A federal appeals court today ruled 3-0 that dismisses a lawsuit against the National Day of Prayer. The decision overturns last year's ruling by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb that ruled that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Freedom From Religion Foundation did not have standing to bring the lawsuit against President Obama. "But unless all limits on standing are to be abandoned, a feeling of alienation cannot suffice as injury in fact," the court said in its opinion opinion.
President Truman signed into law in 1952 a Congressional resolution establishing a National Day of Prayer. The Justice Department had appealed Judge Crabb's decision.
So, I guess prayer is a protected right still ... for a while. I wonder when the next attack on religious freedom will occur.
I intentionally refrain from course language and themes; however, lately I can't help but "go there" when I think about Obama's supporters. They first were so enthralled with the woefully under-qualified candidate that they were not unlike a teenage boy with a hard-on. They couldn't think straight, because they were so mesmerized by Obama's blackness. (These ideas came to mind with my current read of Erik Rush's book "Negrophilia." See book description below video clip.) Now, it seems that despite a lot of supporters having abandoned ship, there are those Obama lovers who continue to support him despite his numerous and epic failings ... as if they were taking Viagra to maintain their ... passions.
Case in point: here is a typical Hollywood Elitist suffering stoked on "intellectual viagra" ... Chevy Chase. At about the two-minute mark, you see Chase struggle with coming up with some kind of defense, almost as if he's saying to himself during the long pause "Must ... defend ... Obama! Think, man, think! Must ... defend ... Obama!"
Nice how Chase also manages to squeeze in a cheap shot at our troops. In his eyes, apparently their too stupid at 18 to appreciate the delicate nature of our environment, but they have "the biggest balls of all." Hmmmm ... we're back to male genitalia.
Viagra anyone?
[video originally discovered at SharpElbows] _____________________________________________ Negrophilia by Erik Rush -- Amazon's description:
Product Description
Negrophilia studies the undue and inordinate affinity for blacks (as opposed to antipathy toward them) that has been promoted by activists, politicians and the establishment press for the past 40 years and which has fostered an erroneous perception of blacks, particularly in America. The book dissects the dynamic of race relations and race politics with an emphasis on same since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, how these are likely to develop given a Barack Obama presidency, and how conscientious Americans may discern the deeper truths of these matters and thus develop healthier perceptions.
About the Author
An accomplished musician with a background in biomedical research, sales, marketing and media production, Rush broke the story of Obama's militant minister Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He writes columns for WorldNetDaily and has appeared on Fox News, CNN and numerous radio shows. Previous books include Annexing Mexico, The Angels Fell and It's the Devil, Stupid!
Earlier this week in Obama's speech regarding the proposed budget cuts, Dear Leader managed to piss off three groups: the GOP, Paul Ryan, and federal workers. This from Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post (emphasis added):
President Obama bluntly criticized congressional Republicans and candidly assessed his own policies and the performance of federal workers in a meeting with campaign donors late Thursday in Chicago.
Apparently unaware that a microphone was still on, Obama said he essentially dared Republicans to try to repeal his health-care law during the recent budget negotations. “I said, ‘You want to repeal health care? Go at it. We’ll have that debate. You’re not going to be able to do that by nickel-and-diming me in the budget. You think we’re stupid?’ ”
The exchange was overheard by CBS RadioNews reporter Mark Knoller, who had been listening from the White House to an audio feed of Obama’s public remarks before the private meeting.
The White House regularly provides a feed back to Washington from public events across the country. Normally, a staffer traveling with the president will turn off the feed, but in this case no one did and Knoller kept listening after reporters traveling with Obama left the room.
Later in the discussion, Obama said he told Republicans that they should try to pass a stand-alone bill to defund Planned Parenthood, rather than attach it to the broader budget bill.
“Put it in a separate bill,” Obama said he told House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and his staff. “We’ll call it up. And if you think you can overturn my veto, try it. But don’t try to sneak this through.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Friday dismissed any potential concerns with the comments. “He was taking questions from supporters,” Carney said. “But there’s nothing — nothing he said that contradicts anything he said in public.”
In the conversation, Obama also weighed in on the performance of rank-and-file federal employees, saying it is “striking ... how generally smart and dedicated” federal workers are, according to Knoller.
But Obama added that some government workers “are slugs and not trying to do their job.”
