Occupy Wall Street Useful Idiots.

Feds Scrambling to Notify Individuals Who May Have Been Exposed to Patient With Extreme TB

"CDC will obtain the passenger manifest for that flight from the airline and will begin a contact investigation."

Jeb Bush's path to the nomination

(Paul Mirengoff) My conservative cousin from New York, having listened to our Power Line subscriber event, sent me his thoughts. He has been following presidential politics since the days of Dwight Eisenhower, so I thought it worth passing them along. He writes: I think Scott and Steve underestimate Jeb Bush. Sure, no activists find him exciting. But he's got the money, organization and expertise to outlast a crowded field. So while he

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Father Pfleger: NRA 'Will Pay for Murder of Our Children'

Rogue Catholic priest, Father Michael Pfleger, during a rally outside a gun store in the suburbs of Chicago on Saturday blamed the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers for Chicago's violence. "I'm just tired, tired of the NRA," the previously suspended priest said at a rally outside Chuck's Gun Shop & Range. "Tired of them prostituting themselves and ...More

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NC gun rights bill sent back to committee ahead of vote

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A bill that would repeal North Carolina's pistol-permit application system has been sent back to a legislative committee amid mounting opposition to the measure from county sheriffs who currently approve or deny handgun purchases.

Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer, a Mecklenburg County Republican and the bill's chief sponsor, ...

Obama derides judge who blocked amnesty

President Obama scoffed at the "individual district court judge" who blocked his deportation amnesty, insisting Monday that he still believes his policy is legal despite repeated legal setbacks, and vowed to push ahead where he can on aiding illegal immigrants.

But Mr. Obama said he'll abide by Judge Andrew S. ...

WH: G7 Wants To Ditch Fossil Fuels By 2100

'Urgent and concrete action is needed to address climate change'

Supreme Court Sides With Obama Admin in Big Israel Case

When a sports cliche was literally true

(Paul Mirengoff) Did you know that Bruce Jenner was selected in the 1977 NBA draft? It's true. The Kansas City Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) took Jenner, then the reigning Olympic decathlon champion, in the seventh round. Jenner hadn't played basketball since high school. He declined to join the Kings. Why did Kansas City pick Jenner? Because, quipped a Washington Bullets staffer, he was the best athlete available.

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Obama: 'We Don't Yet Have a Complete Strategy' Against Islamic State

WOW: Philadelphia Residents Hold 'White Lives Matter' Rally to Protest Police IGNORING Black-on-White Crimes

It's just a fact at this point in our messed up society that if there's a white victim and a black assailant, some police departments will investigate the crime with kid gloves on if at all. It's a shame. But story after story of black people beating or robbing or assaulting white people and getting ...More

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Obama Ignores Iraqi Prime Minister, Refuses To Even Look At Him [VIDEO]

President refused to even look at Iraqi Prime Minister

Whoa! The Moment a Former NASCAR Driver Runs Over Spectator During Race

Holy cow!

Israeli Minister Gives Obama Cabinet Secretary a 'Warm Hug' of Encouragement After Heckling by Pro-Israel Crowd

"I hope I was able to minimize the damage."

Deep secrets of racial profiling (8)

(Scott Johnson) Heather Mac Donald has turned herself into an invaluable national resource on matters of crime and policing. She has written important essays such as her recent Wall Street Journal column headlined somewhat inaccurately "The new nationwide crime wave." The Manhattan Institute has made many of her newspaper columns, magazine essays, podcasts, videos, and congressional testimony accessible here, and Mac Donald herself has collected several of her important essays, mostly written

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Obama denies saying strong dollar a problem for global economy

President Obama on Monday denied telling his G7 partners that a strong dollar was a problem for the world economy.

News outlets over the past 24 hours quoted unnamed French officials saying Mr. Obama told them that the "strong dollar posed a problem." The president allegedly made the comment during ...

MSNBC Host Chris Hayes' PHONY Reporting Still Stands

'Evidence proves that Bush avoided his service obligations'

'Conservatives Are a Cancer': Critics Lambaste Famed Evangelist After He Reveals Plan for Christians to Battle Against 'Tide of Moral Decay'

"How many bigots are there in the world?"

