Ron Barber: Spins on Obama

Staggering ineptitude revealed for all to see

Less than twelve hours after refusing to answer a simple question posed by Jesse Kelly, regarding whom he would support for president, Democrat Ron Barber reversed his position.

Ron Barber’s cringe-worthy political clumsiness during Wednesday night’s CD 8 debate is mind-boggling. USAToday reveals the task for cleanup was left to his spokeswoman Jessica Schultz, who issued a statement citing Barber’s support for Obama. That was preferable to facing media and having to defend her candidate.

Barber is a man clearly in need of a script. Answering impromptu questions is obviously beyond his limited abilities.

Score 10 for conservative Jesse Kelly, zip for undecided Barber. The rest of us?  We have whiplash from trying to keep up with the blur of Barber’s quickly changing positions.

Mother’s Day? Not if mom is a boycotting liberal

Moms urged to take a hike from their families

A sprinkling of quasi-celebs join others encouraging mothers to disappear this coming Sunday, rather than allow their families to set aside this holiday to celebrate them for dedicating their lives to the most challenging yet rewarding of jobs — motherhood.

While most mothers look forward to Mother’s Day, the Every Mother Counts campaign invites them to boycott the holiday, remain out of contact, silent, and — in fact, disappear. In yet another “raising awareness” scheme, mothers are urged to insult their own families to show their solidarity with women – globally — who die each year from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. The gambit urges women to “share this video to be part of the solution.”  Oh, yeah. And don’t forget to stop talking to your family and refuse to accept their gifts.

Debra Messing and Blythe Danner (Mother of Gwyneth Paltrow) are among those appearing in the ad. Click on their linked names for a partial listing of who receives their political contributions. You’ll get the drift.

 

Constitution v. Sharia law: Muslim complaints shutter event

This took place in Michigan, not Afghanistan

In the middle of an event to extol the virtues of the U.S. Constitution and “American Laws for American Courts,” the audience learned first-hand how easy it is to lose their freedom of Speech and Assembly.

Amid shouts of “What about free speech?” from the audience, the Allegan Police Department ordered the event shut-down. School officials notified police that they had received a letter complaining about the event from Dawud Walid, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI). The letter asked the school to disallow the event despite an existing contract. CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism funding trial in U. S. history, U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation. Watch this startling video.

As a result, the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced yesterday that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- MI), its Executive Director, the City of Allegan, the Allegan Police Department and the School District were named as defendants in this thirty-four page civil rights lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan, this morning. The claims included constitutional and contract violations.

Read more about the shocking developments here.

Inform yourself. Knowledge is power.

Zimmerman case fast-tracked; Ft Hood mass murderer? Not yet

Could face life in prison if convicted

The antics and threats of the Black Panthers, the Revs. Sharpton, Jackson and now career-criminal Michael Tyson have guaranteed that George Zimmerman — now charged with second degree murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin –  will get a fast-tracked trial.  Arraignment is scheduled for May 29. Even Barack Obama got involved, referring to Martin as his “son.”

The murder charge could send Zimmerman to prison for life if he’s convicted. Manslaughter, which usually carries a 15-year prison term, covers reckless or negligent killings. Zimmerman made his first court appearance today.

Watch for this case to proceed faster than that of radicalized U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was responsible for the November 2009 slaughter of 14 (including an unborn baby) and wounding of 31 fellow soldiers. Obama and Holder refused to bring the Muslim U.S. Army psychiatrist to trial for the Fort Hood massacre. As he released a barrage of deadly bullets, Hasan  shouted “Allahu Akbar!” (Allah is greater!)   But was it a “hate crime?” Not to this administration. They managed to configure the bloodbath  as “workplace related.” Hasan is still being held in Bell County jail in Beltan, Texas (page 39 of inmate search) listed with “Offense Unknown.” His case has never gone to trial.

Soon after the Foot Hood attack, American born and educated imam Anwar al-Awlaki praised his friend Hasan for the shooting, encouraged other Muslims serving in the military to “follow in the footsteps of men like Nidal.”  Calling him “a hero,” he said “Nidal killed soldiers who were about to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in order to kill Muslims.”

