That defender of liberty Feinstein

basically wants to rubber-stamp the NSA lying and spying on everyone.
Makes you wonder what she's getting out of it.


Interesting:
I suspect that Obama’s core belief — his key religious value, if you will — is an American form of taqiyya — the Muslim dictate that it is permissible to lie to non-believers for the preservation of Islam. He believes in left-wing taqiyya. (Ironically, taqiyya is largely Shiite and Obama wishes to negotiate with Shiite Iran, masters of the lie.)

Now I do not think for a second that Obama is a Muslim any more than I think he is a Christian. He is a typical postmodern agnostic who only goes to church — and then rarely — for political purposes. But he grew up in the Islamic world in the midst of the psychological climate of taqiyya, with preservation of the group taking precedence over even the hint of democracy. And that climate harmonized completely with his other influences — anti-imperialism augmented by Alinksyite methods, themselves anti-democratic.

He never had a moral basis for honesty. Lying, from the Choom Gang through Reverend Wright and beyond, was his lifestyle. And he had the consolation that he was lying for a better good. No one ever told him otherwise. If that goes on for long enough, you lose contact with truth. It becomes almost a non-existent phenomenon, an irrelevancy.
In a very real way, Obama’s confluence of influences has replaced traditional religion and become a religion — with everything he does based on faith, but not a faith that has anything to do with God.


Some of the ways the food police have been absolutely full of crap.


Three Days in the Shoes of a Gun Activist
Anyway, back to Shannon. Another MDA supporter had repeated my assertion that there wasn't a lot of work with suicide awareness in the campaign, and Mrs. Watts stated that "Few of daily shootings" are the result of mental health issues. 61% of gun deaths are suicides, yet she asserts that "few" of the deaths from guns are a result of mental health issues. I asked for clarification, and she informed me that suicide is not the issue - gun violence is. So, in essence, the founder of Moms Demand Action has clearly stated that they're not concerned about suicides or helping prevent suicides - they're just concerned about guns. Even though suicides make up 61% of the gun deaths in the country.

Probably the most shocking thing is that shortly after this, I was blocked by both individuals I was conversing with. I was told I don't really support their cause, and that I was likely a "250lb bubba" that wishes I was a female. All of this, in spite of the fact I never said anything negative about gun control, never suggested they do less to work towards gun control, and consistently stated that I believe gun control will work in all areas but suicides. Suggesting they do something as simple as starting to also campaign towards suicide awareness, given that it's the leading cause of death by guns, means that I don't support their group and I am counter to their purpose. And I feel I should reiterate, this isn't just some random gun control advocate. This is the founder of Moms Demand Action.


From Thirdpower
Two Universities in nations that adamantly support gun control ask if white US gun owners are racist.
You can guess the result even before looking at the headline.  
Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions
Color me shocked.


I've heard arguments on both sides of this; that Obama is getting rid of officers who don't/won't/might not go along, and that it's just officers caught doing something wrong being pushed out.