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Michael Smerconish is a smooth fit at MSNBC. Here he assures us that the white kid getting severely beaten by older blacks aboard a school bus was not a hate crime, since the kid deserved it for being a “snitch.” That makes it no biggie, in contrast to the reparable vandalism inflicted upon a statue of liberal deity Jackie Robinson, probably by some misguided slob who couldn’t stand the number 42 being rammed down his throat anymore: By affixing the otherwise meaningless label “hate crime” to the second incident, Smerconish is instructing liberal viewers to regard it as far more...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Movie review: “Elysium� is implausible, because it’s based on a medical device manufacturer that does not employ any salespeople Elysium has too many loud, noisy action scenes, and not enough calm, quiet, reflective scenes of thoughtful contemplation. It didn’t have any lines of dialogue that I can see myself wanting to quote in the future. None of the characters were particularly interesting. And if I was a child, I couldn’t see myself wanting to buy any of the action figures that might be based on this movie.The machine that instantly cures cancer seems perfectly plausible. However,...

Doug E. Fresh, Matisyahu and more hip-hop stars are hoping their vocals can get kids moving. The artists join Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthier America and Hip Hop Public Health to create an album focused on getting kids to stay active and be healthy. MTV RapFix reports the ‘Songs for a Healthier America’ LP features voices from other rap stars like Run-DMC and singers like Jordin Sparks, Ashanti and Ariana Grande. Even health experts like TV doc Doctor Oz join in on the rapping fun. “So many kids listen to Hip Hop so why not give these messages to...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Here are 239 examples of Barack Obama’s lying, lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, etc. In the 2008 United States election, I wrote in Ron Paul for President. In the 2012 election, I voted for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson. Those who are of a more leftist persuasion than myself might want to consider voting for the Green Party in future elections. Some of the things on this list are major events that should scare the daylights out of any true liberal who cares about civil liberties.Other things on this list are medium things that some Obama supporters may...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Here are 239 examples of Barack Obama’s lying, lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, etc. In the 2008 United States election, I wrote in Ron Paul for President. In the 2012 election, I voted for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson. Those who are of a more leftist persuasion than myself might want to consider voting for the Green Party in future elections. Some of the things on this list are major events that should scare the daylights out of any true liberal who cares about civil liberties.Other things on this list are medium things that some Obama supporters may...

(Note to readers: The following is pure fiction.) We stopped for gas and coffee near the Oregon border and then pulled back onto the road, continuing North. It seemed like George hadn’t felt like talking these last hundred miles or so, not as much as he had earlier on in the time since I’d joined him on his journey. But now that he had a fresh jolt of java starting to flow into his veins, he started to open up again as he drove. “I’m thinking of changing my name,” he blurted out. “To what, Bob Dylan?” I wisecracked, trying...

A new masonic Pope imbued with Italian and humanitarian principles to corrupt the Church from within? Michael Brown over at Spirit Daily is carrying a link to a National Catholic Reporter article suggesting that a revolution has quietly begun at the Vatican. See here. For centuries the Freemasons have been working to infiltrate the Vatican and to install their own Pope while emphasizing a "social gospel." What is the "Social Gospel"? Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich was shown this secular humanism which would disguise itself as Christianity: "...this church was born without a Saviour, good works without faith, the communion of...

Jim Kennedy of http://threeconsulting.com/ (ThREE Consulting) on America's shedding of high-tech manufacturing jobs. We focus on projecting power instead of industrial policy. Neglecting both a domestic supply of heavy rare earths, and molten salt reactor (MSR) technology, we guarantee China's future dominance. Jim proposes "Thorium Bank" cooperative as a means of allowing both a domestic supply chain of heavy rare earths (large enough to service global demand), and inexpensive electricity & process heat. This will create American jobs, and stop the hemorrhaging of Intellectual Property into China.

