Tuesday, April 9, 2013

McConnell campaign alleges it was bugged, seeks FBI investigation

McConnell campaign alleges it was bugged, seeks FBI investigation

NBCNews.com
31 minutes ago

Written by
Michael O'Brien

By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News. Follow @mpoindc. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign has asked federal authorities to help it identify the source of a recording of private strategy sessions earlier this year.

Stephen Colbert lures Bill Clinton to Twitter

The Associated Press - ‎14 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Clinton is now on Twitter, albeit without a very presidential name. Stephen Colbert lured the former president to the social networking site on "The Colbert Report" on Monday, signing him up with the handle PrezBillyJeff.

Lip-smacking link between monkeys, humans

Fox News - ‎2 hours ago‎
The lip-smacking vocalizations gelada monkeys make are surprisingly similar to human speech, a new study finds. Many nonhuman primates demonstrate lip-smacking behavior, but geladas are the only ones known to make undulating sounds, known as ...

At Penney, Need for Stability and New Path

Wall Street Journal - ‎49 minutes ago‎
Now that Ron Johnson is out of the picture, Myron "Mike" Ullman will have to decide what parts of Mr. Johnson's JCP to keep and how much of his traditional J.C.

Brad Paisley responds to 'Accidental Racist' backlash: 'I wouldn't change a thing'

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Brad Paisley's "Accidental Racist" song has certainly caused a stir for its blunt take on being a "white man coming to you from the southland," and LL Cool J's added description of feeling like a "newfangled Django" in his included rap … but the country crooner ...

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes town near Iranian nuclear plant

Fox News - ‎15 minutes ago‎
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Iran's first nuclear power plant has left at least 4 dead, state TV reported on Tuesday, but operations at the plant are unaffected.

Serbia's worst peacetime massacre as gunman kills 13 in village rampage

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ljubisa Bogdanovic, 60, using a licensed firearm, reportedly first shot his son and then went from house to house gunning down his neighbours and relatives in the village of Velika Ivanca, 31 miles southeast of the capital Belgrade, in the early hours of ...

South Africans remain divided: Did Margaret Thatcher help or hinder the demise ...

Washington Post - ‎10 minutes ago‎
JOHANNESBURG - Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans remain passionately divided over the role Margaret Thatcher played in their country: Did she help or hinder the racist apartheid system and prolong the jailing of Nelson Mandela?

5 Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush

The Hindu - ‎1 hour ago‎
Five Indian peacekeepers lost their lives while escorting a United Nations convoy in a particularly volatile part of South Sudan on Tuesday morning.

Fire destroys medical office in Detroit following report of shooting; no word of ...

Fox News - ‎10 minutes ago‎
DETROIT - A fire has destroyed a Detroit building containing a medical office where a shooting was also reported. The Detroit Fire Department says it responded to a 911 call about the blaze Tuesday morning.

NY gambling nun admits taking $128K from churches

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎22 minutes ago‎
ALBION, N.Y. (AP) - A Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Ariz. lawmakers got few complaints on civil unions

USA TODAY
11 minutes ago

Written by
alia rau

Bisbee's ordinance, effective in May, creates a civil union recognized only within city limits. 040213 bisbee. Historic Bisbee, Ariz.

US companies post more job, but fill them slowly

Boston.com - ‎19 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in nearly five years in February, but overall hiring rose at a much slower pace.

KPMG Resigns as Herbalife's Auditor Over Investigation

New York Times - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Traders at the Herbalife post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange earlier this Brendan McDermid/ReutersTraders at the Herbalife post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year.

Ford Focus ranked as world's top-selling car; Toyota Corolla second

Los Angeles Times
6 minutes ago

Written by
Jerry Hirsch

An American automaker has the top-selling car in the world -- the Ford Focus. Research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said Ford Motor Co.

US Wholesale Inventories Slide Most in 1.5 Years

CNBC.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
U.S. wholesale inventories recorded their biggest decline in nearly 1-1/2 years in February as petroleum stocks tumbled and overall sales rose solidly, which could see first-quarter growth estimates shaved.

Microsoft's Android complaint: greivance or tactics?

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎43 minutes ago‎
If you're a third party smartphone or tablet manufacturer today, Android is an easy choice. Google will develop and market the software and you don't have to pay a penny.

