History for December 5

History for December 5 - On-This-Day.com
Martin Van Buren (U.S.) 1782, George Armstrong Custer 1839, Walt Elias Disney 1901


Otto Preminger 1906, Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) 1932, Jim Messina 1947


1492 - Christopher Columbus discovered Hispaniola (now Haiti). 


1776 - In Williamsburg, VA, at the College of William and Mary the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized. 


1782 - The first native U.S. president, Martin Van Buren, was born in Kinderhook, NY. 


1848 - U.S. President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of '49 by confirming the fact that gold had been discovered in California. 


1876 - The Stillson wrench was patented by D.C. Stillson. The device was the first practical pipe wrench. 


1904 - The Russian fleet was destroyed by the Japanese at Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War. 


1932 - German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa making it possible for him to travel to the U.S. 


1945 - The so-called "Lost Squadron" disappeared. The five U.S. Navy Avenger bombers carrying 14 Navy flyers began a training mission at the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station. They were never heard from again. 


1978 - The American space probe Pioneer Venus I, orbiting Venus, began beaming back its first information and picture of the planet. 


1985 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 for the first time. 

House Votes Down Obama’s Immigration Plan | TheBlaze.com

House Votes Down Obama’s Immigration Plan | TheBlaze.com:

"The House voted Thursday to nullify President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration — but the legislation members passed stands no chance of becoming law, and only served to prove that Republicans oppose Obama’s immigration plan.

Republican leaders called up the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, which would stop Obama from implementing his plan to give safe harbor to millions of illegal immigrants, and let them work in the United States."

After Guest Claims There’s an Epidemic of Officers Killing Black People, Bill O’Reilly Pulls Out Some Damaging Statistics | Video | TheBlaze.com

After Guest Claims There’s an Epidemic of Officers Killing Black People, Bill O’Reilly Pulls Out Some Damaging Statistics | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"O’Reilly then pulled out two statistics that seemingly hurt Smiley’s allegations that police officers are indiscriminately targeting black people.

“Do you know how many blacks were killed by police by gunfire last year?” O’Reilly asked.

“Off the top of my head, I don’t,” Smiley replied.

“The number is 123,” O’Reilly said. “Do you know how many whites were killed? 326.”

17-State Coalition Led by Texas Is Suing the Obama Administration | TheBlaze.com

17-State Coalition Led by Texas Is Suing the Obama Administration | TheBlaze.com:

"Many top Republicans have denounced President Barack Obama’s unilateral move designed to spare as many as 5 million people living illegally in the United States from deportation.

But Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott took it a step further Wednesday, filing a lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of Texas. Texas is joined by 16 other, mostly southern and Midwestern states, including Alabama, Georgia, Idaho and Indiana."

Global Warming, the “Irreconcilable Differences” Issue

Global Warming, the “Irreconcilable Differences” Issue | Heartlander Magazine:
"One has to wonder if global warming promoters are oblivious to the manner in which their talking point narratives are plagued with crippling contradictions.
Consider the following statements, paraphrased from my own experience of being on the receiving end of such assertions:
“You have no climate science expertise allowing you to comment on whether global warming is happening.” 
Neither does Al Gore, nor scores of book authors declaring the issue settled, or the collective lot of environmental organization administrators, or any mainstream media reporters.
“You’re a denier of climate change.” 
But not one skeptic climate scientist or prominent skeptic speaker has ever been seen saying the climate has remained static over the last century, nor has any actually advocated for an unchanging climate. 
Global warming promoters, on the other hand, appear to advocating for exactly that."

Here's what $18 trillion in national debt looks like

Here's what $18 trillion in national debt looks like « Watchdog.org:
"America’s national debt topped $18 trillion Friday, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Public debt outstanding has since dipped slightly but will probably exceed $18 trillion again in a matter of days.
When President Obama took office Jan. 20, 2009, debt held by the public plus intragovernmental holdings totaled $10.63 trillion.
During Obama’s presidency, the national debt has increased by $7.38 trillion — an average of more than $3.4 billion every day."