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Obamacare is based on lies, hypocrisy, and illegal activities. Here are 39 examples. 1) Lied about putting health care negotiations on C-SPANAlthough Obama had made a campaign promise to have all of the health care reform negotiations broadcast on C-SPAN, he broke that promise after he was elected.The secrecy of these negotiations was so strong that U.S. Congresswoman and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.� 2) Lied about letting people keep their health insuranceBefore Obamacare was passed, Obama...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Serial liar Barack Obama tells cereal maker General Mills to stop advertising the truth about Cheerios Barack Obama is a serial liar, which I have shown in Here are 226 examples of Barack Obama’s lying, lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, etc.But when a cereal maker tells the truth, Obama tells it to stop telling the truth.For quite some time, advertisements for the breakfast cereal Cheerios made the true and accurate claim that eating Cheerios lowers a person’s cholesterol.However, even though this claim is true and accurate, the Obama administration ordered General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, to stop...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Obamacare is based on lies, hypocrisy, and illegal activities. Here are 35 examples. 1) Lied about putting health care negotiations on C-SPANAlthough Obama had made a campaign promise to have all of the health care reform negotiations broadcast on C-SPAN, he broke that promise after he was elected.The secrecy of these negotiations was so strong that U.S. Congresswoman and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.� 2) Lied about letting people keep their health insuranceBefore Obamacare was passed, Obama...

How to Decide Disasters can strike at any moment, and it is important to be able to decide whether you should stay in your home to ride it out, or flee to another (hopefully pre-decided) area. The following factors are going to be some of the most significant in helping to make this decision. Type of Disaster – If possible, determine the type of disaster you’re facing. Weather events, for example, are likely only going to affect a small geographic area and you may have some warning ahead of time. Total economic collapse, on the other hand, is going to...

Brazilian Mourning: Brazilian President Enacts Abortion Law By Julio Severo Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has just enacted a law protecting victims of sexual violence which was passed by stealth in the Brazilian Congress recently. There is no problem in laws protecting such victims. But, according to this law, any woman can get an abortion by alleging violence, and there is no need of medical and legal evidence. Dilma Rousseff The announcement today (August 1, 2013) of the presidential enactment was made by Minister Eleonora Menicucci, who explained that Brazilian women suffer a rape each 12 seconds and that the...

My wife and I are considering a tablet after deciding that a smart phone is overkill for our needs. We are looking to spend $200-$300. My wife likes to read alot and we are primarily looking for something that we can use, on the road, much like a windows platform lap top.Given that criteria I lean towards a Kindle from what I've read. But, as always experience of Freepers is always welcome and always seems to cover bases we haven't considered.

Coffee was sprayed on screens all across this great land yesterday morning, as Americans woke up to the news that Texas congress-creature Sheila Jackson Lee, a vicious racist and a deranged, power-mad communist beast (known widely as “the meanest member of the House” and “the worst boss on Capitol Hill”) who has publicly called the Tea Party the modern-day KKK, has been recommended by the Congressional Black Caucus to fill outgoing DHS director Janet Napolitano’s pumps. True story. CBC chairwoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) formally made the recommendation to president Trayvon Hussein Obama earlier this month, but the news didn’t really...

Who could’ve seen this coming? Well, those of us who can see the “logical” end results of the radical homosexual movement, that’s who. With homosexual activists on the march throughout our government, military, schools and society in general, many of us have warned that their push for special “rights” would—besides trample on the freedoms of speech, religion and association of those who oppose them—inevitably lead to demands by other sexual deviants, like pedophiles, for their own societal affirmation. Jack Minor, in his column titled, “Pedophiles want same rights as homosexuals” wrote: Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists,...

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The Imminent Abortion Legalization in Brazil: the Pope Has Spoken… That It Was Not Necessary to Speak! By Julio Severo The international media has been in frenzy about pope’s statements on homosexuality. Usually, when Christians speak about homosexual issues, the media do not forgive: the barrage of attacks is endless. I have been a victim of such attacks, and I have written many articles defending (Catholic and Protestant) Christians under such attacks. In the pope’s case, there were no attacks. Apparently, some of his words were misrepresented. But, overall, he was celebrated by the international press. I will not...

