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3 Home Intruders Shove Homeowner in Closet, Turns Out That’s Where He Keeps His Guns !

My opinion: If the homeowner had practiced a bit more… Problem solved, not “hospitalized”. Can you say “Vermin Control”?

Gun Ban by Default

THE LIB B******S ARE USING THE KINDS OF METHODS USED TO STRIP AUSTRALIANS OF THEIR GUN RIGHTS; STEP BY INSIDIOUS STEP.

Gun Ban by Default

Posted  by Matt on May 18, 2013

As of today, May 17, 2013, no new semi-auto handguns will be added, or renewed, to the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale unless they incorporate microstamping technology.  Just what is that you ask?  Here is what that means according to the California Department of Justice:

“Therefore, to be listed on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale in California, a semiautomatic pistol must be equipped with microstamping technology-i.e., a microscopic array of characters that identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched or otherwise imprinted in two or more places on the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and that are transferred by imprinting on each cartridge case when the firearm is fired.”

Read the whole announcement HERE

Ok you say, no big deal, there are a ton of great guns already on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale in California, I’ll just buy one of them.  Not so fast!  Take a look see at that roster.  Notice the certification expiration dates?

That’s right, certification expires and must be renewed every three years, you know, because the same make/model gun with no design changes suddenly will not pass the same stupid tests it passed three years ago.

I kind of think the lawmakers saw this as a long term way of eliminating guns, because as the years have gone by, they have continued to add requirements for the guns to be on the roster of approved guns.  The most recent added requirement is the inclusion of a magazine disconnect device (gun will not fire without a magazine inserted).  Most manufacturers have refused to comply with this asinine requirement in order to sell guns in just one state, and rightfully so.  The few guns that do meet that requirement are now going to be forced to include microstamping if they want to make back on the list the next time around.  To the best of my knowledge, no manufacturer is currently producing any firearms that include microstamping.

As a resident of California, it saddens me that many of the new handguns on the market are not available to us, but from a business standpoint, it makes complete sense.  If I were a gun maker, I also would tell California to pound sand.

As a practitioner of law (from a cop standpoint, not a lawyer by any means), I think the residents of California may have a legitimate lawsuit against the state for essentially banning handgun sales.  They may not have specifically banned them, but the net effect of their legislation is the same.  It is making handguns, a type in very common use, impossible to purchase which according to the Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, is a violation of the Second Amendment.  Looks like it is time for the California gun rights organizations to rally together and file a suit.  Maybe we can get them to include assault weapons since those also fall under the “type in common use” verbiage in Heller.

http://joeforamerica.com/2013/05/gun-ban-by-default/

Obama Admin Official On Benghazi: “It’s Actually Closer To Us Being Idiots”

Obama Admin Official On Benghazi: “It’s Actually Closer  To Us Being Idiots”

Sharyl Attkisson at CBS has provided an unbelievable report on Benghazi where unnamed Obama administration sources spoke to her in a series  of interviews and communications under condition of anonymity.  When it comes to  the administration being portrayed by Republicans as either “lying or idiots,”  one official said “It’s actually closer to us being idiots.”
Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57584921/officials-on-benghazi-we-made-mistakes-but-without-malice/?tag=socsh

These officials, who were in key position on September 11, 2012 acknowledged  that there were numerous mistakes.  However, they also unanimously said that  their errors or missteps did not cost lives and reflect “incompetence rather  than malice or cover up.”

Now stop and think about that for a moment.  They have just admitted to being  incompetent.  Why then do they still have their jobs in the administration?   Second, no call was made to support Americans under attack.  While that may not  have involved these particular officials, it did involve one Barack Hussein  Obama.  And failing to provide that support did cost American lives;  four of them.

By the way, it wasn’t malice?  Recall the outright lies we were told by this  administration, from the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the US  Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, to the White House Press Secretary  Jay Carney, to the man in the Oval Office Barack Obama.  As Representative Jason  Chaffetz (R-UT) said, “If not for Congress, they would still lead us to believe  it was a video gone awry.”

South Carolina Republican Senator Graham echoed that sentiment, “Incompetence  and malice are not mutually exclusive,” said Graham. “The storyline they chose  to convey for a couple of weeks was politically the most beneficial one that  could be told about Benghazi, and it’s no accident that story line was chosen.”

Many of us, including elected officials see that the Obama administration  appeared to cover up the attack and emails  that have come out seem to confirm there was a move to do just that; to hide  the truth from the American people.

South Carolina Republican Senator Graham said, “There is no conclusion a  reasonable person could reach other than that for a couple of weeks after the  attack, [the Obama administration was] trying to push a narrative that was  politically beneficial to the president’s re-election.”

