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Tuesday, January 3. 2017

An Ancient City Emerges in a Remote Rain Forest

The Story Of Curious George’s Great Escape From The Nazis

The PC Police Crack Down on . . . Kids Books

Nordique Tiger - Quebec City, an unlikely Canadian success story

Illegal Immigration Up 15% in 2016 Compared to 2015 — Obama Illegals Flood the Border

Journalists Exposed By WikiLeaks Will Now Cover Trump White House

Assange To Hannity: Source For WikiLeaks Was Not Russian Government

Paul Krugman Loses It Over Coming "Era Of Epic Corruption" In 'Trumpistan'

Misreporting on Trump and the United Nations

This Chantrill is good: I Want a President Who Loves America: Pre-Inaugural Edition>

The American people are sick unto death of liberals. They are sick of a lousy economy; they are sick of Hillary Clinton’s grating voice. They are sick of worrying whether a careless word will get them hauled up before the lame feminists in HR. They are sick of being called racists sexists homophobes. And they are sick of their adult kids living in the basement.

But never mind about all that. The real reason for the crisis of 2016 is that liberalism and globalism have been tried and found wanting. The truth is that the nation state is still the best -- although flawed -- way of conjuring up that abstract notion we call human community, and ordinary people feel it in their bones.

...But liberals and globalists had another idea.

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QUOTE:

Illegal Immigration Up 15% in 2016 Compared to 2015 — Obama Illegals Flood the Border

"Although apprehensions by the USBP in FY 2016 increased from FY 2015, they remain a fraction of the number of apprehensions routinely observed from the 1980s through 2008."

#1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 08:57 (Reply)

QUOTE:

Paul Krugman Loses It Over Coming "Era Of Epic Corruption" In 'Trumpistan'

Meanwhile, "With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office".

#2 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 09:02 (Reply)

“With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it is,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter Tuesday morning. Ryan and McCarthy are unhappy about it as well, and the full House hasn't voted on it yet; this was a committee vote. Here's a bit more detail: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahmimms/here-are-6-things-house-republicans-want-ethics-investigator?utm_term=.csyJYaxEz#.fh2Lo31de

#2.1 Texan99 on 2017-01-03 10:24 (Reply)

Texan99: this was a committee vote.

It was approved by the Republican conference 119-74.

#2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 10:43 (Reply)

Yes, but they are already backpedalling after Trump called them out.

Remember, Trump won, not some Republican DC denizen stooge. And now the House Republicans are remembering.

To be fair this is habit. The DC crowd come out, campaign, get elected, then go back to DC to do things the DC way. Well, perhaps not this time. Perhaps they've seen all those Americans outside the coasts holding new rope in their hands.

Republicans didn't win, Trump won, and people voted for not-Democrat in the Congress. It'd be a shame if the Republican couldn't live up to the not-Democrat requirement.

#2.1.1.1 JK Brown on 2017-01-03 12:50 (Reply)

well said, sir. well said.

#2.1.1.1.1 Will Bithers on 2017-01-03 12:52 (Reply)

Yes, excellent. Obviously, term limits are a necessity.

#2.1.1.1.2 jma on 2017-01-03 19:42 (Reply)

wow - DejaVu all over again

http://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2017/01/03/oops-democrats-tried-to-gut-the-office-of-congressional-ethics-in-2010-where-was-the-outcry-then/

What they BOTH need is a much stronger ethics board that isn't made up of politicians - talk about foxes guarding the hen house.

#2.1.2 vince on 2017-01-03 19:47 (Reply)

vince: http://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2017/01/03/oops-democrats-tried-to-gut-the-office-of-congressional-ethics-in-2010-where-was-the-outcry-then/

The difference is that the attempt to cut funding was not approved by the Democratic conference (much less done in secret as the very first act of the new Congress).

vince: What they BOTH need is a much stronger ethics board that isn't made up of politicians

Members of the Office of Congressional Ethics cannot be government workers or members of Congress.
https://oce.house.gov/about/

#2.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-04 10:03 (Reply)

Hillary Clinton supporter pretends to give a shit about ethics!

#2.2 Bill Carson on 2017-01-03 11:39 (Reply)

Words co-opted by leftists that are now branding labels for something else entirely, sometimes even their exact opposite.

Welfare
Social Security
Tolerance
Economic growth
Equality
Democracy
Diversity
Constitutional
Rights
Truth
Racism
Education
Ethics

I'm sure I missed a good dozen more.

