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• University Will Investigate Christian Professor’s Intelligent Design Class Following Atheist Furor

  May 21, 2013 at 10:44am

  In reply to shogun459.

  Perhaps we should introduce Coyne to an Imam or two….

• University Will Investigate Christian Professor’s Intelligent Design Class Following Atheist Furor

  May 21, 2013 at 10:40am

  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;…”

  It’s confusing. Is Coyne suggesting that Congress is mandating this course? Is Ball State demanding that every student agree with the course material? Are we to presume that one can’t study communism without being forced to be a communist? Or could it be that Coyne, in typical progressive fashion demands that everyone believe only what he believes?

  Maybe Coyne will be kind enough to cite where in the Constitution is any doctrine demanding separation of Church and State. All I can find is a prohibition that Congress can’t make a law to mandate a state religion or restrict the free exercise of religion (or speech about religious beliefs).

  It is helpful to note that Coyne repudiates the Laws of Probability, Physics, and Biochemistry; and despite being utterly incapable of explaining how life began is absolutely certain how it adapts without a shred of reproducible scientific data to verify his hypotheses. Nothing but speculation and anecdotes.

  Maybe we’re just supposed to “trust him” on this. Is that what academic freedom means? Do we actually trust the education of our children to such as he?

• Beck Breaks Down the Government’s ‘Utter Lack of Regard for Truth’ in IRS ‘Inquisition’ Scandal

  May 21, 2013 at 12:26am

  Why have we ceded government operational control to public sector Unions? Why are government employees answerable to Unions rather than Citizens?

  There is a clear conflict of interest as evidenced by abusive tactics employed to advance Union political agenda rather than service to Citizens.

  Article 1, Section 8 assigns exclusive authority and responsibility for legislating the seat of government. There is no authority granted to enable Congress to delegate such legislation to Unions.

• What Do the IRS, Benghazi and AP Scandal All Have in Common?

  May 16, 2013 at 9:59am

  It’s not Obama’s fault (sarc).

  For more than 10 years no one in the media even hinted at his breath-taking lack of experience or expertise; or the fact that he never actually won a fair election; or complained that he had locked away his past (since, and including, his birth); or never held a real job; or demanded he explain how he went to Pakistan; ad infinitum….

  We know that he spends far more time playing golf and basketball than he does addressing real problems in America. Why should we be surprised he is clueless about what transpires under his authority?

• Confused by Obama’s Incredibly Brief IRS Statement? Here’s Krauthammer’s Take

  May 16, 2013 at 8:46am

  An Obama/Holder investigation is measured by it’s weight, not it’s content.

  They love to quote the number of pages, interviews, videos, etc. as if bulk has some inherent value despite the utter lack of meaningful content in those redacted pages, interviews with non-decision-makers, and YouTube videos: all of which conclude that rogue hourly employees made Constitution-violating and Life or Death decisions without the knowledge or approval of management (sic).

  How is it possible that Cabinet level officers repeatedly escape accountability by claiming ignorance of the operations and conduct of their departments? We know that the president is too busy perpetually campaigning and playing golf and basketball with his buddies to get involved, but what is Holder’s excuse?

• Here’s Why This NAACP Official Thinks It’s Good the IRS Targeted Tea Party Groups (Hint: It Involves the Taliban)

  May 15, 2013 at 9:18am

  It speaks volumes for the NAACP to oppose the TPM that is dedicated to restoring Constitutional governance in the US. Interestingly, the president (as do all federal and State Executive, Legislative, and Judicial officers) must make a solemn oath to ‘preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution’ as a prerequisite to being delegated any government authority: and agrees to ‘take care that the laws are faithfully executed’.

  If the TPM wants Constitutional governance; and the president is sworn to support Constitutional governance: where can there be a cause for conflict between them.

  The problem arises only because the president repudiates his oath of office; and refuses to ‘take care that the laws are faithfully executed.

  How can any self-respecting reporter not demand that Bond justify his asinine remarks? Using the Constitution as the point of reference, measure the acts of the TPM and those of the president and let’s see who is most compliant by their acts.

• Top GOP Senator Says Obama Could Be Impeached Over ‘Most Egregious Cover-Up in American History’

  May 11, 2013 at 1:29pm

  In reply to CrazyTravis.

  EVERY indication was that Iraq had WMD; and Hussein clearly claimed to have them and threatened to use them (again). After 17 UN sanctions were ignored the US and our allies took action to protect the Iraqi people. The president didn’t fabricate the story of WMD; every western intelligence agency believed Hussein’s claims and threats: By a 2:1 majority (373-156) Congress voted to go to war.

  The problem with a bluff is that it isn’t proven until it’s called.

  Whether or not it was an impeachable offense, it wasn’t perpetrated by a handful of cronies to manipulate upcoming elections in the president’s favor.

• Bill Maher on Benghazi: ‘I Still Don’t Know What the Scandal Is’

  May 11, 2013 at 1:10pm

  In reply to fbanta.

  …Finally Maher would be relevant.

• Bill Maher on Benghazi: ‘I Still Don’t Know What the Scandal Is’

  May 11, 2013 at 1:08pm

  First, there is no question that: SoS Clinton is responsible for the security of our Embassies; she personally knew that the Embassy and Consulate in Libya did not meet State Department regulations for physical or military security; she directed that Ambassador Stevens go to Benghazi knowing how volatile it was; she not only did not provide the minimum reasonable security for his trip but actually reduced it two weeks before his visit; clearly she took no care in his security.

  Second: the highly trained extraction force designated to extract American diplomats from hostile situations was refused permission to go to the aid of the Ambassador and other American Patriots under attack. Several Ambassadors have confirmed that ONLY the president has the authority to order that team to ‘stand down’.

  Third: the administration intentionally and knowingly crafted a false message about the cause of the attack to deflect deserved criticism from the president prior to elections. 3 AM phone call!

  To help Maher understand the scandal, lets take him and a half dozen people most important to him (as if he isn’t the only person he cares about) and set them in a compound in Kabul with anti-Islamic banners. Give him a radio that never responds and let’s live-feed his reactions as he and his are sodomized and brutally murdered.

  Future media morons will benefit by understanding the scandal when Americans are put in harms way without protection or rescue.

  Finally Maher woul

• ‘What Was Going On?’: Real News Panel Discusses Why the Benghazi Hearing Questions on Intelligence and ‘the Annex’ Matter

  May 10, 2013 at 8:35am

  Hirsh’s assertion that there was no cover up is utterly preposterous. How can any reasonable or valid investigation exclude the top three participants; those most knowledgeable about actual events? How could there possibly be any reason not to make every effort to rescue American Patriots under fire?

  How could the ARB rationally lay the blame on underlings that obviously had no authority to make the type of decisions that were made. Several Ambassadors have concurred that the ONLY authority to order a rescue team to ‘stand down’ is the president himself. Clearly SOS Clinton was directly involved in the attempt to manipulate the Congressional investigation: or she has a rogue Chief of Staff-and who can believe she’d tolerate that? Plausible deniability has it’s limits.

  The punishment of Hicks for merely questioning the ‘video excuse’ would not have happened if there was no cover up. It sends a powerful message to all career employees.

  Every phase of this fiasco is typical Obama/Clinton: incompetence in plan and execution; lies and deception to distract from the truth; blame for the innocent; and protection of the guilty; and of course a complicit media to ignore the obvious questions and to tell the people to ‘move on, there’s nothing to see here’.