Attkisson writes concerning the officials regret to use the Foreign Emergency Support Team  (FEST):

Thursday, an administration official who was part of the Benghazi response  told CBS News: “I wish we’d sent it.”

The official said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s deputy, Patrick  Kennedy, quickly dispensed with the idea. A senior State Department official  Thursday told CBS News, “Under Secretary Kennedy is not in the decision chain on  FEST deployment” but would not directly confirm whether Kennedy or somebody else  dismissed the FEST.

Whoever made the decision, it came amid sharp disagreement over the FEST’s  true capabilities. Kennedy and others at the State Department view the team as  one that primarily restores communications at besieged embassies. However, the  FEST’s own mission statement describes a seasoned team of counterterrorism  professionals who can respond “quickly and effectively to terrorist attacks…  providing the fastest assistance possible” including “hostage negotiating  expertise” and “time-sensitive information and intelligence.” In fact, FEST  leader Mark Thompson says Benghazi was precisely the sort of crisis to which his  team is trained to respond.

While it was the State Department that’s said to have taken FEST off the  table, the team is directed by the White House National Security Council. Those  officials expressed the same limited view of FEST’s capabilities when CBS News  asked on Nov. 1, 2012, why FEST hadn’t deployed. The officials argued that FEST  teams were “used in the past to re-establish infrastructure, communications,  etc. after a devastating attack…That wasn’t the need here.”

As soon as word of the Benghazi attack reached Washington, FEST members  “instinctively started packing,” said an official involved in the response.  “They were told they were not deploying by Patrick Kennedy’s front office… In  hindsight… I probably would’ve pushed the button.”

Attkisson reports the views of these unnamed officials on how the Counterterrorism Security Group  was not convened and how a special military force based in Europe, which was  designed specifically to respond quickly to situations just like the one that  occurred in Benghazi, was on a training mission in Croatia on September 11,  2012.  These sources also  dealt with the talking points and the use, or lack of use, of the term  “terrorism.”

Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/05/obama-admin-official-on-benghazi-its-actually-closer-to-us-being-idiots/#ixzz2TeYzpyoD

3 Nights in a Row John Stewart Jackhammers Obama: He’s Either Nixon or Mr. Magoo

3 Nights in a Row John Stewart Jackhammers Obama: He’s Either Nixon or Mr. Magoo

By Clash Daily / 16 May 2013

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Read more: http://clashdaily.com/2013/05/3-nights-in-a-row-john-stewart-jackhammers-obama-hes-either-nixon-or-mr-magoo/#ixzz2TYZLypPM
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DHS has 1,000 more rounds of Ammo per person than our Military

Courtesy of Samiam60

Apr 26th

Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army

Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is using roughly 1,000 rounds of ammunition more per person than the U.S. Army, as he and other lawmakers sharply questioned DHS officials on their “massive” bullet buys.  “It is entirely … inexplicable why the Department of Homeland Security needs so much ammunition,” Chaffetz, R-Utah, said at a hearing. The hearing itself was unusual, as questions about the department’s ammunition purchases until recently had bubbled largely under the radar — on blogs and in the occasional news article. But as the Department of Homeland Security found itself publicly defending the purchases, lawmakers gradually showed more interest in the issue.

Democratic Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., at the opening of the hearing, ridiculed the concerns as “conspiracy theories” which have “no place” in the committee room.

But Republicans said the purchases raise “serious” questions about waste and accountability.

Chaffetz, who chairs one of the House oversight subcommittees holding the hearing Thursday, revealed that the department currently has more than 260 million rounds in stock. He said the department bought more than 103 million rounds in 2012 and used 116 million that same year — among roughly 70,000 agents.

Comparing that with the small-arms purchases procured by the U.S. Army, he said the DHS is churning through between 1,300 and 1,600 rounds per officer, while the U.S. Army goes through roughly 350 rounds per soldier.

He noted that is “roughly 1,000 rounds more per person.”

“Their officers use what seems to be an exorbitant amount of ammunition,” he said.

Nick Nayak, chief procurement officer for the Department of Homeland Security, did not challenge Chaffetz’s numbers.

However, Nayak sought to counter what he described as several misconceptions about the bullet buys.

Despite reports that the department was trying to buy up to 1.6 billion rounds over five years, he said that is not true. He later clarified that the number is closer to 750 million.

He said the department, on average, buys roughly 100 million rounds per year.

He also said claims that the department is stockpiling ammo are “simply not true.” Further, he countered claims that the purchases are helping create broader ammunition shortages in the U.S.

The department has long said it needs the bullets for agents in training and on duty, and buys in bulk to save money.

While Democrats likened concerns about the purchases to conspiracy theories, Republicans raised concern about the sheer cost of the ammunition.