But politically correct silence rang out from the administration. In fact Obama waited to specifically address the massacre. He only did so later, and three minutes into a speech at a Native American tribal conference. Obama steadfastly refused to acknowledge Islamic terrorism as having a role in the shooting.

Finally in the most muted terms and twisting the carnage to fit the administration’s pro-Muslim agenda, Janet Napolitano, Homeland INsecurity chieftain, took the same approach, saying “This was an individual who does not, obviously, represent the Muslim faith.”

Apparently the words “Allahu Akbar!” accompanying the deadly rampage meant nothing.

But in the case of Martin’s death, George Zimmerman, patrolling as he did neighborhood block watch security, will be held out as the golden nugget to placate the unruly mob. Make no mistake; this is race-baiting with a veneer of political correctness, configured to coincide with Obama’s reelection campaign.

AZ República spins for Mexico, ignores facts

Another bizarre editorial in this morning’s newspaper. This one, filled with cutesy colloquialisms is titled “Arizona missing out on rewards.” It begins: “For cryin’ out loud, people. This should never have happened. It could have been Arizona. But no. Texas gets the attaboys for cashing in on the benefits of a shared international border. And we do mean benefits.”

Arizona is accused of getting “sidetracked” making news “for being tough on” illegal aliens,* “while Texas was rustlin’ up some business. And we do mean business,” states the editorialist who sounds suspiciously like Linda Valdez, Mexico’s lead cheerleader drawing a paycheck at the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic).

“Arizona could write a primer on what not to do,” we are told.

Some pertinent facts are missing as Arizona is scolded for not engaging in more trade with our not-so-neighborly neighbor to the south.

Facts: Organized crime-related deaths in the Mexican state of Chihuahua during the first nine months of 2011 exceeded the number of Afghan civilians killed in roughly the same period in all of war-torn Afghanistan. Chihuahua borders Texas and New Mexico. The Mexican government acknowledged from January through September last year, 2,276 deaths were recorded in Chihuahua.

Again comparing the Mexican and Afghanistan figures, 11,007 Afghan civilians were killed from 2007 through October 2011. That is about 80 percent fewer deaths than the 47,515 drug-related murders in Mexico over roughly the same period  — numbers substantiated by the U.S. Department of State in its tactfully worded, yet still alarming travel warning for Mexico. Begin under the heading “General Conditions.” Read carefully our government’s alert stating U.S. citizens have fallen victim to Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) activity, including homicide, gun battles, kidnapping, carjacking and highway robbery.

There were more organized crime-related killings in Chihuahua than in any other Mexican state, according to the government figures. Chihuahua, the largest state in Mexico, includes Ciudad Juarez, a border city located across from El Paso, Texas. It is the deadliest city in Mexico and is considered one of the most dangerous places in the entire world.

Although eight decapitated bodies were recently found in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, the Republic’s editorial ends with, “Time’s awastin’ people.”  It should more accurately read, “Mexico’s wasting people.”

*The daily refuses to use the term “illegal aliens,” instead calling the illegal invaders (watch shocking embedded video) “immigrants.” True immigrants come legally and unreservedly become proud, acclimated U.S. citizens.  Our popular glossary offers a valuable assist in deciphering the local newspaper’s terminology.

Trayvon Martin: He be da martyr

The Daily Caller provides an insight into Trayvon Martin, the sudden hero of the left. A photo accompanying his profanity-laced and sexually explicit twitter account, shows the tattooed 17-year-old flipping off the camera.  He used the handles “NO_LIMIT_NIGGA.” and “T33ZY TAUGHT M3,” on the 152 pages of compiled Twitter activity retrieved by the Daily Caller.

This is a standout, written by the “son” of Barack Obama, now given celebrity status in death:  “Plzz shoot da #mf dat lied 2 u!”

Meanwhile Martin’s shooter, self-described Hispanic George Zimmerman has a $10,000 bounty on his head and has been abandoned by Hispanic groups some of whom are actually challenging Zimmerman’s ethnicity while bonding with Martin.