Google Play rolls out new design and simpler check-out

SlashGear - ‎10 minutes ago‎
As expected, Google has issued a redesign to the Google Play store, and it's starting to roll out now to Android smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 Froyo and higher.

Why Chat Heads Will Be Facebook's SMS-Killer

ReadWriteWeb - ‎2 hours ago‎
Facebook Home's innovative Chat Heads feature puts Facebook's messaging platform in a strong position to take over from carrier-bound text messaging.

UK Lulzsec hacker Ryan Ackroyd pleads guilty

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking as part of a group known as Lulzsec. Ryan Ackroyd, from South Yorkshire, admitted to being part of the group, whose targets included the NHS and the UK's Serious Organised Crime ...

Bart Simpson to cable? Jay-Z to Universal. RIP Annette Funicello.

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
After the coffee. Before seeing if a palm tree hit my car last night. The Skinny: Driving during that windstorm Monday night was pretty scary.

Exec threatens to make Fox pay-TV-only channel if Aereo goes on

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network on Monday threatened to convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel if Internet startup Aereo Inc. continues to "steal" Fox's over-the-air signal and sell it to consumers without paying for rights.

James Deen Confirms Shooting Porno with Teen Mom's Farrah Abraham

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Farrah Abraham has taken a cue out of Octomom's book and filmed a porn with none other than noted adult film star James Deen. "We definitely shot a scene, and in my opinion it was very amazingly awesome," Deen tells E! News.

'The Voice' recap: Talent turns chairs, coaches raise dukes

Los Angeles Times - ‎9 minutes ago‎
The fifth night of "The Voice" blind auditions started with coaches old and new congratulating themselves on their chemistry and going in for a group hug with host and "fifth Beatle" Carson Daly.

Royal maternity style through the years: From the Duchess of Cambridge to ...

New York Daily News - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Kate Middleton may be the reigning queen when it comes to stellar maternity style, but she's not the first fashion-forward royal to ever rock a baby bump.

Roy Halladay Says Struggles to Start 2013 Season Are '95-Percent' Mental

NESN.com
18 minutes ago

Written by
Doug Kyed

Roy Halladay's season has started off shockingly bad, but he says it's all in his head. Through two games, Halladay has a 14.73 ERA in 7 1/3 innings after allowing 12 earned runs and three home runs.

Juuuuuust A Bit Outside: Marty Foster robs Rays as part of awful night

SI.com - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Joe Maddon and Ben Zobrist were right to be outraged by Marty Foster's terrible call that ended Monday night's Rays-Rangers game.

Skiing champ's brother found dead in Sierra

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎33 minutes ago‎
(04-09) 08:17 PDT MAMMOTH LAKES, MONO COUNTY -- The younger brother of famed skier Bode Miller was found dead after suffering a seizure in his van near Mammoth Lakes, officials said Tuesday.

Bucks, Heat square off in possible playoff preview

Sports Network - ‎1 hour ago‎
(Sports Network) - The Miami Heat will get an early preview of an expected first-round playoff matchup Tuesday night when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in South Beach.

Transatlantic flights 'to get more turbulent'

BBC News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Flights across the North Atlantic could get a lot bumpier in the future if the climate changes as scientists expect. Planes are already encountering stronger winds, and could now face more turbulence, according to research led from Reading University, UK.

European scientists propose world's largest quantum network, between Earth ...

ExtremeTech
2 hours ago

Written by
Mr Seb

A group of European researchers has proposed the largest quantum network yet: Between Earth and the International Space Station. Such a network would see entangled photons transmitted over a distance of 250 miles - two or three times greater than ...

More Than a Quarter of Melanoma Survivors Skip Sunscreen, Study Finds

U.S. News & World Report - ‎21 hours ago‎
MONDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Even people who have survived melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, often fail to protect themselves from the sun, a new study suggests.