“This is not about conspiracy theories, this is about good government,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the full Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he suspects rounds are being stockpiled, and then either “disposed of,” passed to non-federal agencies, or shot “indiscriminately.”

If that is the case, he said, “then shame on you.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/26/reps-challenge-dhs-ammo-buys-say-agency-using-1000-more-rounds-per-person-than/#ixzz2RZ3ujF00

Related articles

• Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army (theseatonpost.com)
• ‘INEXPLICABLE’: DHS Challenged On ‘Massive’ Ammo Purchases In Congressional Hearing (patdollard.com)
• AT LAST, SOME IN CONGRESS ASK: Why does the DHS need 1,000 more rounds of ammo per person than the U.S. Army? (directorblue.blogspot.com)
• Reps Challenge DHS Ammo Buys, Say Agency Using 1,000 More Rounds Per Person Than Army (secretsofthefed.com)
• Congress Asks DHS if they are Manipulating Ammo Market with Giant Purchases of Ammo (chasvoice.blogspot.com)
• Congress Asks DHS if they are Manipulating Ammo Market with Giant Purchases of Ammo (offgridsurvival.com)
• DHS using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army (2ndamendmentright.org)
• DHS Used 1,000 More Rounds Per Person than Army in 2012 (usapartisan.com)

Tyranny Exposed | The Twilights Last Gleaming

Courtesy of samiam60

via Tyranny Exposed | The Twilights Last Gleaming.

America’s swan song? “We are not coming back”

This was sent to me on March 23rd.  It needs to be read, and sent to those who still have an ear to hear.

I am forwarding this email but sadly most won’t read it.  “Oh boy, Michael is sending another political email.”  I haven’t sent any since the election mainly because I realized that most people don’t care about politics, ergo, they don’t care about our nation.  Everybody seems to be only centered on themselves these days.  But what most don’t realize is what goes for the country goes for each of us.  This article sums up the attitude of Americans and how this once great country will no longer be great again.  I would just like to thank those who contribute to this.  Truth hurts sometimes!

Please take a moment to digest this provocative article by a Jewish Rabbi From Teaneck, N.J.

It is far and away the most succinct and thoughtful explanation of how our nation is changing. The article appeared in The Israel National News, and is directed to Jewish readership. 70% of American Jews vote as Democrats. The Rabbi has some interesting comments in that regard.

 Rabbi Steven Pruzansky is the spiritual leader of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, New Jersey

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“The most charitable way of explaining the election results of 2012 is that Americans voted for the status quo – for the incumbent President and for a divided Congress. They must enjoy gridlock, partisanship, incompetence, economic stagnation and avoidance of responsibility. And fewer people voted.

But as we awake from the nightmare, it is important to eschew the facile explanations for the Romney defeat that will prevail among the chattering classes. Romney did not lose because of the effects of Hurricane Sandy that devastated this area, nor did he lose because he ran a poor campaign, nor did he lose because the Republicans could have chosen better candidates, nor did he lose because Obama benefited from a slight uptick in the economy due to the business cycle.

Romney lost because he didn’t get enough votes to win.

That might seem obvious, but not for the obvious reasons. Romney lost because the conservative virtues – the traditional American virtues – of liberty, hard work, free enterprise, private initiative and aspirations to moral greatness – no longer inspire or animate a majority of the electorate.

The simplest reason why Romney lost was because it is impossible to compete against free stuff.

Every businessman knows this; that is why the “loss leader” or the giveaway is such a powerful marketing tool. Obama’s America is one in which free stuff is given away: the adults among the 47,000,000 on food stamps clearly recognized for whom they should vote, and so they did, by the tens of millions; those who – courtesy of Obama – receive two full years of unemployment benefits (which, of course, both disincentivizes looking for work and also motivates people to work off the books while collecting their windfall) surely know for whom to vote. The lure of free stuff is irresistible.

The defining moment of the whole campaign was the revelation of the secretly-recorded video in which Romney acknowledged the difficulty of winning an election in which “47% of the people” start off against him because they pay no taxes and just receive money – “free stuff” – from the government.

Almost half of the population has no skin in the game – they don’t care about high taxes, promoting business, or creating jobs, nor do they care that the money for their free stuff is being borrowed from their children and from the Chinese.

They just want the free stuff that comes their way at someone else’s expense. In the end, that 47% leaves very little margin for error for any Republican, and does not bode well for the future.

It is impossible to imagine a conservative candidate winning against such overwhelming odds. People do vote their pocketbooks. In essence, the people vote for a Congress who will not raise their taxes, and for a resident who will give them free stuff, never mind who has to pay for it.

