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CNN published an inane hit-piece by Tim Holbrook yesterday, in which he argues that there is indeed bullying and denigration of gays and lesbians today, and therefore all the extreme measures to protect these wilting flowers is justified. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has long had various epithets hurled against its members. There are the well-known "f" and "d" words thrown at those perceived as gay or lesbian, respectively. And, of course, the line "that's so gay," which is meant to denigrate something or someone. So, the first argument is summed up as "words exist."  Here, I'll use them:...

Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest edition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder” or ODD. Defined as an “ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior,” symptoms include questioning authority, negativity, defiance, argumentativeness, and being easily annoyed.

Baltimore is burning because community organizers and various thugs are tearing the city apart in the aftermath of the strange death of a young black man who was in the custody of police — and President Obama is trying to make things worse.In an incredible non-coincidence the rioting follows a weekend rally by the Occupy Wall Street-like Baltimore Peoples Assembly. There also was a first wave of rioting over the weekend. Outside activists have been flooding into Baltimore, according to reports. Police and civilians have been injured. A CVS store was looted and set on fire. Rioters chopped up fire...

To hear Hillary Rodham Clinton’s aides and supporters tell it, questions about her family foundation’s fund-raising while she was secretary of state are “nothing more than a tangled web of conspiracy theories” by Republican operatives. Sorry: The steady flow of disturbing news has concern growing in Democratic circles. That’s likely one reason the foundation’s acting CEO, Maura Palley, released a long statement admitting “mistakes” that she insisted were mostly minor clerical errors. Hmm. Charity Navigator, the philanthropic watchdog, has the Clinton Foundation on its “watchlist,” as it does “when we become aware of conduct that may affect a donor’s decision...

The late reports from Baltimore as tweeted to breakingnews.com after midnight....... "Photo; Burned out building in Baltimore, Harman Ave., 6 fire trucks in attendance-@jonswaine....... Curfew in Baltimore to be in effect from 10pmApril 28 until 5amMay4, police say-@BaltimorePolice...... Police investigating reports of man being shot in leg on Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore-@Baltmore Police..... Photo: Firefighers continue to battle fires throughout Baltimore area-@PhilipinDC....... Editor's note: We are seeing reports of 911 calls going unanswered in the Baltimore area amid unrest. According to @PaulGessler, no operators are picking up.-Jillian Baltimore police deploying officers with fire department to ensure operations not disrupted...

While visiting Iowa this weekend, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker commented on the wildly out-of-control “John Doe” prosecution waged by partisan Democrats in his state. One of the many objectionable features of this crusade was that the targets were legally gagged from talking about it. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm responded to Walker’s comments by threatening him. Whatever Chisholm’s virtues as a D.A. might be, a keen sense of irony is evidently not among them.The Wisconsin Witch Hunt has been an abiding interest of mine for years–rarely have so many been terrorized by so few for so little gain, until...

Goldman Sachs paid former President Bill Clinton $200,000 to deliver a speech in the spring of 2011, several months before the investment banking giant began lobbying the State Department, then headed by Hillary Clinton, federal records reviewed by International Business Times show. Goldman’s objective in lobbying the State Department could not be immediately discerned. The lobbying disclosure filings note only that Goldman sought to “monitor deficit reduction issues” -- specifically, a bill known as the Budget Control Act -- and the bank declined to answer questions about the precise nature of its interests Three days after Bill Clinton accepted Goldman’s...

A mother was spotted in the midst of a chaotic scene Monday in Baltimore reminding her son who is boss. This video shows the mom taking things into her own hands after catching her son throw rocks at police during a massive riot in Baltimore. After recognizing her son, she is seen grabbing him right off the street Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands mourned the man who died from a severe spinal injury he suffered in police custody.