Hospital group says 'alarm fatigue' can be deadly

Boston.com - ‎22 hours ago‎
CHICAGO (AP) - Constantly beeping alarms in hospitals are being linked to patient deaths and other dangers in a new alert from the Joint Commission.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Warning to gun grabbers: If gun rights are lost, you will soon lose free speech

All those who value free speech, art, public protests, internet blogs and due process should be waging an all-out information war right now to defend the Second Amendment. Why? Because if the Second Amendment is lost due to unconstitutional legislative and executive actions pursued by the government, then there are no limits to what civil liberties and individual freedoms the government can declare null and void.
All those who are arguing for infringements of Second Amendment liberties (universal registration, banning AR-15s, criminalizing high-capacity magazines, etc.) are effectively arguing to hand the federal government the precedent it needs to criminalize free speech, religion, public protests, internet blogs, Youtube videos and more.
In effect, gun grabbers are arguing for the government to have the power to overturn the Bill of Rights when it is popular to do so. But such power will inevitably end up being used in circumstances never envisioned by the gun grabbers… and often in the hands of someone they hoped would never hold the office of President such as a third member of the Bush regime.
The Bill of Rights isn’t optional
You can’t have a half-way Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights either means what it says and strictly limits the reach of the federal government, or it means nothing and all the individual rights and liberties enumerated in the Bill of Rights are null and void.
Those include the right to exercise whatever religion you choose and not have the state mandate what church you must attend; the right to speak your mind and even criticize the government without fear of being prosecuted for your opinions; the right to due process and a trial of your peers if charged with a crime; and the right to be safe in your person and effects (your home) without being subjected to illegal searches and seizures.
If the Second Amendment is nullified, then so is your right to remain silent. Without the Fifth Amendment, the government can (and will) torture you until you “admit guilt” for whatever crimes they claim you have committed. This is already being planned for Aurora Colorado shooter James Holmes, who prosecutors now say will be subjected to injections of a “truth serum” so that he will confess to his crimes.
Folks, there is no such thing as a truth serum. It’s a science fiction fantasy. What Holmes is being subjected to is torture until he “confesses” to the crime. This is precisely what awaits all Americans if the government is not held to the limits of the Bill of Rights.
If the Second Amendment goes, the First Amendment will soon follow
Once the dismantling of the Bill of Rights is tolerated, there will be no stopping the government’s planned destruction of all its provisions, including the First Amendment. With freedom of speech destroyed, all websites, blogs and online videos will be deleted or shut down unless they are approved by the government. All art must be government approved before being published or publicly displayed (First Amendment). Anyone charged with a crime can be held indefinitely, without charge, while the government waits for them to “rot in prison” for the rest of their lives (Sixth Amendment).
Gun control advocates are, almost by definition, ignorant of history. They foolishly believe that the more power government is granted, the more compassionate, fair and just that government will behave. History has shown exactly the opposite: power corrupts, and when power is centralized in the hands of the few, it is almost always exploited in a manner that brings great harm to the People.
America’s founders understood this, which is why the Bill of Rights was written and ratified. Power must necessarily be distributed (decentralized) for freedom to flourish, and the primary purpose of the Bill of Rights was to enumerate lines in the sand that the government cannot cross.
Those who are arguing for gun restrictions today are hopeless fools who seem oblivious to the tyranny they are bringing down upon themselves. In order to achieve one limited political goal, they will surrender all rights and freedoms to a government that will then recognize no limits whatsoever to its power. When gun control laws pass, they think they are “winning,” but what they’re actually doing is constructing unintentional prisons that will enslave their children and grandchildren.
Fortunately, many of us do understand history, and we will not allow the ignorant masses to destroy our fundamental rights and freedoms. We will fight these efforts with every means available, beginning with information and judicial strategies, but progressing to fighting enemies of America with physical force if necessary to defend the Republic.
Curiously, every U.S. Senator, Congressperson, President, police officer, district attorney and other “official” takes a sworn oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Yet in their actions, many of these people prove that they are themselves the very enemies cited in that oath of office. It is the job of the People to force our representatives to keep their oaths of office, first at the ballot box if effective, but then using incrementally more forceful means as necessary to keep government in check. The People are the commanders of their government, but if they refuse to remind government who is in charge, it is they who are soon commanded by government tyrants.
All laws that violate the Bill of Rights are null and void
Any law passed by either state government or the federal government is immediately null and void if it violates the Bill of Rights. This is why the U.S. Supreme Court declared in its landmark 1803 decision of Marbury vs. Madison:
“All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void.”