That engenders the second reason why Romney lost: the inescapable conclusion that the electorate is ignorant and uninformed. Indeed, it does not pay to be an informed voter, because most other voters – the clear majority – are unintelligent and easily swayed by emotion and raw populism. That is the indelicate way of saying that too many people vote with their hearts and not their heads. That is why Obama did not have to produce a second term agenda, or even defend his first-term record. He needed only to portray Mitt Romney as a rapacious capitalist who throws elderly women over a cliff, when he is not just snatching away their cancer medication, while starving the poor and cutting taxes for the rich.

During his 1956 presidential campaign, a woman called out to Adlai Stevenson: “Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!” Stevenson called back: “That’s not enough, madam, we need a majority!” Truer words were never spoken.

Obama could get away with saying that “Romney wants the rich to play by a different set of rules” – without ever defining what those different rules were; with saying that the “rich should pay their fair share” – without ever defining what a “fair share” is; with saying that Romney wants the poor, elderly and sick to “fend for themselves” – without even acknowledging that all these government programs are going bankrupt, their current insolvency only papered over by deficit spending.

Similarly, Obama (or his surrogates) could hint to blacks that a Romney victory would lead them back into chains and proclaim to women that their abortions and birth control would be taken away. He could appeal to Hispanics that Romney would have them all arrested and shipped to Mexico and unabashedly state that he will not enforce the current immigration laws. He could espouse the furtherance of the incestuous relationship between governments and unions – in which politicians ply the unions with public money, in exchange for which the unions provide the politicians with votes, in exchange for which the politicians provide more money and the unions provide more votes, etc., even though the money is gone.

Obama also knows that the electorate has changed – that whites will soon be a minority in America (they’re already a minority in California) and that the new immigrants to the US are primarily from the Third World and do not share the traditional American values that attracted immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a different world, and a different America. Obama is part of that different America, knows it, and knows how to tap into it. That is why he won.

Obama also proved again that negative advertising works, invective sells, and harsh personal attacks succeed. That Romney never engaged in such diatribes points to his essential goodness as a person; his “negative ads” were simple facts, never personal abuse – facts about high unemployment, lower take-home pay, a loss of American power and prestige abroad, a lack of leadership, etc. As a politician, though, Romney failed because he did not embrace the devil’s bargain of making unsustainable promises. It turned out that it was not possible for Romney and Ryan – people of substance, depth and ideas – to compete with the shallow populism and platitudes of their opponents. Obama mastered the politics of envy – of class warfare – never reaching out to Americans as such but to individual groups, and cobbling together a winning majority from these minority groups. If an Obama could not be defeated – with his record and his vision of America, in which free stuff seduces voters – it is hard to envision any change in the future.

The road to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and to a European-socialist economy – those very economies that are collapsing today in Europe – is paved.

For Jews, mostly assimilated anyway and staunch Democrats, the results demonstrate again that liberalism is their Torah. Almost 70% voted for a president widely perceived by Israelis and most committed Jews as hostile to Israel. They voted to secure Obama’s future at America’s expense and at Israel’s expense – in effect, preferring Obama to Netanyahu by a wide margin.

A dangerous time is ahead. Under present circumstances, it is inconceivable that the US will take any aggressive action against Iran and will more likely thwart any Israeli initiative. The US will preach the importance of negotiations up until the production of the first Iranian nuclear weapon-and then state that the world must learn to live with this new reality.

But this election should be a wake-up call to Jews. There is no permanent empire, nor is there is an enduring haven for Jews anywhere in the exile. The American empire began to decline in 2007, and the deterioration has been exacerbated in the last five years. This election only hastens that decline. Society is permeated with sloth, greed, envy and materialistic excess. It has lost its moorings and its moral foundations.. The takers outnumber the givers, and that will only increase in years to come.

The “Occupy” riots across this country in the last two years were mere dress rehearsals for what lies ahead – years of unrest sparked by the increasing discontent of the unsuccessful who want to seize the fruits and the bounty of the successful, and do not appreciate the slow pace of redistribution. If this election proves one thing, it is that the Old America is gone.

And, sad for the world, it is not coming back.”

Capitol Hill Daily: J.F.K. is Rolling in His Grave

I have made posts regarding Agribusiness and our  food supply; Monsanto and GMO’s, and the PBS documentary Food INC.  This is -largely- not news to me; however there are examples here that I did not know, and felt needed public exposure. PLEASE pass this on. “X”

FIRST, THEIR “ABOUT” STATEMENT:

Washington, D.C. is a city obsessed with power. It has an almost magnetic draw that calls to people thirsty for control. People who want to climb the political ladder and become your master.

And they’re succeeding. Today, the government has a more direct impact on your life than at any other time in history.

Washington has used legislation to strong-arm itself into medicine, farming and food distribution, energy production, banking, capital markets, education, scientific research and more.

I challenge you to find a single area of private enterprise – or even family life – that the D.C. elite haven’t tried to control.