The US Internal Revenue Service is sued by a Tea Party group — and it looks as if the effort might be automatically doomed by laws limiting the ability of the citizenry to deal with improper acts committed by federal civil servants.

The Pope, Homosexuality and Abortion in Brazil By Julio Severo As reported by Daily Mail, “The pope has said that he ‘will not judge’ gay priests. Speaking to reporters on a flight back from his week-long visit to sexually permissive Brazil, Pope Francis said he ‘would not stand in judgment’ of gays in the Vatican and that they should not be discriminated against. The pontiff’s remarks about gays mark a more conciliatory approach than his predecessor. Benedict signed a document in 2005 saying that men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests.” Speech about not judging gay priests...

Archbishop Tutu: Rather Go to Hell Than Go to a Homophobic Heaven South Africa’s retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is engaged in international anti-“homophobia” UN campaign, says he will never worship a “homophobic God” By Julio Severo The former Archbishop of Cape Town, who has been considered the moral conscience of South Africa, spoke last week at the launch of a UN-backed campaign in South Africa to promote gay rights. Desmond Tutu “I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place,” Anglican Archbishop...

The President of the United States is committed to supporting the rebels in Syria, in their effort to overthrow the vicious dictator Bashir Assad. No one on earth – not his supporters, not the authors of a dictionary, not his closest friends, would ever argue the point. He is a vicious dictator, a malevolent cancer on the map of the middle east. So the American President commits to sending American aid – guns and ammo, technology and funding – to support the rebels trying to pull this vicious dictator off his perch. But who are these rebels? They are loosely...

Which of course most definitely includes Judea, Samaria, Golan, Gaza, and its liberated capital city of Jerusalem.According to reports the EU's Islamist appeasing Catherine Ashton is concerned about Israel doing just that. As well they should.Ashton and her European collaborators are a bunch of dhimmi enablers of Islamic imperialism.Some key excerpts from the INN article:["Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, responded to the decision by saying, "The EU is concerned by reports in the Israeli media that the Israeli Minister of Defense has announced a number of restrictions affecting EU activities supporting the Palestinian people."Kocijancic...

The Pope and Abortion in Brazil Brazilian president is about to enact pro-abortion law, and the pope does not know about it By Julio Severo A bill protecting victims of sexual violence was passed by stealth in the Brazilian Congress recently. There is no problem in laws protecting such victims. But pro-abortion groups praised it because it will effectively legalize abortion in Brazil. It will enforce another law that says that to get an abortion is enough for a woman to say that she was a victim of rape. There is no need of medical and legal evidence. Any...

LAST WEEK PRESIDENT OBAMA made a surprise 20-minute speech during the regular White House news conference. His appearance seemed to be a surprise even to Press Secretary Jay Carney, as it certainly was to the press. The president explained that he felt compelled to speak following the verdict in the George Zimmerman case, because it the acquittal had become of paramount interest to the American public, and especially the African-American community. The president went on to explain, often in a halting manner, how he felt, as an African American himself, about the verdict. Outwardly it appeared to be a relatively...

I need to report that he is still an idiot.

In the past I have organized money bombs to raise money for Freerepublic; http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2873860/posts and lots of Freepers jumped on board and we raised lots of money. I started one yesterday and all I can say is you guys suck, you guys are no help so I won't bother. The bunny is very disappointed in my fellows Freepers, I will just donate my $25 and go on with my day.

“There are very few African-American men who haven’t had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me, at least before I was a senator.” ~ Potus 44Don’t Patronize Me Bro- By: Larry Walker, II -Whatever you do, don’t listen to anything Potus 44 says, period. The truth is that there are very few Black men who haven’t experienced an auto theft, or attempted carjacking. Both have happened to me, twice in my early 20’s and again in my late 30’s.This past week, diving headlong into Bizarro World,...

