MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Feds suggest anti-Muslim speech can be punished

SEAN HANNITY

Friday, May 31st

Sebelius In The Hot Seat
For weeks now, we have been juggling three major scandals related to this administration: The IRS targeting of conservative groups, Benghazi and the DOJ targeting of journalists. But we've also been keeping our eye on another scandal that is heating up. According to the Washington Times, "Senior Republican senators on Thursday asked the Health and Human Services" inspector general to investigate Secretary Kathleen Sebelius" fundraising drive to promote the new health care law - a practice ethics specialists have said is anything from a legal stretch to a shakedown for cash." Basically what is happening is that Kathleen Sebelius, the woman in charge of implementing and enforcing ObamaCare, is seeking donations from private companies to fund the implementation of ObamaCare on behalf of a non-profit group called Enroll America. According to an insurance industry official... more
Decorated Vet Arrested After "Rudely Displaying" His Rifle
Army Master Sgt. C.J. Grisham was on a ten-mile Boy Scout hike with his son in Texas when he was arrested and accused of "rudely displaying" his firearm. Knowing there are wild boars, coyotes, and cougars in the area, he had an AR-15 rifle slung over his shoulder and was also carrying a .45 caliber pistol, according to Fox News' Todd Starnes. Grisham's 15-year-old son recorded the entire incident, and the video is posted on YouTube.

Outrageous: Eric Holder Is Moses?
When liberals think of this administration, apparently they can't help but think of a higher power. First it Newsweek editor Evan Thomas who declared in 2009 that Barack Obama was "sort of God." Remember that one? After Obama's much-hyped speech in Cairo, Thomas declared on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world, he's sort of God." God ... seriously? Yup, these people are serious. To them, it is nearly impossible to think that Obama could be fallible, subjected to the same pitfalls and challenges of us mere mortals. Now we have MSNBC contributor Michael Eric Dyson. In a discussion on MSNBC about the mounting pressure for Eric Holder to resign, Dyson went as far as to compare Holder...to Moses? Just unbelievable the people who are so blindly willing to not only give Holder a pass but raise him to Biblical levels.
Today's "Hot Topic" On The Hannity Forums:
Not just Cincinnati – Iggy
This is NBC reporting this, not WND, so I don't expect the liberals will be able to effectively attack the messenger here. Apparently the claim that the IRS targeting being limited to "low level" employees at the Cincinnati office is another lie. The emails reveal higher level folks from other offices, including the Treasury Department in Washington DC. And now we see why Lerner was afraid to answer questions as at least one of the emails is from her.
>> TV Tonight (Hannity FoxNews at 9pm ET):
Tonight Sean puts a face to the IRS scandal. A studio audience of average Americans targeted by the agency share their personal stories in a must-see special.

MICHELLE MALKIN

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Hi everyone! Here's the MichelleMalkin.com newsletter for May 31st. Enjoy!

Who’s tracking your children?

The school year may be over for most American students, but parents must remain as vigilant as ever when it comes to protecting their children’s privacy...

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Meet one of the people Joe Biden says lives ‘in fear and in the shadows’

The other day in Trinidad, Joe Biden claimed that illegals in the U.S. are “required to constantly live in fear and live in the shadows”...

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Fmr. IRS commish went to more White House Easter Egg Rolls than previously thought

For those of you keeping score at home, the number of White House Easter Egg Rolls attended by former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman has grown from a paltry 118 to an impressive 157 — and that number could go higher...

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Ace of Spades HQ: US Attorney: Anti-Muslim postings on social media may be a federal crime

Hot Air: Axelrod: Hey, Holder was just 'carrying out his responsibilities' in naming Rosen as potential spy

Legal Insurrection: Conservatives no longer suffering government intimidation in isolation

Twitchy: ‘Small town America is the soul of our country’: Sarah Palin shreds media lapdog’s ‘elitist card’

Twitchy: Gang of 14: Marco Rubio’s call for birthday donations garners just over a dozen givers

Yesterday morning on "FOX & Friends," Michelle talked Eric Holder, the growing IRS scandal, DHS monitoring Tea Party protests, and more.