Now, you could ignore what’s happening. But it would be at your own peril.

Our goal is to help you understand what’s really going on in D.C.  We believe you deserve the truth.

Capitol Hill Daily has assembled a team of thinkers, researchers, D.C. insiders and political experts with one goal in mind: to keep you informed, so that you can protect yourself from the jackals that run Washington.

That’s why we’re personally challenging you to read our content for the next 30 days and see for yourself. If we’re doing our job effectively, you should feel more informed and better prepared to protect yourself, your family and your hard-earned money.

THIS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL YESTERDAY. Frankly, I don’t know which action group had referred me; I don’t recall subscribing. Am adding this to my Action Groups link. “X”

Your God-Given Right to the Truth

By ROBERT WILLIAMS, Publisher, Capitol Hill Daily

As I told you yesterday, what you’re about to read is likely to shock you and represents only a brief glimpse behind the government’s increasingly thick veil of secrecy.
Although Capitol Hill Daily is doing everything in its power to keep its readers informed, the government continues to behave like a secret society in and of itself. Today, I’ll furnish even more proof.
* * *
I don’t enjoy being the bearer of disturbing news, but I’ll come right out and say it…
The food you’re eating is not safe.
Worse yet, as a hidden document I’m about to reveal proves, the government knows it isn’t safe.
Try not to worry too much, though.
In this article, I’ll tell you what’s going on… why I’m so concerned… the steps you can take to protect yourself… and I’ll even show you a unique, underlying opportunity.

Publisher’s Note About Next Week: My team is polishing off a brand-new report this moment – one directly associated with the topic of today’s article. The report details an incredible silver lining for investors. Be sure to check your inbox in exactly six days. The subject line of the email will be “Bone-Chilling News From America’s Ports (Be Very Afraid).”

The reality is that food-borne illnesses already hit roughly 76 million Americans every year.
Such illnesses will send 325,000 people to the hospital over the next 12 months, where 5,000 will ultimately die (mostly either elderly or children).
Yet the problem is far, far worse than anyone realizes.
You see, our nation’s farms are now being run like corporations – they hold profits in higher regard than everything else.
For starters, pesticide use is through the roof. In fact, to foster the highest possible crop yields, approximately 5.1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States every year.
Likewise, our cows, hogs and chickens are being pumped full of steroids to ensure that they’re bigger and fatter.
And the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that the livestock industry uses 29 million pounds of antibiotics each year.
Have you ever heard of ST398? (You likely haven’t; the government would like to keep it hidden, too.)
It’s an antibiotic-resistant staph infection – sometimes called “Pig MRSA” – that’s slowly spreading into the general population of farm animals.
Scary stuff, indeed!
More troubling still, the age of globalization in which we presently live has food coming into our ports from virtually everywhere. While you might think that all the food is being inspected, as I’m about to show you, it’s not!
The conditions through which our food is supplied to us are hazardous.
I arbitrarily picked a week from 2012 (October 15 – 19) to see what I’d find in regards to food warnings.
Well, the following “food recalls” were posted on the FDA’s homepage (take note that this happens EVERY week)…
October 19, 2012 (recalled) – Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie mixes due to tainted milk and pecans.
October 18, 2012 (recalled) – Better Valu Fruit Whirls cereal due to tainted almonds.
October 17, 2012 (recalled) – Iskream ice cream due to salmonella.
October 17, 2012 (recalled) – Dole salad due to listeria monocytogenes.
October 17, 2012 (recalled) – Boots & Barkley pet treats due to salmonella.
October 16, 2012 (recalled) – Gless Ranch, Sun Harvest, Torn and Glasser, and Sprouts peanut butter due to salmonella.
October 16, 2012 (recalled) – Fresh Pak and Energy Club peanuts due to salmonella.
October 16, 2012 (recalled) – Publix frozen shrimp due to tainted soy.
October 15, 2012 (recalled) – Green & Black’s candy due to salmonella.
October 15, 2012 (recalled) – Hines and Dollar General in-shell peanuts due to salmonella.
October 15, 2012 (recalled) – Earthbound Farm salad kit due to salmonella.
How did the FDA know to recall these products? People got sick!
(You can track up-to-the-minute food recalls by following this link. To view some common mistakes that we all make when handling and eating food, click here. **  And be particularly careful with peanuts, peanut butter, cantaloupes and eggs, as they represent the main culprits of food-borne illness.)
I know what you might be thinking…
“I’m not that concerned, Robert, because I have a safety net. It’s called the FDA. The agency exists as a last line of defense between tainted food and me getting sick.”
My response? Not so fast!
What if I told you that my Capitol Hill Daily analysts intercepted a recent document filed by the Commissioner of the FDA to lawmakers… and, in that document, the FDA confesses (in detail) that it’s totally asleep at the wheel?
Would that grab your full attention? I hope so!
The FDA regulates $417-billion worth of domestic food and $49-billion worth of imported food each year.
It oversees more than 420,000 domestic and foreign food facilities, and devotes roughly 1,300 full-time staffers to conduct food and feed inspection and investigational activities.
It presently has 22,325 domestic food firms classified as “high risk,” in regards to having a history of food contamination issues.
Here’s where it gets scary. Really scary.
According to the document we uncovered, of those 22,325 “high risk” firms, the FDA inspected less than half of them last year. (Yikes!) And that’s not the worst of it.
As it turns out, imported food poses an even greater health threat. Of the 10.4 million food lines imported last year, the FDA admits that only 2.3% were physically inspected.
Yet our policymakers assure us that the FDA is out there conducting inspections. I assure you it’s not, as the following excerpt clearly spells out…
“The usual sequence of scheduling certain facilities for inspection and then striving to meet a benchmark did not take place.” - The FDA
Our investigation into this troubling situation suggests that it’s simply the result of cost-cutting measures by the government.
Capitol Hill Daily’s response? We can list 1,000 other government programs to cut that won’t put the public’s health in jeopardy. And we’re happy to furnish our list should anyone on Capitol Hill ask for it!
But believe it or not, there’s a silver lining.
Despite the bad news, all is not lost. In fact, hidden in this sea of oversight is a unique opportunity. You don’t want to miss this one – so check your email in six days. Look for the report titled “How to Turn the FDA’s Massive Backlog into Even Bigger Profits“.
Until then!
Robert Williams Publisher, Capitol Hill Daily