And yes, this inversion is how we got into this pickle.

#2.2.1 Ten on 2017-01-03 12:20 (Reply)

Paullie "The Beard" Krugman seems to need a "rest cure".

#2.3 Sam L. on 2017-01-03 16:36 (Reply)

17 days left.

Nine US working days.

#3 JJM on 2017-01-03 09:17 (Reply)

H.A. Rey not only created a Curious George, he also satisfied the curiosity of many a star-gazer with his wonderful guide to the night sky. 'The Stars' is still available and it truly does present ‘A new way to see them’. Instead of the common depictions of constellations as artistic groups of lassoed stars, Mr. Rey presents them as easily-learned stick figures and provides visual ‘tricks’ to move between them. He also has excellent explanations for the yearly patterns seen in the heavens. After first using the book fifty-five years ago as my father and I explored the nighttime sky, I still refer to it as the season’s change and familiar forms appear.

#4 botanyman on 2017-01-03 09:20 (Reply)

the book that interested me in astronomy

#4.1 Bird Dog on 2017-01-03 12:52 (Reply)

We should completely restructure the border patrol and make it more like the Coast Guard. We should identify a military general with bulldog tendencies to head the new border guard and give him a mandate: NO MAS! bring border crossings to zero. Use high tech equipment, use more people, a lot more and actually protect and defend our borders.

Additionally we need to change our return policies. Again a mandate; return illegals to their own country within 24 hours of their apprehension. Quit screwing around and enforce the law with a new found zeal.

Build the wall!

#5 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-01-03 10:06 (Reply)

you've always had a dim zero understanding of constitutional law and constitutional rights.

sure as shi'te you will not understand the implications of the above on mass deportations from either a practical or legal aspect.

#5.1 Will Bithers on 2017-01-03 12:07 (Reply)

So you believe if one person breaks a law, say rape or robbing a bank, it is practical and constitutional to apply the law/justice. But if hundreds or thousands of people break the law the implications are simply too great to follow the law.

Is that what you mean?

As to mass deportations I have two responses: 1. Why not? If you enter this country illegally you are breaking the law. Additionally it is almost impossible to stay in the country illegally without breaking a myriad of other laws. IMHO either we enforce the laws equally or it cannot be called "justice".
2. Yes deport, deport as many as you can apprehend. But most will, once we begin to enforce our laws, choose to avoid this messy legal entanglement and self deport. Some will choose to use the legal system to avoid obeying the laws and IMHO the government should vigorously prosecute all of those who make that unfortunate choice. Investigate to see if they used fake identities, paid all their taxes, committed perjury, filed for welfare and other benefits, etc. This will/should reduce the number of people eager to go to court to evade obeying our laws.

#5.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-01-03 17:52 (Reply)

Again, the fundamental flaw of the United Nations is that it is not a parliament of the world's people; it is a parliament of the world's governments. It is predicated on the increasingly false premise that governments see as their purpose the founding and securing of fundamental human rights to all people.

Also, many of the governments responsible for the obsession with Israel have already repudiated the UN charter in the so-called Cairo Declaration, stating that they supported Human Rights only to the extent that they were compatible with Islam.

#6 Another guy named Dan on 2017-01-03 11:10 (Reply)

Another guy named Dan: Again, the fundamental flaw of the United Nations is that it is not a parliament of the world's people; it is a parliament of the world's governments. It is predicated on the increasingly false premise that governments see as their purpose the founding and securing of fundamental human rights to all people.

When the U.N. Charter was adopted, totalitarian nations suppressed dissent, blacks in the U.S. didn't have equal rights, and some countries were still under colonial rule. While there has been some progress, and the world has avoided of another global conflagration, the Charter is aspirational at best. It is wrong to expect the U.N. to be a strong force in the world, when it is devised to be a weak assembly. It does, however, provide a forum for the airing of these very issues.

Another guy named Dan: Also, many of the governments responsible for the obsession with Israel have already repudiated the UN charter in the so-called Cairo Declaration, stating that they supported Human Rights only to the extent that they were compatible with Islam.

Nations are still sovereign, so it is within their rights to withdraw from the Declaration. Instead, they provided a public statement of their view of the Declaration.

#6.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 11:26 (Reply)

Nations are still sovereign, so it is within their rights to withdraw from the Universal Declaration of Human Right. Instead, they provided a public statement of their view of the Declaration.