But this truth does not require a Supreme Court to make it so… it is self-evident under common law. Thus, any member of government who attempts to enforce an unconstitutional law is acting in violation of civil rights and the legal protections guaranteed under the Bill of Rights. Importantly, no citizen is obliged to follow unlawful orders even if directed by an apparent “law enforcement” authority.
If a police officer, for example, tells you to “go murder that woman standing on the street corner,” you have no obligation to follow such an order because it describes a criminal act. Similarly, a police officer or lawmaker commanding you to surrender your rifle is also an unlawful request, and no citizen has any obligation to follow it.
This is even true if local laws have been passed that violate the Bill of Rights. For example, if the police chief of New York City says you must surrender your rifle because New York has passed a law criminalizing the possession of such a rifle, you are under no legitimate legal obligation to do so because such laws are unconstitutional and illegal. That doesn’t mean you still won’t be arrested and thrown in prison while your case eventually makes its way to the Supreme Court, of course. Tyrants do not abide by laws unless they are forced to do so by the People… which is precisely the point of having a Second Amendment in the first place. No government can be trusted to remain honest and representative of the People unless the People possess the means of force to overthrow a corrupt, criminal government and replace it with legitimate, constitutional government.
Why gun grabbers are the true “anti-government” extremists
The mainstream media and the White House attempt to twist these ideas by branding anyone who disagrees with the government as an “anti-government” extremist. But that’s not the case at all: Most patriots aren’t anti-government at all. They are simply anti-corrupt government while being pro Constitutional government.
People who advocate gun control today are actually “anti-constitutional government” extremists because their ideas extremely diverge from the laws of the land (the Constitution and Bill of Rights). What could be more extreme than suggesting the People have no rights and that the government has total power to decide which rights in the Bill of Rights it wishes to recognize?
Gun grabbers are the true anti-government people because they are enemies of the legitimate and lawful government of America. Rather than constitutional government, they wish to see an illegitimate, unlawful government usurp power and run the country as a police state that respects no limits to its power. That’s the type of government desired by foolishly dangerous people like Rachel Maddow, Michael Moore, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Biden and others.
Imagine if Bloomberg were given the power to rewrite the Constitution…
Think about it: If people like Bloomberg had their way, there would be no Constitution, no Bill of Rights, no due process, no trial by jury and no free market choices whatsoever. The people would have no rights and freedoms, and the government would simply dictate to them what they could buy, eat, drink, think, speak, write and more. All forms of expression would be tightly regulated by the government, and anyone who was labeled “guilty” by the government would be immediately sentenced without trial or even a requirement of any evidence being presented.
This is the world being created by gun control advocates. Yet, in the end, they owe gun owners a huge debt because it is gun owners who will halt the march of tyranny in America. We will protect the rights and liberties of all Americans — including those who are seeking to take away our rights. The purpose of the Second Amendment has always been to protect the integrity of all the other amendments, including the First. The only reason people like Jim Carrey can attack gun rights in America is because the Second Amendment has put enough guns in the hands of enough Americans to dissuade the government from destroying the First Amendment.
Finally, I know there are a few readers, mostly younger people, who cannot imagine government ever becoming “evil” or “tyrannical,” and they think this talk of the Second Amendment being needed to protect the rights and freedoms of Americans sounds outlandish. To those people I say you are uninformed. You are ignorant of history, and you would be wise to learn history now, lest you inadvertently become part of it in the very near future.
 http://www.infowars.com/warning-to-gun-grabbers-if-gun-rights-are-lost-you-will-soon-lose-free-speech-public-protests-art-blogs-and-the-right-to-a-fair-trial/

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Africa: The Growing Campaign to Revoke Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize

he Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama received 40 months ago has emerged as the most appalling Orwellian award of this century. No, war is not peace.
George Carlin used to riff about oxymorons like “jumbo shrimp,” “genuine imitation,” “political science” and “military intelligence.” But humor is of the gallows sort when we consider the absurdity and tragedy of the world’s most important peace prize honoring the world’s top war maker.
This week, a challenge has begun with the launch of a petition urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee to revoke Obama’s Peace Prize. By midnight of the first day, nearly 10,000 people had signed. The online petition simply tells the Nobel committee: “I urge you to rescind the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to Barack Obama.”
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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Mass Arrest and Gun Confiscation Has Begun

The police state starts out by throwing the book at selected groups like liberty lovers and veterans, pot smokers and gun owners alike. Children are being abducted by the nanny state as the tyranny escalates. History demonstrates that the tyranny does not stop at these groups but soon every citizen falls victim to police state terror. The police state isn’t coming, it’s already here!