Watchdog: 740 cases of alleged teacher sexual misconduct since January

Watchdog: 740 cases of alleged teacher sexual misconduct since January - EAGnews.org: "NEWARK, N.J. – It’s a crime that is difficult and uncomfortable to talk about, but some states are taking steps to solve the growing problem.
Teacher-on-student-sexual assaults have grown to epidemic proportions nationwide.
It’s pervasive.
...The Patriot News reported this fall that Pennsylvania officials were on track to field more than 700 complaints against teachers and administrators, more than half which would involve sexual abuse, misconduct or exploitation of students at the hands of school employees.
A federal report from 2009 estimates that 422,000 California public school students would be victims of some form of sexual abuse before graduation, or about 6% of the student population.
The list of abuses includes lewd comments, exposure to pornography, peeping in the locker room and sexual touching and grabbing in addition to sexual assault.
...The Associated Press in a seven-month investigation found 2,570 educators whose teaching credentials were revoked, denied, surrendered or sanctioned from 2001 through 2005 following allegations of sexual misconduct."

Police Seize Man’s Property, Freeze Bank Accounts — but It’s the Thing They Still Haven’t Done That’s Staggering | Video | TheBlaze.com

Police Seize Man’s Property, Freeze Bank Accounts — but It’s the Thing They Still Haven’t Done That’s Staggering | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Wladyslaw “Wally” Kowalski was left stunned in September of this year after witnessing police officers raid his home and seize his personal property, including a power generator and expensive tools. His bank accounts were later reportedly frozen, leaving Kowalski incapable of paying bills and student loan installments.

But Kowalski was never charged with a crime — and he’s yet to be charged with any crime months later."

BOMBSHELL SMIDGEN ALERT – Dept. of Treasury Blocks Release of IRS to White House Emails Because The Content Would Be Illegal To Share With Court…

BOMBSHELL SMIDGEN ALERT – Dept. of Treasury Blocks Release of IRS to White House Emails Because The Content Would Be Illegal To Share With Court… | The Last Refuge:
Dear Readers, the unknown White House motive for distracting people toward all of this racial/Police anxiety stuff just gained exponential sunlight.

As the Daily Caller partly outlines - Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew, Obama’s former White House Chief of Staff, who was chief of staff when the illegal IRS/White House scheme was rolled out, took the emails and documents that were set to be released and now refuses to ever turn them over.

His rationale? Secretary Lew claims he cannot release information about improper disclosures of confidential taxpayer information – because, wait for it,…  that would be an improper disclosure of confidential taxpayer information.

PAUSE AND READ SLOWLY  Inherent in this position is the absolute admission the content of the documents, he is now refusing to turn over, contain illegally shared information from the IRS to the White House.

In order for Secretary Jack Lew to claim the content of the documents contain information illegal to share with the plaintiff he is admitting the content was originally, and similarly, illegal to share with the White House.

Obama Is Still 826,000 Short of His 1 M Electric Car Promise

Obama Is Still 826,000 Short of His 1 M Electric Car Promise - Investors.com

Back in the good old days when President Obama didn't have so many dings on his record, he promised that by 2015 there'd be more than 1 million electric cars on the road.

Well, with just days to go, he's only about 826,000 or so cars short of that goal.

Instead of 200,000 Nissan Leafs on the road today -- as Obama's Department of Energy predicted in 2011 -- there are less than 70,000.

And while Obama forecast 375,000 Chevy Volt sales by 2014, just a bit more than 71,000 have made it off the showroom floor.

Fisker, which was supposed to be selling 85,000 electric cars a year by now, went bankrupt last year.

......And so, after shoveling $8 billion in taxpayer money into electric cars, Obama quietly ended up ditching his 1 million goal late last year.

Wisconsin teachers’ guide compares Ferguson riots to the Boston Tea Party

Wisconsin teachers’ guide compares Ferguson riots to the Boston Tea Party - EAGnews.org
"MADISON, Wis. – After protesters in Ferguson, Missouri looted shops, burned police cars, and harassed reporters in the wake of a grand jury decision they disagreed with, the Madison Metropolitan School District in Madison, Wisconsin circulated a guide to teachers offering tips about how to talk about Ferguson with students.