#6.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 11:27 (Reply)

I'm not saying they don't have the right to withdraw from the UDHR, but in doing so they should have their voting privileges in the general assembly and Security Council suspended.

If their view of Human Rights is that religious and ethnic minorities are not to be considered fully human, then they forfeit their right to participate in the process.

#6.1.1.1 Another guy named Dan on 2017-01-03 14:10 (Reply)

Another guy named Dan: I'm not saying they don't have the right to withdraw from the UDHR, but in doing so they should have their voting privileges in the general assembly and Security Council suspended.

The whole point of the United Nations is to have those discussions, to work from common ground where it can be found, and to find resolutions short of war. That includes communists and capitalists and third world dictatorships.

#6.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 14:57 (Reply)

So then you seem to agree that the UN is little more than an overpriced debating society?

The basic common ground is set forth in the UN charter and in the UDHR. Yet we have a case where a number of nations that have expressly repudiated at least major portions of the UDHR are sanctioning a member state for violating just that document. That is what I mean when I say that governments that are signatory to the Cairo declaration should have their UN voting rights suspended. They could still be participants in debate, but they cannot cast judgement on others until and unless they accept the unaltered and unambiguous terms of the charter documents.

#6.1.1.1.1.1 Another guy named Dan on 2017-01-03 16:19 (Reply)

Another guy named Dan: So then you seem to agree that the UN is little more than an overpriced debating society?

Consider the United Nations during the Cuban missile crisis, which played a crucial role in making the public case concerning Soviet missiles.

Another guy named Dan: That is what I mean when I say that governments that are signatory to the Cairo declaration should have their UN voting rights suspended.

We understand your position. However, that would be contrary to the origin and purpose of the United Nations. Consider that the origin of the United Nations was in the aftermath of two world wars, and included the Soviet Union, among other nations with very poor human rights records. The very intent of the United Nations is to bring nations together to find a way forward short of another world war. Nor does the U.S. have a perfect record, which included racial segregation while a member state, and recently countenancing torture of prisoners, which is itself a violation of treaty obligations.

#6.1.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-03 16:53 (Reply)

Regarding Christopher Chantrill, so refreshing to read an article regarding someone's love for America and Nationalism. So glad we could deliver an American President who feels the same way.

It has been eight long years. How many more days JJM?

#7 pocono pam on 2017-01-03 11:29 (Reply)

a song for barry

Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day.
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood)
(you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

#7.1 Will Bithers on 2017-01-03 12:39 (Reply)

Re: Curious George

this is very, very subversive. giving humanitarian aid to illegals? met with approval here? this article shouldn't be linked. the Portuguese should have built a Wall, and found a tough general to enforce the anti-immigration policies, where every illegal would be returned to wherever they came from within 12 hours.

QUOTE:

Aristides de Sousa Mendes was the Portuguese consul-general in Bayonne during World War II. Defying the Portuguese prime minister, Sousa Mendes ordered thousands upon thousands of visas and false documents to Jewish refugees. For the sake of “saving innocent lives,” Sousa Mendes later became the first diplomat to be honored by Israel as one of the Righteous Among Nations.

Despite threats, eventual public punishment, blacklisting, and an inevitable nervous breakdown, Sousa Mendes never stopped issuing the visas. In response to the charges against him, Sousa Mendes wrote, “It was indeed my aim to save all those people whose suffering was indescribable.”

#8 Will Bithers on 2017-01-03 12:50 (Reply)

From Krugman:

"In a direct sense, Mr. Trump’s elevation was made possible by the F.B.I.’s blatant intervention in the election"

And why did the F.B.I. intervene? Because the corruption of the Attorney General of the United States having a private unrecorded meeting with the politically powerful spouse of the very person the AG was investigating couple with her refusal to use a special prosecutor for the investigation was so blatant that she was forced to hand over the decision to the F.B.I. - an agency that does not make prosecutorial decisions.

Self-inflicted wound. Too damn bad.

#9 RonF on 2017-01-03 18:16 (Reply)

RonF: Because the corruption of the Attorney General of the United States

The general rule is that the government should remain silent outside of court. The procedure is to simply announce the investigation is completed and that there will be no charges. Comey went far beyond this. Then, Comey violated protocol again when he announced, days before the election, that the investigation had been reopened, when it turned out there was nothing that changed the original conclusion not to prosecute.

#9.1 Zachriel on 2017-01-04 10:07 (Reply)

dn with a down-arrow is a common box marking.

#10 rhhardin (Link) on 2017-01-05 07:50 (Reply)

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