Lew Booed at Jerusalem Post Event in New York

If Chris Christie Were President, He'd Put An End To Marijuana Legalization

'I don't believe that people just want to be told what they want to hear'

Rand Paul Reacts to Death of Kalief Browder

The young black man, who committed suicide on Saturday, had been a mainstay in the senator's speeches to conservatives about criminal-justice issues.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Hillary Clinton 49 percent, Bernie Sanders 41 percent in Wisconsin Dems straw poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton might be the undisputed frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont was nipping at her heels in a presidential preference straw poll among Wisconsin Democrats taken over the weekend.

Mrs. Clinton was the choice of 252 of ...

Here's How Emily Ratajkowski Celebrated Her Birthday [PHOTOS]

Take a guess

See the Bullet Hole in the Side of a Border Patrol Chopper That Forced an Emergency Landing — and Read the Miraculous New Detail About What Saved the Pilot's Life

"Bullet hole uppper right."

An uncertain kazoo, cont'd

(Scott Johnson) President Obama emitted tough talk on Russia on his way to the G7 summit meeting of European high in the Alps yesterday. One of his top priorities at the summit, he told hundreds of people in a town square in Kruen, Germany, is "standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine." Lest there be any misunderstanding, however, Team Obama made it clear that Obama was sounding his reliably uncertain kazoo. The

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America Rising Blasts 'Dishonest' Hillary In New Ad Amid Falling Favorable Ratings [VIDEO]

'Secretary Clinton has major problems in the areas of trust, ethics and honesty'

Spike TV to Cut Out Clint Eastwood's Joke About Caitlyn Jenner During Guys' Choice Awards Show

"We will remove the reference in the version that will air."

Poll: Americans Want Supreme Court to Leave Obamacare Subsidies Alone

Even though they broadly oppose the law.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Obama Keeps His Back to Iraqi Prime Minister Trying to Get a Word In at G-7 Summit

Scott Walker hits back at Obama: 'Guy who called ISIS the JV squad'

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hit back at President Obama's suggestion a few months ago that the governor "bone up" on foreign policy in part of a recent back-and-forth between the two leaders.

"I thought it was interesting for the president to say that the guy who called ISIS the JV ...

8 More Porn Stars Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand Can Invite To The State Of The Union

Why stop at Emma Sulkowicz, Sen. Gillibrand? You making history!

She Was Fired For 'Gross Misconduct' and Harassment After Talking to a Lesbian Co-Worker About the Bible and Homosexuality — but She Just Scored a Major Victory

"God doesn't hate you."

Dick Cheney: 'Frankly I don't know' what makes Obama tick

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that he's tried for some time to understand President Obama but that he hasn't been able to figure him out yet.

Mr. Cheney said over the weekend on AM 970's "The Cats Roundtable" with John Catsimatidis that Mr. Obama has placed limits on what ...

FORGET INCOME INEQUALITY! Democrats Offer Lottery To Meet Obama In Posh BEVERLY HILLS

'Stay at a great hotel...'

'Morning Joe' Flummoxed by Hillary Clinton's Vague Minimum Wage Stance

The Clinton Global Initiative Is Back, But Where Are the CEOs, the GOP, and Hillary?

Organizers insist that controversies about the Clinton Foundation aren't having an impact.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Hillary's 'No Ceilings' Project Accepted $5 million From Sexual Abuser

Hillary Clinton's "No Ceilings" women's empowerment project at the Clinton Foundation accepted a $5 million commitment last December from a Swiss billionaire even as his lawyers were fighting in federal court to hide his darkest secret - a long record of sexually abusing women.

JOSEPH CURL: Media plays up Duggar abuse, played down Lena Dunham admission

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

The double standard in the media — especially when Hollywood and the glitterati are concerned — is really quite remarkable.

Case in point: The Duggar family. The family, parents Jim and Michelle, have 19 children and are featured on a television show that airs on TLC. They're unabashedly Christian, ...

Leading Environmentalist: EPA an Oil Industry Mouthpiece

Anti-energy activist and documentarian Josh Fox believes the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency is shilling for fossil fuel companies.

The Progress of Progressivism

(Steven Hayward) In trying to decide for a previous post what version of the Progressive Operating System (POS) were are currently using (6.0? 8.0?), I just arbitrarily decided to go with 12.0. Oh now do pipe down; Microsoft Windows is my model here; the acronym POS is a pure coincidence. But in any case I'm sure Progressives will scorn this as "Whole Numberism," which is defined in the PC Dictionary as a

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After Netanyahu Criticized World's 'Silence' on Gaza Attacks, Here's What the White House Said

Obama officials have spent "a lot of time talking about this."