P.S. Speaking of secrets… I just released the shocking results of my investigation into the secret affairs of our nation’s highest lawmakers. While the investigation exposes – at times, even embarrasses – Capitol Hill’s most esteemed aristocrats, even I’m surprised by the findings. In fact, I now know things that very few Americans know. Shocking things. It’s scary, actually.
To view the investigation now, just click here.

http://www.capitolhilldaily.com/

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Dangerous Food Safety Mistakes

http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/basics/mistakes/index.html

Sometimes a simple mistake can have grave consequences. What may seem like a small food safety mistake can cause serious illness with long-term consequences.

When it comes to some germs, such as Salmonella, all it takes is 15 to 20 cells in undercooked food to cause food poisoning. And just a tiny taste of food with botulism toxin can cause paralysis and even death.

Here are some common food safety mistakes that have been proven to cause serious illness.

Mistake #1: Tasting food to see if it’s still good

Why: You can’t taste (or smell or see) the bacteria that cause food poisoning. Tasting only a tiny amount can cause serious illness.

Solution: Throw food out before harmful bacteria grows. Check the Safe Storage Times chart to be sure.

Mistake #2: Putting cooked meat back on a plate that held raw meat

Why: Germs from the raw meat can spread to the cooked meat.

Solution: Always use separate plates for raw meat and cooked meat. The same rule applies to poultry and seafood.

Mistake #3: Thawing food on the counter

Why: Harmful germs can multiply extremely rapidly at room temperature.

Solution: Thaw food safely:

• • In the refrigerator
  • In cold water
  • In the microwave

Mistake #4: Washing meat or poultry

Why: Washing raw meat or poultry can spread bacteria to your sink, countertops, and other surfaces in your kitchen.

Solution: Don’t wash meat, poultry, or eggs.

Mistake #5: Letting food cool before putting it in the fridge

Why: Illness-causing bacteria can grow in perishable foods within two hours unless you refrigerate them

Solution: Refrigerate perishable foods within 2 hours (or within 1 hour if the temperature is over 90˚F.

Mistake #6: Eating raw cookie dough (or other foods with uncooked eggs)

Why: Uncooked eggs may contain Salmonella or other harmful bacteria.

Solution: Always cook eggs thoroughly. Avoid foods that contain raw or undercooked eggs.

Mistake #7: Marinating meat or seafood on the counter

Why: Harmful germs in meat or seafood can multiply extremely rapidly at room temperature.

Solution: Always marinate meat or seafood in the refrigerator.

Mistake #8: Using raw meat marinade on cooked food

Why: Germs from the raw meat (or seafood) can spread to the cooked food.

Solution: You can reuse marinade only if you bring it to a boil just before using.

Mistake #9: Undercooking meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs

Why: Cooked food is safe only after it’s been cooked to a high enough temperature to kill harmful bacteria

Solution: Use the Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures chart and a food thermometer.

Mistake #10: Not washing your hands

Why: Germs on your hands can contaminate the food that you or others eat.

Solution: Wash hands the right way—for 20 seconds with soap and running water.

