5408cb88bb0234e744cd5a93c44c0d28ed1a3c8 Washington Times, by Tom Howell Jr. Posted By: Dreadnought- Thu, 20 15 2013 04:15:53 GMT The government’s chief auditor on Wednesday said President Obama’s health care overhaul is in danger of missing key October deadlines, raising concerns it could be the nightmare that Republicans and even some Democratic lawmakers have feared of late. In one study released Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office offered a mixed review of the Obama administration efforts to make sure the “exchanges” — insurance markets where individuals and businesses can shop for health plans — will be open for enrollment Thu, 20 14 2013 04:14:12 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740792 20433235aea145987e4d881a6329897aaa0d45ab Washington Times, by Valerie Richardson Posted By: Dreadnought- Thu, 20 14 2013 04:14:12 GMT DENVER — College campuses are known for proudly proclaiming their refusal to tolerate discrimination against any minority group, but try telling that to a conservative. Few would disagree that conservative professors are an endangered species on campus, which is why the University of Colorado Board of Regents is scheduled to consider Thursday a resolution that would prohibit discrimination based on “political affiliation or political philosophy.” Regent James Geddes said the proposed policy change is aimed at bringing more diversity of intellectual thought Thu, 20 55 2013 03:55:41 GMT http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=740791 6f87878e833319f200f2bca489f1392619fe7e52 Newsbusters, by Kyle Drennen Posted By: JoniTx- Thu, 20 55 2013 03:55:41 GMT Appearing on MSNBC´s Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, NBC´s chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd came up with a long list of excuses for President Obama´s poor speech performance in Berlin: "I want to give you a little context here....there was an attempt to shrink the crowd size....Maybe they would have gotten 25, 30, 40,000 people....President Obama feeds off a crowd very well." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Todd then grasped at other reasons for the lackluster event: "...you had that very distracting glass and you could just see that the President