.....One of the resources linked in the document is a blog post by a Michigan teacher from August that compares the Ferguson riots and looting to the Boston Tea Party. 
Another resource linked was an article from The Atlantic titled “Reparations for Ferguson” that compared police officers to predators."

Look Closely at This Security Footage. See How a Figure Cloaked in Islamic Garb Reacts After Allegedly Murdering an American Teacher. | Video | TheBlaze.com

Look Closely at This Security Footage. See How a Figure Cloaked in Islamic Garb Reacts After Allegedly Murdering an American Teacher. | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"An alleged assailant dressed in Islamic garb reportedly waited for over an hour inside of a bathroom at the Bourik Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before stabbing an American woman to death."

Government Spending Is a Bipartisan Problem: The Rise in Total Per Capita Mandatory, Discretionary, and Net Interest Spending

Government Spending Is a Bipartisan Problem: The Rise in Total Per Capita Mandatory, Discretionary, and Net Interest Spending | Mercatus:
"Since policymakers continue to put political considerations ahead of controlling spending, it’s worth looking at the ways the federal spending burden has risen.
To do this, I separate federal outlays into three major categories: discretionary, mandatory, and net interest spending.
This week’s chart shows per capita discretionary, mandatory, and net interest spending as a share of total per capita federal spending (real 2014$) since 1962.
Rising government spending has largely been fueled by increases in mandatory spending, though there are pressures to push discretionary spending, as well as expenditures on net interest, higher in the foreseeable future."

Katy Perry, Cher and Macklemore All Lie About Ferguson

Another Government Scam – Small Business Administration (SBA) is Exposed as Corporate Welfare to Big Businesses

Another Government Scam – Small Business Administration (SBA) is Exposed as Corporate Welfare to Big Businesses | Liberty Blitzkrieg:

Many people have noted that the more insidious or corrupt a law or agency, the more positive sounding its name. The most egregious example during my lifetime, was naming legislation that stripped Americans of most of their civil liberties the “Patriot” Act.

In a similar vein, which red-blooded American could ever be opposed to something called the Small Business Administration (SBA). We all love small businesses and the entrepreneurial spirit, and even those who abhor big government have a hard time siding against an agency that supports the little guy. As such, the SBA is the perfect vehicle for cronyism, corruption and corporate welfare, which indeed appears to be its primary reason for existence.

My friends at Open the Books have published a key study on the SBA, and the results are ugly. The full report can be found here, but what follows is some analysis of the report by Stephen Moore at Investors Business Daily:

The Small Business Administration is under fire for lending billions of taxpayer dollars a year to exclusive country clubs, golf resorts, yacht clubs, pet resorts, upscale plastic surgeons, wineries and other businesses catering to the lifestyles of the very wealthy.

A new report by the federal spending watchdog OpentheBooks.com has uncovered these and other questionable loan activities by the SBA and its roughly $106 billion loan portfolio.

It’s the latest in a long history of hard-to-justify lending activities by a federal agency that proclaims its purpose is to “help Americans start, build and grow businesses.”

The SBA has come under attack for gross misallocation of funds and even potential fraud. A 2008 inspector general report found 1-in-4 SBA loans involved improper payments.

OH, BOTHER: Six Shot in Another Attempted Robbery Of Popular St. Louis "Cop Bar"

OH, BOTHER: Six Shot in Another Attempted Robbery Of Popular St. Louis "Cop Bar" - Bearing Arms:

The shooting occured late Tuesday night at Pooh’s Corner located in the 6000 block of Virginia Avenue. Around 11p.m., three suspects walked into the bar and told everyone to get on the floor. At least one suspect had a gun. According to police, that suspect put the gun up to the head of the female customer and shot her. At that point, a city police officer, who was a patron at the time, pulled out his gun and shot the suspect.

Moments later, a shoot out began.

The three other customers who were shot, including the off-duty officer, have non-life threatening injuries. Police also say one suspect was shot in the eye.