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WND EXCLUSIVE

James Dobson confirms slam campaign against his group

Family Talk founder says IRS targeted ‘tea party,’ ‘Constitution’ and  ‘Christian’

Bob Unruh

The Internal Revenue Service campaign that put a bull’s-eye on “tea party”  groups and those with “Constitution” or “patriot” in their name also took a  swipe at Christians.

That was confirmed today when Dr. James Dobson, whose has served as an  adviser to presidents and now runs Dr.  James Dobson’s FamilyTalk, said his organization’s status was threatened  because it didn’t present “all views.”

Dobson has been an outspoken lightning rod standing up for Christian values  for decades as an author, broadcaster, speaker and adviser. He has written more  than 30 books including, “The New Dare to Discipline,” “Love for a Lifetime,”  “Life on the Edge,” “Love Must Be Tough,” “The New Strong-Willed Child,”  Bringing Up Boys,” “Bringing Up Girls” and “Head Over Heels.”

He was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of  Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years and on the attending staff  of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for 17 years.

He has advised three U.S. presidents on family matters, and holds 17 honorary  doctoral degrees. In 2008 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame  and recently he received the “Great American Award” from The Awakening.

In a statement released through his FamilyTalk Action headquarters in  Colorado Springs, it was confirmed the organization was set up two years ago  “for the purpose of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, of providing  Christ-oriented advice and education to parents and children; and of speaking to  cultural issues that affect the family.”

The group’s Form 1024 was filed with the IRS requesting 501(c)4 status, which  is a nonprofit status but with permission to comment on political issues. Its  contributions and donations are not tax deductible to donors. It is not the same  status as the ministry itself, where donations are tax deductible, and the  arrangement represents a common setup for ministries that want to engage in  limited political activity on issues such as marriage, family, abortion,  same-sex “marriage,” civil rights and freedom.

FamilyTalk Action said, “The attorney completing this form had submitted  scores of similar applications over his 26-year career with none being rejected.  In January and February 2013, Family Talk Action’s counsel called the IRS  reviewing agent, R. Medley (ID no. 52402), to inquire regarding when there would  be a determination of the application. Her voice mail box was full on each of  these calls so no message could be left. On March 6, he called Ms. Medley again  and got routed to her voice mail again. This time, he was able to leave a voice  mail message and requested a return call.

“Ms. Medley did not call back until March 19. Family Talk Action’s attorney asked her when the IRS would issue its determination letter. Ms. Medley responded saying, I don’t think your Form 1024 (application for exemption) will be granted because Family Talk Action is ‘not educational’ because it does not present all views. She continued, saying that Family Talk Action sounded like a ‘partisan right-wing group’ because, according to Ms. Medley, it only presents conservative viewpoints. She then added, ‘you’re political’ because you ‘criticized President Obama, who was a candidate.’”

The organization said it had submitted sample radio programs after the IRS  had demanded them, although none was aired during an election year.

“It was the opinion of Family Talk Action’s legal counsel that these samples  were not only 501(c)(4) qualified but 501(c)(3) qualified,” the statement  said.

“Family Talk Action’s legal counsel had never heard an IRS agent express  biased statements like those he heard during the March 19 call. He also felt  that the this agent did not understand the difference between 501(c)(3) and  501(c)(4) entities,” the report said.

“The American people deserve better treatment from its government than this.  Christian ministries and others supporting the family must not be silenced or  intimidated by the IRS or other branches of the government,” Dobson said.

President Obama fired the acting commissioner of the IRS today over the war  against conservatives and Christians, members of Congress demanded that all  those responsible lose their jobs and it has been revealed that nearly 500  groups were targeted in the “don’t-disagree-with-Obama” effort.

Documentation suggests the attacks started as early as 2010, shortly after  Obamacare, which now is mandating that Christians in business violate their  faith and pay for abortifacients, was adopted.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/james-dobson-confirms-slam-campaign-against-his-group/#Q44G0xWqXg5IWq8D.99

IRS Insists That A Pro-life Group Talk Pro-choice values To Receive 501c3 Status

Posted  by Joe Wurzelbacher on May 14, 2013

How can the IRS insist that a pro-life group talk about pro-choice options to receive 501c3 status? Legally they can’t.

The IRS is out of control and needs to be reined in. Many of us believe the IRS to be unconstitutional, and we know that they hinder personal and business growth. As Plato stated over 2000 years ago about the “income tax” that “the just man will always pay more then his fair share and the unjust man will never pay his fair share at all”.

We need tax replacement for many reasons, but one of the biggest reason is the control that they have over the American people. Story below illustrates it perfectly.

The Internal Revenue Service already has confessed to targeting and trying to injure tea party, Constitution and patriot organizations, by demanding answers to arbitrary questions and delaying their applications for a tax status so they could operate.