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36

17:41 radio interviewCarr: What happened with the Wall Street Journal? Walker: ......Border, Amnesty, Legal immigration, Economy, American workers and wages.... Carr: The WSJ basically ignored everything you said...... Walker: ....A distraction from what I really said.... Carr: H-1B Visas, we talk a lot about that on our show....... WSJ: Texas gets people to move there [not connected with H-1B Visas]. Walker: Explains why people move to Texas - lower taxes, regulations....... Republican Gov. reform leadership. Carr: Thank you for speaking out for the American workers. The fact that they're so hysterical, shows you how empty their arguments are.. Carr:...

Afghanistan’s intelligence agency – has arrested a would-be suicide bomber who says he was gang-raped by Taliban commanders before sending him out for a suicide attack.A statement issued Sunday by NDS states that the victim of the gang-rape planned to carry out a suicide attack on the police headquarters of Bagrami District of Kabul but he was arrested before he could reach to his target.According to NDS statement rape cases are not unusual within the ranks of Taliban and Haqani network.Bilal, the rape victim-turned suicide bomber has told NDS that he was gang-raped by Taliban commanders Muzamil, Hijrat alias Abuzar,...

During CNN’s live coverage on Monday night of the Baltimore riots, CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill urged viewers to view what was taking place as “not a riot” but “uprisings” in response to African-Americans “dying in the streets for months, years, decades, centuries” due to “police terrorism.” When brought into the discussion by CNN Tonight host Don Lemon, Hill declared that “there shouldn’t be calm tonight” in Baltimore since there’s been “black people...dying in the streets for months, years, decades, centuries” and endorsed the need “resistance to oppression and when resistance occurs, you can't circumscribe resistance.” (video at link) The...

I don’t have an Apple Watch yet. I’ve ordered one, and through some combination of demand and short supply, I probably won’t see it until sometime in June. But I’m only getting the Watch because I need to stay up on what Apple is doing—and what Microsoft is doing on Apple’s platforms—and I don’t recommend that readers waste money on this first generation gadget. And that’s because you don’t need to see or own an Apple Watch to understand its many deficiencies. What amazes me most about Apple Watch is the free press Apple gets for creating something with so...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog I just added items #1,028 through #1,052 to my list of Obama’s lies and lawbreaking The complete list can be found at https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/obama-252/Here are the new entries:1,028) Obama gave the Medal of Freedom to communist Dolores Huerta, and refused to let an anti-communist hero Lech Walesa into the White HousePresident Obama gave Dolores Huerta the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that can be given to a civilian. Huerta has praised Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan communist dictator who had repeatedly used the military to seize food from private owners. Chavez also had butchers arrested, held at...

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http://cnsnews.com/image/real-cash-income-growth-black-households-during-economic-recovery-obama-and-reaganReal Cash Income Growth of Black Households During Economic Recovery - Obama and Reagan March 25, 2015

My Apple Watch came Friday. Well, not my Apple watch. I ordered the space gray Apple Watch Sport with the black sport band, and it was back-ordered until mid-May. Fortunately, a friend of mine ordered a watch he didn’t want, and decided to let Six Colors purchase his Apple Watch Sport with a green sport band. After a quick exchange on a little street a couple of miles from my house, I was in business. I spent two and half days with the Apple Watch without writing a word about it. I was talking to my mother on the...

I'm working through trying to make my home-built AR-15 better. I remember on another thread someone mentioning a really good scope, and they posted a picture of it. I searched through FR's and my PC's history for it, but could not find it at all. The one mentioned looked like a Trijicon ACOG, but it was from a different company, and was around $500.00

A CNN correspondent covering the Baltimore anti-police riots live indicated rioters were openly hostile towards “anyone… who was not African-American.”

...Kerry outlined that the US has and will continue to scale down its arsenal, and to "move, step by step, toward nuclear disarmament." As of September 2014, the number of nuclear weapons in US stockpile stood at 4,717, or 85 per cent below the Cold War peak. Over the last 20 years, America has dismantled 10,251 warheads, with another approximately 2,500 warheads retired and in the queue for elimination. President Barack Obama has decided that the United States will seek to accelerate the dismantlement of retired nuclear warheads by 20 per cent, he said. "We have pledged not to pursue...