The National Council of La Raza* urges Latino participation in rallies for the slain youth, demanding “Justice for Trayvon,” insisting  that block watch volunteer George Zimmerman, as well as law enforcement be held accountable for the unfortunate death. Janet Murguia, the group’s President and CEO wrote this article. Her twin sister is Mary Murguia, a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Their brother Carlos is a US Federal judge in Kansas.

The racial overtones of this highly charged shooting have become irrational as black columnist Leonard Pitts “explains” why George Zimmerman is white.

* Do yourself a favor and read this exposé of La Raza by Charlie Norwood, the late Georgia Congressman, who provided great insight into the inner workings of the leftist organization and its anti-American agenda.

H/T Human Events

Rep. Peggy Judd’s bill has merit & UPDATE

AZ Republic hard at work: editorializing the news, stifling comments

In response to a bill sponsored by AZ state Rep. Peggy Judd (R-Dist 25) the The Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) prints this report with the comment section mysteriously closed.  However it links directly to the Nogales International article which includes this tidbit:

“The reality is that border communities continue to be among the safest communities in the state and the nation to live,” reads a letter from the Greater Nogales Santa Cruz County Port Authority that was sent to Judd and other state political leaders on Monday. “Yet, border communities end up living with the consequences of irrational news headlines and political rhetoric.”

In fact, THIS is the “reality“ — straight from the U.S. Department of State:

“Sonora: Nogales and Puerto Peñasco are the major cities/travel destinations in Sonora. You should defer non-essential travel between the city of Nogales and the cities of Sonoyta and Caborca (which area also includes the smaller cities of Saric, Tubutama, and Altar), defer non-essential travel to the eastern edge of the State of Sonora which borders the State of Chihuahua (all points along that border east of the northern city of Agua Prieta and the southern town of Alamos), defer non-essential travel within the state south of the city of Ciudad Obregon with the exception of travel to Alamos (traveling only during daylight hours and using only the Highway 15 toll road, aka cuota, and Sonora State Road 162), and exercise caution when visiting the coastal town of Puerto Peñasco.  Sonora is a key region in the international drug and human trafficking trades, and can be extremely dangerous for travelers.  The region west of Nogales, east of Sonoyta, and from Caborca north, including the towns of Saric, Tubutama and Altar, and the eastern edge of Sonora bordering Chihuahua, are known centers of illegal activity.  U.S. citizens visiting Puerto Peñasco are urged to use the Lukeville, Arizona/Sonoyta, Sonora border crossing, in order to limit driving through Mexico, and to limit travel to main roads during daylight hours.

Note that the travel warnings for Mexico are on the same page as those for Afghanistan, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria– among other unstable and dangerous global nations.

The intent of HB 2586 is to clarify rumors and fears about immigration-related threats and would require Arizona’s Department of Homeland Security director to “immediately warn” the public about dangers involving illegal immigration — specifically in border areas.

Judd lives in the southern Arizona city of Willcox. She also represents the border areas of Nogales and Rio Rico, areas with which she is well acquainted.

Yet Rep. Peggy Judd is taking so much heat for her bill that she has agreed to alter the language, taking the onus off of the border and making it statewide to comport with political correctness rather than safety.  We urge her to reconsider.  She got it right with her original effort.

UPDATE: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

This article was in today’s online edition of the Arizona Republic newspaper regarding Rep. Peggy Judd’s border security bill. 

Judd has now dropped the bill because of pressure from Mexico, Mexicans in her district and their interests. It is clear Peggy Judd does not represent the Americans who elected her.  She needs to be replaced.

 http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/2012/03/13/20120313lawmaker-withdraws-illegal-immigration-border-bill.html

Limbaugh’s friends beat down Carbonite’s Friend, & UPDATE

Rush Limbaugh’s apology to Sandra Fluke apparently isn’t good enough for Carbonite CEO David Friend.  Friend is quickly becoming friendless after releasing a statement on his company’s website declaring that Carbonite had decided to “withdraw” advertising from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show because it will “ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse.”