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Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Liberal hypocrisy: George Zimmerman vs Roderick Scott Trayvon Martin broke Geroge Zimmerman’s nose, gave him two black eyes, and repeatedly smashed his head against the concrete. Zimmerman then shot and killed Martin. Zimmerman was put on trial for murder. During the trial, the medical evidence and witnesses called by the prosecution showed that Martin had violently assaulted Zimmerman, and that Zimmerman had killed Martin in self defense. The jury found Zimmerman not guilty. Liberals across the country responded with huge amounts of criticism and protest. Martin was black, and Zimmerman is a “white hispanic,� and to...

He is going to be 'George Alexander Louis'

Regarding the George Zimmerman case, Obama wants us to believe the same misinformation that most of the media have been spreading for the past year and a half: That Trayvon Martin had just been innocently traipsing along on his way back from the 7-11 on the fateful night in question, and that the whole thing would have been avoided if not for the tendency by people like George Zimmerman to “profile” young black males such as Martin. It has not seemed to penetrate the minds of Obama, Eric Holder, or any of the media talking heads just exactly why Zimmerman...

Catherine Ashton: The EU's anti-Israel moonbat Islamist appeaser.From INN:EU's Ashton adds to 'settlement discrimination'Key excerpts:["EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is pushing for comprehensive guidelines to introduce separate labeling for products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria,  Israeli-daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday.According to the report. Ashton sent a letter to European commissioners urging them to draft the guidelines by the end of 2013.The EU last week published guidelines that forbid the 28 members of the bloc from funding or dealing with Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, alleging that the areas are “illegally...

  Hello. Don’t recognize me? That’s OK; I understand.   My name was Antonio West. I was the 13-month old child who was shot in the face at point blank range by two black teens, who were attempting to rob my mother, who was also shot.   I think my murder and my mommy’s wounding made the news for maybe a day, and then disappeared.   A Grand Jury of my mommy's peers from Brunswick, Georgia ruled the black teens who murdered me will not face the death penalty... too bad it was me who got the death sentence from...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Dr. Imani Perry, Princeton professor, it’s YOUR fault that your sons cried at the George Zimmerman verdict Update: I sent an email to Dr. Perry with the link to this blog entry, and I told her, “I welcome you to show this to your students and anyone else whom you think might like to read it and comment on it.�Dr. Perry wrote back to me and said, “I will be reporting you to the police for harassment.� Princeton professor Dr. Imani Perry recently wrote:“My two sons, bright, creative and kind African American boys, aged 7 and 9,...

For full disclosure, NONE of these are real (I've done too many pieces people thought were real, I have to specify now)

Known to neighborhood watchers around the nation, "Neighborhood Watch for Dummies" is required reading for wannabe cops who can't cut it and end up in the neighborhood watch profession. Neighborhood watching isn't a lucrative part time job, but it is one with a lasting television contract and its own game show, "What's My Lie?" On today's show, we are dealing with the Police Dispatcher who told George Zimmerman to "stay in Peru where your kind should be kept". All of us know that had George followed that simple instruction from the police, that little Trayvon Martin would not have had...

R.C. Sproul: There Is No True Prophecy Today By Julio Severo According to Charisma magazine, Calvinist theologian Dr. R.C. Sproul says he was “deeply immersed” in charismatic circles in the 1960s and that after receiving about 50 false prophecies, he said to himself, “You know, I’m going to live my life by what it says in the Word, because I know the Spirit has superintended that.” So, with his bad experience with prophecy, Dr. Sproul concluded that there is no genuine gift of prophecy for today. By coincidence, his personal bad experience aligns itself with a strong theological view in...

A San Francisco man was acquitted Thursday of breaking into his ex-fiancée’s house and assaulting her new lover before getting sprayed with bear mace by a shirtless neighbor. The two had met in a hacky-sack circle in early February and announced plans to marry just two weeks later, Streets said. But the relationship quickly turned tumultuous, Streets said, and the pair broke up on March 25. Hall took his few possessions and moved out of his fiancée’s home and into a tree at Mclaren Park. But as Hall climbed the tree and attempted to sleep that first night, he became...