THE LATEST NEWS

May 31, 2013

Criticism of IRS grows amid allegations of targeting beyond Tea Party
What started as a scandal over the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups has broadened, with lawmakers and other critics now questioning whether other kinds of organizations were unfairly flagged for additional scrutiny. Read More

“Does History Repeat Itself?”
The notion of history repeating itself hinges on whether or not we have “learned from it”. Learning lessons from history requires a broad base of knowledge and understanding. You can learn facts, statistics and memorize the Gettysburg Address and yet remain ignorant of the lessons that history bears. Knowledge puff up and learning the “letter” of history but the denying the spirit of it is a vain intellectual pursuit that repeats the pitfalls of the human timeline. Read More

Are backroom sue-and-settle deals actually sweetheart lawsuits?
An important new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce entitled “Sue-and-Settle: Regulating Behind Closed Doors,” shines a light on the backroom manipulations now common between Big Green activists and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — among others — to impose regulations unlikely to gain approval in Congress. Read More

Is the Necessary and Proper Clause either Necessary or Proper?
I want to begin by saying that I believe the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, with the Bill of Rights included, comprise the most enlightened, ennobling, and beneficial documents ever penned by the hand of man. I also believe that the Constitution afforded the United States the greatest level of freedom and opportunity ever experienced by humanity. This freedom and opportunity in turn released the talents and abilities of the American people to build the greatest nation ever to exist, rising from thirteen states exhausted and impoverished from years of war into a prosperous and powerful nation which by the end of the twentieth century stood upon the world stage as the uncontested sole superpower. Read More

Biometric Database tucked inside Gang of Eight immigration bill
Page 1,318 of the markup bill details the establishment of a “photo tool” – a giant federal database managed by the Department of Homeland Security, supplied with individuals’ biometric information from all of the fifty states. If established, the database would house a file for every person carrying a driver’s license or equivalent state-issued photo I.D., and contain their name, age, Social Security number, along with their photograph. Read More

North American Federation: Secretary Napolitano, Canadian officials meet
The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and several officials from Canada, including Denis Lebel, Transport, Infrastructure and Communities minister and Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews, on Thursday released what they termed the “first-ever joint United States-Canada Border Infrastructure Investment Plan (BIIP).” According to Napolitano, “The development and release of this initiative fulfills a commitment made under the 2011 United States-Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan.” Read More

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GARY BAUER

Friday, May 31, 2013

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer

IRS Scandal Grows

Earlier this month, Washington was rocked when the IRS admitted to and apologized for targeting Tea Party and Patriot groups. But a report from McClatchy Newspapers suggests that the IRS effort to target conservatives may have been much broader.

As we have previously reported, Christian ministries, such as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, were also hit with IRS audits. Morton Blackwell's Leadership Institute went through an audit that lasted 13 months!

But this latest report notes that the IRS also went after several pro-life groups. In one case, an IRS official demanded that every board member on Coalition for Life of Iowa sign a statement pledging not to protest Planned Parenthood clinics. The IRS also demanded to know the content of their prayers.

This is beyond outrageous! But more to the point, such systematic and widespread targeting does not happen by accident. Nor could it have been the work of just a few "rogue agents." (By the way, investigators with two key House committees are conducting interviews with IRS officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, this week and next.)

What is even more astonishing is how many liberals are actually encouraging the IRS. When Bette Midler heard about the scandal, her reaction was, "I love the IRS!" Believe it or not, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) fretted that all the attention created by the scandal would have a chilling effect on the IRS agents!