Five Presidential Candidates In a Minute and a Half

(John Hinderaker) My good friend Roger Simon is in Iowa, checking in with Republican presidential candidates at Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride. He made this very short video that includes exchanges with Rick Perry, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio. We have a great field this year: Follow Roger at Diary of a Mad Voter for much more from now until November 2016.

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Report: Police in Riot Gear Use Tear Gas, Military-Style Vehicles to Disperse Angry Concert Crowd

Videos and photos posted by people outside of the stadium on social media showed fights between concert goers and police in riot gear blocking the entrance

Turks deny Erdogan a parliamentary majority

(Paul Mirengoff) Turkish president President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to say, "democracy is a train that you get off once you reach your destination." Having been rebuffed in today's election, Erdogan may not quite reach his destination. Erdogan sought a parliamentary super-majority to enable him to push through constitutional change that would abandon Turkey's parliamentary system for a presidential one, with him in charge. Instead, his AKP party lost even its parliamentary

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Chaos Outside New Jersey Hip-Hop Concert [VIDEO]

Several arrests made outside Hot 97's 'Summer Jam'

June 7, 2015

Catholic Leader Makes Surprising Case For Religious Pluralism In War-Torn Syria [VIDEO]

'The problem is not [either] Assad or not-Assad'

'Can Anyone Say 'Conflict of Interest'?': Blaze Readers React to Twist in the Story Surrounding Oregon Bakers Who Face a Major Fine for Refusing to Make a Gay Wedding Cake

"As an atheist, I side with the bakers."

International Women's Sports Hall Of Fame Says Caitlyn Jenner Doesn't 'Fall In Our Wheelhouse'

'Ummm, I don't know if this falls in our wheelhouse'

Mike Rowe's Stellar Reply to Letter Writer Calling His Work-Ethic Movement 'Right-Wing Propaganda'

"… this is a national crisis. We're churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work."

Turkey elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan power grab rejected in stunning vote

ISTANBUL — Turkey's self-styled strongman president suffered a serious setback after voters unexpectedly backed a string of opposition parties in Sunday's parliamentary elections.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the political scene for more than a dozen years, campaigned on behalf of his former party, the Islamist-rooted Peace and Development ...

Cop Holds on for Dear Life to Moving Truck Driven by Teenage 'Bonnie and Clyde' — but That Isn't the Best Part

Using techniques he had learned in mixed martial arts training …

Inside the Beltway: Ronald Reagan book last chapter of legacy

To mark the 11th anniversary of her husband's passing, Nancy Reagan placed a small bouquet of white roses at the gravesite of the nation's 40th president on Friday. Dressed in a white pantsuit and print scarf, Mrs. Reagan quietly sat before the remembrance wall at the Reagan Presidential Library in ...

Clinton Donated $100K to New York Times Group the Same Year Paper Endorsed Her

A little-known private foundation controlled by Bill and Hillary Clinton donated $100,000 to the New York Times' charitable fund in 2008, the same year the newspaper's editorial page endorsed Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary, according to tax documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.

Josh Duggar and Caitlin Jenner? Seriously?

(Paul Mirengoff) These are trying times for Democrats. They control neither the Senate nor the House, and fare even worse at the state and local levels. The economy, after six plus years of the Obama presidency, is so-so. President Obama's foreign policy has produced set-back after serious set-back. To make matters worse, the Democrats are almost certain to nominate for president the co-architect of Obama's failed foreign policy. And Hillary Clinton's campaign

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Seven Years After His Heart Transplant, Pro Golfer Has 'Tearful' and 'Beautiful' Chance Encounter With Someone Who Knew His Donor Very Well

Her eyes grew wide.

Bernie Sanders: 'We're Going to Win New Hampshire'

The Vermont senator thinks he can beat Hillary Clinton in the Granite State.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Russian bomber flights buzzing U.S. airspace doubled last year

The number of long-range Russian strategic bomber flights that buzzed U.S. airspace doubled last year from their norm, forcing American jets to frequently scramble and capturing the attention of hawks in Congress who believe the Kremlin is sending a veiled warning to President Obama to keep out of its affairs ...