Thirty years ago, a panel of distinguished experts concluded that US public schools were so bad they could be an enemy attack. The famous Nation at Risk Report stated: "If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.” Thirty years later, nothing has improved. Probably the opposite. (“Nation is at Greater Risk. But everyone pretends not to know why." A new Examiner article explains why our schools don't improve. Link below.) We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of one of...

Western Hemisphere Threat This week Panama seized a North Korean cargo ship that was on its way back home from Cuba. Panamanian authorities were tracking the cargo vessel as it entered the Panama Canal as they believed the ship was carrying drugs. The ship was stopped and searched. The crew resisted the boarding for inspection as it turns out they really did have something to hide. After subduing the ship’s crew the Panamanians didn’t find drugs but instead turned up undeclared weapons in violation of UN sanctions regarding the North Korean Nuclear program. Denial In a display of sheer chutzpah...

A fogbow member has gone full throttle at trying to destroy the career of Reed Hayes, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Posse forensic document expert. Mr. Hayes wrote a 40 page report documenting his evidence that backs up the Cold Case Posse's investigation proving Obama's birth certificate is a 100% forgery. The fact that the fogbow member would go to such lengths to write a letter to the President of the NADE (National Association Of Document Examiners) complaining about Reed Hayes work ethics shows desperation to destroy his career. This individual who did this asked Reed Hayes in...

Cong Bobby Rush? Sounds three sheets to the wind

It's weird...and yet it's not, for her.My apologies to fans of Fruit Loops...or bathing...or general decency.

Whew, that was a close one! Most people with whom I was in contact leading up to the Zimmerman verdict had been somewhat bitterly hedging their prognostications of his escaping conviction on the murder charge, resignedly saying conviction for the lesser accusation of manslaughter was the most likely outcome, given what we’ve come to expect from mercurial juries in our modern times. For myself, despite being skeptical along the way and even arguing in the later phase that a hung jury was probable, I wound up firmly predicting total acquittal (as I mainly had in numerous articles on the case...

How to Cheat Our System With the not guilty verdict coming down in the Zimmerman Trial, an absolute meltdown is taking place with those that differ in opinion. Individuals are speaking out in the most extreme voice, bitterly questioning the system, and vehemently attacking all who allowed for acquittal. Venting frustration is acceptable. Stirring emotion, understandable. Avoiding facts, inexcusable! Or is it? Our government allows for a trial, a fair trial, not a lynching. And in this case, a unanimous agreement was given. After thorough examination of fact, jurists of his peers found George Zimmerman not guilty. Facts can be...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Step by step guide on how to avoid getting shot and killed by George Zimmerman On July 15, 2013, thousands of protestors in Times Square chanted:“Trayvon did not have to die. We don’t know the reason why.”To those thousands of protestors, as well as to the millions of other people who share their point of view, I would like to present the following simple, handy dandy, step by step guide on how to avoid getting shot and killed by George Zimmerman. I follow these steps every day, and the results speak for themselves. If you follow...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Unions that helped pass Obamacare now say it will “shatter our hard-earned health benefits� and “destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week� Three unions that supported the passage of Obamacare in 2010 (Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE) have just sent a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which is very heavily critical of Obamacare. Among other things, the letter states:The ACA will shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.The law creates an incentive for employers...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Step by step guide on how to avoid getting shot and killed by George Zimmerman On July 15, 2013, thousands of protestors in Times Square chanted:“Trayvon did not have to die. We don’t know the reason why.”To those thousands of protestors, as well as to the millions of other people who share their point of view, I would like to present the following simple, handy dandy, step by step guide on how to avoid getting shot and killed by George Zimmerman. I follow these steps every day, and the results speak for themselves. If you follow...