During the exchange, Obama also told donors that the government’s information-technology “is horrible.”Technology is subpar “across the board,” at the Pentagon, Homeland Security, and other agencies, Obama said, according to Knoller’s account.
Knoller said Obama sounded exasperated, adding, “Come on, guys. I’m the president of the United States. Where’s the fancy buttons and stuff and the big screen comes up? It doesn’t happen.”
Obama’s complaints about government technology are similar to concerns raised by his predecessor, George W. Bush, who in his new memoir recalls that poor equipment aboard Air Force One impaired his ability to speak with officials in Washington in the hours after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
This isn’t the first time Obama has been caught making off-the-cuff remarks to donors.
During an August 2008 private fundraising dinner in San Francisco, Obama said some rural voters “cling to guns or religion . . . as a way to explain their frustrations.” An attendee blogged about the comments, triggering days of controversy on the campaign trail. Obama later conceded that the comment was "clumsy."
His whole freaking administration has been "clumsy." After a triple play like that, I can't wait to see Obama's upcoming Grand Slam! ... his loss in 2012.
The Chico Tea Party in California has recently been the target of slanderous attacks by an opposition that is incapable of intelligently defending and debating. Rather than offer logical, fact-based defenses of their own position while respecting the rights of others to voice their opinions, left-wingers in the area have posted fake Tea Party invites to an upcoming tea party rally in which racist words and imagery are used. This from local radio station K-PAY:
Chico’s Tea Party is reacting to flyers posted around Butte County that mockingly promote a Tax Day rally in Downtown Chico next week. Tea Party member B.K. Brooks tells KPAY ”I think whoever’s behind it is trying to stir up violence against us with misinformation.” Brooks will discuss the flier and event tomorrow with the KPAY Morning News and More.
HATEFUL FLYERS THAT FRAUDULENTLY IDENTIFY CHICO TEA PARTY PATRIOTS AND BUTTE COUNTRY REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN POSTED AROUND CHICO ABOUT OUR UPCOMING RALLY. THESE FLYERS WERE NOT CREATED OR POSTED BY OUR GROUP. THIS CLEARLY IS A BLATANT EFFORT TO SILENCE OUR PEACEFUL VOICES AND TO PUT OUR GROUP IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT! CURRENTLY WE STILL PLAN ON HOLDING OUR RALLY TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WHO EMBRACE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND TOLERANCE OF DISSENTING VIEWS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING OUR CORE VALUES OF CONSTITUTIONALLY LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND FREE MARKETS.
Again, it seems that liberals are only in favor of free thought and tolerant of others' opinions if those opinions match their own. If those opinions conflict, then leftist attacks get vicious.
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This blog is a newborn -- DOB is April 19, 2007! It was born from a discussion (argument?) at work regarding Hummers and their owners. My colleagues said that Humvee owners were basically the scum of the earth. I thought how unfair to judge someone you don't know by what car he or she drives! I've also heard and witnessed similar hate-filled reactions to cigarette smokers.Are Hummers and smokers the scapegoats of today's society? Why?And why on earth do people focus so much energy on such non-issues and disregard the real problems that exist in our society? Is it because such 'distractions' are easier to confront than the real problems? Let's explore the double-standards and hypocrisies of our society, shall we? (For more of the original, founding post, click here.)
"Busted: Exposing Popular Myths about Christianity" by Fred von Kamecke
"Beyond Opinion: Living The Faith We Defend" by Ravi Zacharias
"Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It" by Juan Williams
"The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades" by Robert Spencer
"Power To The People" by Laura Ingraham
"Do As I Say (Not As I Do) Profiles in Liberal Hyposcrisy" by Peter Schweizer
"State of Fear" by Michael Crichton
"Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve" by Bernard Goldberg
"Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity -- Get Out The Shovel -- Why Everything You Know is Wrong" by John Stossel of 20/20
After watching shows on TV and doing some reading, I do believe that the supposed climate change (and, despite what Greenies try to tell me, the earth has been hotter) is more likely due to the sun's activity than anything else. We humans have a miniscule impact compared to the sun. I also believe that a lot of this nonsense is politically driven. Plus, how better for scientists to scare up research money than by creating a big harem scarem? Predicting 'catastrophies' and alarming people is far sexier and will get you a lot more research dollars. [See my commentary from 4/22/07: "Say It Loud and Proud: I'm A Heretic!"]
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