Hundreds of Bikers Roar Into Waco and Protest Jailing of Fellow Bikers Over Deadly Shooting

"Free the Innocent"

U.S. Soldier Who Murdered 16 Afghans: 'My Mind Was Consumed by War'

"I became callous to them even being human; they were all enemy."

'An Absolute Hero': Here's How a Bus Driver's Quick and Clever Actions Helped Save a Kidnapped 3-Year-Old Boy

"And that's when my own kids came to mind and I just broke down."

Jeb Bush All But Says He'll Kick Off Presidential Campaign and Head Straight to N.H.

The former Florida Governor says he will head straight for the Granite State following his June 15 announcement.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

$100,000 Reward Offered for Info on Two Convicted Murderers Who Escaped Maximum-Security Prison

"nerve wracking"

Gotta Run: Ben Carson Checks Watch Four Times During 8-Minute Speech

The retired neurosurgeon spoke Saturday at Joni Earnst's "Roast & Ride" event.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

FIFA email connects Sepp Blatter to $10M, newspaper claims

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A 2007 email shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter and then-South African President Thabo Mbeki held "discussions" over the $10 million that ultimately went to allegedly corrupt senior soccer executives as payback for supporting the country's World Cup bid, a newspaper claimed Sunday.

South Africa's ...

Can Apple save the music industry from the destructive greed of record labels?

Between its shameful offshore tax avoidance schemes, felonious efforts to drive down wages, and alleged human rights violations at its factories, Apple is one of Big Tech's biggest villains. But the cabal of companies currently involved in a dispute with the Cupertino firm is so shamelessly greedy, I'm an iWatch and a ponytail away from becoming a full-on Apple fanboy. According to Bloomberg, Apple is embroiled in heated eleventh hour negotiations with record labels over the […]

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How a Texas Police Officer Handled a Teenage Girl and Was Ultimately Suspended

"Get out of here or you're going to jail."

You Know Obama Is Hard Up for Accomplishments When…

(John Hinderaker) …your former White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor for Strategy and Communications tries to give you credit for winning a horse race. Yesterday, Dan Pfeiffer tweeted that American Pharoah's Triple Crown is an "accomplishment" of President Obama's: Another accomplishment — Obama first President to have a Triple Crown winner since Carter — Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 6, 2015 I have studied that tweet at length and can find no

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No election for Navajo candidates with ethics violations

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - Candidates seeking office in a Navajo election won't be able to proceed if they have an outstanding ethics violation.

President Russell Begaye on Friday signed into law a resolution that prevents candidates with any outstanding ethics judgments, including orders of restitution, from running.

The measure ...

Muslims Feared 'Surge of Islamophobia' After Paris Terrorist Attacks. New Poll Shows How the French Really Feel.

Similar to what happened to American public opinion after 9/11.

Sex? Seriously?

(John Hinderaker) For some reason, stories about sex have been prominent in the news lately. The most legitimate news story concerns Dennis Hastert, who apparently had a homosexual relationship with a student when he was a high school wrestling coach in approximately the 1970s. It is hard not to feel some sympathy for Hastert: he must have had the fear of exposure hanging over his head for decades. The person with whom

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Stranger Shows Up to Couple's Wisconsin Home and Tells Them Something About Their House That Leads to Historic Discovery

"It's a gift and a blessing to have this home."

Scott Walker Won't Rule Out Another Iraq Invasion

The Wisconsin governor keeps all options open.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Scott Walker cedes front-runner title to Jeb Bush

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday that despite his high ranking in the polls, he still views former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.

"Governor Bush is still probably up there — up front — just because he's going to have more money ...

Video Shows Firefighters Blast Drone With Water Hose [VIDEO]

Easy now

How Tourists Supposedly Caused a Deadly Malaysian Earthquake By Making 'Mountain Spirits Mad'

"We have to take this as a reminder that local beliefs and customs are not to be disrespected."

Lindsey Graham on Caitlyn Jenner: 'She Is Welcome in My Party'

The candidate makes a pitch for the reality TV star's vote.

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When Liberal Pieties Collide

(Steven Hayward) I didn't expect to read this in the New York Times this morning: Do women and men have different brains? Back when Lawrence H. Summers was president of Harvard and suggested that they did, the reaction was swift and merciless. Pundits branded him sexist. Faculty members deemed him a troglodyte. Alumni withheld donations. But when Bruce Jenner said much the same thing in an April interview with Diane Sawyer, he

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Scott Walker: Hillary's Voter ID Stance 'Out Of Touch' With 'Mainstream Americans' [VIDEO]

'...a perfectly logical and common sense thing to do.'