It is really shocking how the left has allowed authoritarianism to become part of its culture. We've seen it over the decades in the left's accommodation of the Soviet Union, its moral equivalency between Israel and radical terrorists, the demands of the militant homosexual rights movement and Hollywood's love for dictators like Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. Now many liberals seem perfectly happy to impose Stalinist tactics against conservatives here in America.

Obama Avoids Filling Critical Posts

We have learned a tremendous amount about these latest Obama scandals thanks to the work of various inspectors general. These are critically important positions throughout the government charged with internal policing and exposing waste, fraud and abuse.

It is very hard to play politics with inspectors general. They are one of the crucial checks built into the system. Obviously members of Congress can't patrol the halls of the vast federal bureaucracy. But according to Breitbart.com, many of these vital positions are vacant.

The Pentagon IG position has been vacant for a year and a half. And if you think that's bad, the State Department hasn't had a confirmed inspector general since 2008. A skeptic might think that Hillary had insisted that no one look over her shoulder while she was there.

Whenever there is a cabinet post, Supreme Court vacancy or some other position Obama wants filled with a loyal crony, he has not hesitated to demand quick confirmation from the Senate. Yet when it comes to naming inspectors general, he seems to have a hard time making up his mind.

Stop The Insanity!

Today's headlines bring us several disturbing examples of the bizarre world politically correct liberals are trying to create.

The Washington Post reports that a five year-old boy in Calvert County, Maryland, has been suspended for 10 days for bringing a "cowboy-style cap gun" on a school bus. According to the boy's mother, her son was just really excited to show his new toy to a friend.

I understand the sensitivity about guns in school. But it was a toy! The left erupts in fits of rage when it comes to keeping the country safe from terrorists, but loses all common sense when it comes to kids and toys.

The boy was hauled into the principal's office and interrogated for more than two hours, during which time he wet his pants. Not satisfied with terrorizing this child, school officials also called his older sister in for questioning too.

The family has hired an attorney to contest the absurdly harsh punishment and to get the child's permanent record expunged.

Where is the ACLU? If a GITMO detainee were interrogated to the point of wetting himself, the left would be up in arms. But thanks to the left's perverse worldview, we are turning little boys into criminals and coddling alleged jihadists. This is insanity!

Speaking of insanity, Chicago suffered another horrendous shooting spree over Memorial Day weekend. Six people were killed and 11 were wounded. Like most reasonable people, Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) is fed up with the gangbangers who are terrorizing the city. He said, "I think it's completely within the capability of the United States government to crush a major urban gang. Just think of what the greatest generation did here in Chicago, pretty much crushing the Capone organization."

So what is the response of Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)? The former Black Panther accused Kirk of racial insensitivity, saying, "I am really very upset with Mark," adding that his plan was an "upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution to a problem he knows nothing about." People are dying and this liberal Democrat appears to be sympathizing with the murderers!

But wait, there's more. From America's Left Coast, a super-majority in the California State Senate approved legislation Wednesday stripping the Boy Scouts of its tax-exempt status because it does not permit homosexuals to be adult leaders. The bill also targets any youth organization that does not embrace the "gender identity" choices of every individual.

In other words, if a girl decides she feels like a boy, a majority of California state senators believe the Boy Scouts should be forced to admit her.

Pastors, are you paying attention? Today it's youth groups that don't embrace homosexuality. Tomorrow it could be churches.

And to the Boy Scouts, we told you so. Liberals rejected your recent compromise and won't stop until the ban on gay scoutmasters is lifted too. The sponsor of this outrageous bill said that the BSA has "a central flaw so profound that until it is fully fixed it means they are out of line with the values of California."

Obamacare Will Cost You!

Yesterday we reported that millions of Americans are about to learn that they can't keep their current health insurance plan because it doesn't meet the "one size fits all" Big Government standard that Obamacare demands. To add insult to injury, the new plans you will be forced to buy starting next year will cost you a lot more too.

According to Forbes, individual insurance plans in California, which just set up its Obamacare state exchange, will increase as much as 146%.

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