Now WND has learned that the IRS also put an organization in its bull’s-eye that wanted to do nothing more than share its pro-life message with churches.

Cherish Life Ministries was created to be a non-profit under the IRS 501(c)3 provision so that churches would feel comfortable working together.

Peter Shinn founded the group, because he already was working with ProlifeUnity.com, but as it did not carry the same tax code designation as a religious institution, some churches were reluctant to hear the message from its education materials.

And even more reluctant to participate, Shinn told WND.

The mission of the ProlifeUnity group is to “save the unborn and defend the defenseless, no exceptions, no compromise.”

It organizes pickets, works through email campaigns and takes “direct action” on the dispute.

So Shinn launched Cherish Life Ministries, a separate organization, to offer help to a coalition of churches that supports mothers struggling with unexpected pregnancies, promotes abstinence and advocates for an end to abortion in the community, state and nation.

“Our goal is to assist churches, organize and support a life ministry in defense of life and help function as an outreach to people struggling with unwanted pregnancies in the local community,” the site states.

Read more at WND.

http://joeforamerica.com/2013/05/irs-insists-that-a-pro-life-group-talk-about-pro-choice-to-receive-501c3-status/

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to  remain silent.

Among  a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

Edmund Burke 

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Who Is Holding Whom Hostage?

Posted  by Pilgrim on May 15, 2013

There have been so many false narratives getting tossed around by the Democrats that it’s hard to keep up with them.  For a while the narrative was that the far right wing whacko Republicans are to blame for all your problems, and that’s why the House needs to flip in 2014.  Lately the narrative is that the Republicans are cowards who are afraid of Rush Limbaugh, and that’s who to blame for all your problems.  Instead of trying to chase down every narrative that they throw against the wall to see what will stick, let’s look at some data.

Heritage Foundation has an entity, Heritage Action Scorecard, that measures votes to see how conservative members of congress are. Since the Republicans control the House, one might think the Heritage Action Scorecard position on the majority of the key votes would be Aye.  This is not the case.  Most of the key votes so far have the Heritage position to vote No.  It’s not been conservatives that have been in control of the docket of key votes coming to the floor.  There is an inherent problem with placing too much trust in the No votes to measure how conservative members are.  Nancy Pelosi is voting No on these same floor votes.  You know what someone is voting against, but you really don’t know what they are for. One key vote the Heritage position on the vote was Aye occurred back on March 20th.

Bill: H.Con.Res. 25: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
Introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI1] on March 15, 2013

Amendment: H.Amdt. 35 (Woodall) to H.Con.Res. 25: Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the Republican Study Committee budget proposal.
Offered by Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA7] on March 20, 2013

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

Result: Failed 104-132

Now the result is a very interesting number.  At the time of this vote there were three vacancies in the House, but only 236 of the 432 members voted. There were 14 Democrats who voted No, but their votes did not matter.  They could have joined the 171 Domocrats on the floor who voted Present or the 15 Democrats who were not there and didn’t vote.  The bill still would have failed.

The Aye votes are 94 out of the 168 Republicans who are members of the Republican Study Committee and 10 out of the 64 Republicans who aren’t members. Obviously there are those who join the Republican Study Committee to leave people the perception that they are conservative. There also those who hold TownHall meeting and interviews with the driveby print media and Sunday morning talk shows so they can be perceived as conservative. Don’t assume by perception.  Verify by looking at the vote result.

    8 No votes and 2 who did not vote that may surprise youJeff Miller FL-01

• Jason Chaffetz UT-03

• Lynn Westmoreland GA-03

• Ed Royce CA-39

• Steve Southerland FL-02

• Tim Walberg MI-07

• John Campbell CA-45

• Lynn Jenkins KS-2

• Michele Bachmann MN-06

• Virginia Foxx NC-05

      10 Aye votes by those who aren’t a member of the RSCJo Bonner AL-1

• Dave Camp  MI-4

• Candice Miller MI-10

• Charles Boustany Jr. LA-7

• Lee Terry  NE-2

• John Duncan TN-2

• John Mica FL-7

• Tom Rooney  FL-16

• Dana Rohrabacher  CA-46

• Jim Sensenbrenner  WI-5

Discovering the details reminds me of something Ronald Reagan often said.

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Our elected politicians are comparable to major league batters in one respect. It’s more important how well you are batting and helping your team now than what your lifetime batting average is. Let’s remind our elected that they serve us, their constituents.  We don’t serve them.  They are not royalty to hold the power to bequeath us with royal pardons and favors. Conservatives should hold on to the principles of freedom and opportunity instead of going for a bidding war with the Democrats on promising to give away stuff.

Cross-posted at Unified Patriots