The Chilling Words a Suspected Robber Allegedly Told an Ambulance Dispatcher After Tricking Him and Robbing Him at Gunpoint

It played out like a Hollywood thriller.

Former Clinton Labor Secretary: Hillary's Disclosure Issues Are 'Key Vulnerability'

Republican Peter King won't retreat from attack on Sen. Rand Paul

Rep. Pete King on Sunday refused to apologize for posting a tweet that linked Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul to the terrorist army known as Islamic State.

Mr. King said he would "absolutely not" apologize and again blasted the Kentucky Republican for delaying Senate progress on reauthorizing the ...

Rick Santorum's Solution for the Undocumented Population: Use E-Verify

He stops short of calling for undocumented immigrants' deportation.

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Deep secrets of racial profiling (7)

(Scott Johnson) I have sought in this series to provide a background of relevant facts within which to understand the welter of stories featuring race and law enforcement over the past nine months. This past week the Star Tribune's Eric Roper delivered another such story, this one with a local angle, in "Push is on for more policing reforms in Minneapolis." For relevant background to Roper's story, please see John Hinderaker's post

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McChrystal Criticizes Counting Islamic State Bodies: 'You Can't Play a Numbers Game In This Kind of Effort'

Ball: Hillary Clinton is Running on Policy Instead of Personality

Immigrant family detention centers face uncertain future

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - After tens of thousands of migrant families, most from Central America, crossed the Rio Grande into Texas last summer, the government poured millions of dollars into two large detention centers meant to hold women and children - and keep more from coming.

But as U.S. Immigration ...

Stop Obama's Planned Gag Order On Firearm-Related Speech

Time for all good citizens to ban together and stop this executive action

Netanyahu Blasts World's Silence on New Gaza Rocket Attacks on Israel

"It will be interesting if this silence continues when we use our full strength to…defend ourselves."

When You See What This Motorist Noticed About the Car Next to Him, You'll Understand Why He Started Screaming

"That's not safe man…it's rush hour."

Obama's Message for the German People in Attempt to Mend Relationship

Beer, brats, and world leaders.

White House, State Department Officials Meet with Group That 'Slanders' Israel

"[T]the fact that both White House staff and the State Department held meetings with Breaking the Silence shows that the organization has an open door to the administration."

Disgraced Healthcare.gov Firm Ensnared In New Jersey Sandy Recovery Flimflam

'A federal procurement system loophole to award the work'

Homestead Monument to host naturalization ceremony

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - The Homestead National Monument of America is hosting a naturalization ceremony for new United States citizens.

The ceremony is scheduled to begin on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Education Center's Courtyard.

This is the first of two naturalization ceremonies to take place at the monument ...

Splendid Strength

When it comes to picking a translation of the Iliad or the Odyssey, readers of Homer sometimes feel as if they are being forced to choose between the beautiful and the good. The most popular translations of Homer are either praised for their poetry or for their accuracy, but not for both.

Obama aims to mend US-German relations on Bavarian trip

ELMAU, Germany (AP) - President Barack Obama is aiming to show unity with Western allies on global challenges during an overnight trip to Germany, especially Chancellor Angela Merkel amid enduring anti-Americanism in her country over U.S. spying programs.

Obama and Merkel plan to open his visit Sunday with a public ...

If we're not going to put boots on the ground, how about a serious air campaign?

(Paul Mirengoff) The conventional wisdom among hawkish conservatives is that ISIS cannot be defeated by U.S. air power unless we also put "boots on the ground." This may well be true. But it's also true that the U.S. air campaign against ISIS has not been serious. David Deptula, a retired air force general, provides the evidence: In the campaign against the Islamic State, we are averaging 12 strike sorties per day. During

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'Now Auditioning the Class of 2015′: Brightly Lit Ad Targets Women Fresh Out of High School for Employment — and the Office Dress Code Is a Doozy

"Pay your way through college."

June 6, 2015

Here's How Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Readied Allied Troops About to Embark on D-Day Invasion

"We will accept nothing less than full victory!"

EXCLUSIVE: The Next Democratic Candidates To Join The 2016 Race Will Be…

Will Lincoln Chafee's presidential bid open the flood gates?