But Rush’s supporters will have none of the liberal politically correct spew. Carbonite stock (NASDAQ:CARB) is dropping like a hot rock, down nearly 12 percent, outpacing the drop of the NASDAQ index in that same time period by nine-and-a-half points. It was also one of the biggest decliners on the NASDAQ yesterday.

Read the Yahoo Finance message board for an indication of the ire behind the stock dumping.

UPDATE:

On a hunch, we looked up David Friend’s political contributions on NewsMeat.com. Not surprisingly, we found he has been a donor to Democrat candidates and left-wing causes for many years, funding organizations such as MoveOn.org.  He donated to the presidential campaigns of Al Gore, John Kerry and of course Barack Obama, among others. Check him out for yourself:

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=&zip=02116&last=Friend&first=David

Former gay lover’s $1 mill lawsuit least of Babeu’s woes

Give the Arizona Republic a point for reporting about the lawsuit about to be filed by lawyers representing Jose Orozco, Pinal County Sheriff Babeu’s former lover. Take away ten for its selective coverage.

Orozco, a Mexican national, accuses Babeu of intimidation and threats of deportation if he revealed their four-year romantic relationship. Jose is no piker. Going for the big bucks, he filed a notice of claim indicating his intention to sue both Sheriff Paul Babeu and the taxpayers of Pinal County — for a cool $1 million in damages.

The Republic quotes from the notice:

“Mr. Orozco’s reputation and integrity have been tarnished, (and) he continues to fear for the safety of himself and his family,” the notice states. “Should this matter proceed to trial, the jury will be presented with numerous areas of emotional distress which Mr. Orozco has experienced as a result of this incident, including but not limited to the mental anguish which obviously accompanies public humiliation and embarrassment, fear, panic, stress, ridicule and the various types of mental anguish which arise out of this shocking and outrageous incident.”

Oddly missing among the facts is any reference to Babeu’s time as headmaster at the problem-plagued DeSisto “therapeutic” school. The beleaguered school was in the midst of several firestorms when it closed after the death of its owner Michael DeSisto — among them allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse of students, and massive financial problems including fraud and falsified credentials.

Babeu faces additional problems associated with Orozco’s time as a campaign worker.  As a foreign national on a tourist visa, which he claims is his status, he is precluded from any such employment.

Paul Babeu’s older sister Lucy Babeu, tells even more shocking tales. Paul Babeu moved a 17-year-old former male student into his home. Babeu, 43, defended his actions, saying the young man was “his boyfriend” and he “loved him.” It’s all here in a detailed reported and video compiled by ABC 15.

Attorney General Tom Horne has designated former Superior Court Judge and law professor David Cole, his office’s Solicitor General, to conduct an independent investigation. It will look into all allegations that have been made, against both Babeu and Orozco.

One-term Sheriff Babeu asserts his congressional campaign is still alive. Don’t bet on it. It looks more corpse-like with every passing day.

SCOTUS to hear affirmative action challenge

“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race”

The U.S. Supreme Court announced today (scroll down to page 6) its intention to hear a challenge to the University of Texas’ affirmative action program. The program  has been used in categorizing applications after the automatic admission of all in-state applicants who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class.

Texas’ “top 10 percent” law was passed with the intent of facilitating diversity on campus after a federal appeals court in 1996 banned affirmative action in Texas’ public universities. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court — in a majority opinion written by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor for herself and the Court’s four liberals — approved of certain types of race-conscious admissions practices in higher education for the purpose of achieving a diverse student body. In response, the University of Texas reinstated affirmative action, this time to assess applicants who would not be automatically admitted under the top 10 percent law.

Texas student Abigail Noel Fisher was one such student. In Fisher v. University of Texas, she argued that she was unconstitutionally denied admission based on her skin color — which is white.

In the intervening years since the previous decision, the makeup of the court has changed. Justice Samuel Alito has replaced O’Connor, who reveled in her well-honed “swing vote“ position. In 2007, Alito joined with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas to strike down affirmative action programs in public high schools in an opinion that wisely concluded, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

Once again, Obama’s former U.S. Solicitor General and current Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself, due to her participation in the early stages of the case in her previous post.