The other two suspects fled the scene in a blue Dodge Magnum.

One of those suspects showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. After claiming he had been shot at a different location, he admitted to being involved in the shooting at the bar.

Judge Napolitano: America Is Becoming ‘Dangerously Close to a Police State’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Judge Napolitano: America Is Becoming ‘Dangerously Close to a Police State’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

“When the first rule of government is for government to look out for itself, it is no longer the servant. It is the master,” Napolitano added. “Are we there? No. Can we see that in your lifetime and mine? Perhaps.”

Napolitano, whose new book Suicide Pact: The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Assault on Civil Liberties was recently released, said that in some ways, it doesn’t matter whether Democrats or Republicans are in control. As long as the leadership of both parties agrees on the “transcendental issues of our era,” America will proceed on the same path."

Ponzi: Treasury Issues $1T in New Debt in 8 Weeks—To Pay Old Debt

Ponzi: Treasury Issues $1T in New Debt in 8 Weeks—To Pay Old Debt | CNS News:
"The Daily Treasury Statement that was released Wednesday afternoon as Americans were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving revealed that the U.S. Treasury has been forced to issue $1,040,965,000,000 in new debt since fiscal 2015 started just eight weeks ago in order to raise the money to pay off Treasury securities that were maturing and to cover new deficit spending by the government.
During those eight weeks, Treasury took in $341,591,000,000 in revenues. 
That was a record for the period between Oct. 1 and Nov. 25. 
But that record $341,591,000,000 in revenues was not enough to finance ongoing government spending let alone pay off old debt that matured."

History for December 4

History for December 4 - On-This-Day.com
Francisco Franco 1892, Wink Martindale 1934, Max Baer Jr. 1937 


Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon 1940, Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) 1944, Jeff Bridges 1949 


1783 - Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. 


1812 - Peter Gaillard patented the power mower. 


1875 - William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled from the U.S. 


1943 - Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players. 


1965 - The U.S. launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Comdr. James A. Lovell on board. 


1977 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Empire, crowned himself emperor in a ceremony believed to have cost more than $100 million. He was deposed 2 years later. 


1991 - Pan American World Airways ceased operations. 


1992 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia. 






1997 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo. 


2001 - O.J. Simpson's home in Florida was raided by the FBI in an ongoing two year international investigation into drug trafficking, satellite service pilfering and money laundering. Some satellite equipment was taken from Simpson's home and no drugs were found. 

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

http://www.libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/12/co-dependency-by-tammy-derouin-where.html

Where were you when logic ceased to exist?  It’s been slipping away for many years but in the course of one week, major developments have sent it into an out of control tailspin. Does logic even have a place in today’s society?  The truth no longer matters.  Scientific, fact-based evidence has now been launched into the depths of an abyss.

There are pivotal moments; events which take place that are so shocking we forever remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news.  The Space Shuttle Challenger exploding shortly after takeoff was my first unbelievable moment.  President Reagan lifted the spirits of the American people.  He spoke of the heroes, the American dreamers who lost their lives, “…as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."  The country was united.

Regulating the Internet as a utility would cost households billions | WashingtonExaminer.com

Regulating the Internet as a utility would cost households billions | WashingtonExaminer.com:

"On Nov. 10, Obama released a video asking the Federal Communications Commission to protect net neutrality and reclassify Internet service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. According to Robert Litan and Hal Singer, “What this means is that the Internet would be treated and regulated as a public utility, like your local electricity or gas distribution company, which is a monopoly.”

As a result, Internet service providers would be relabeled as telecommunications providers and be subject to government taxes and fees similar to those that apply to phone companies. Eighty-one percent of the government fees would be collected by state and local governments."

$444 MILLION??!!!---------Congress Pays For Entitlement Expansion With Cut To Penis Pumps

Congress Pays For Entitlement Expansion With Cut To Penis Pumps

Congress Pays For Entitlement Expansion With Cut To Penis Pumps

Disability Bill Gives Some Men the Shaft

DECEMBER 2, 2014 By Ben Domenech

The House and Senate are preparing to vote on the “Achieving a Better Life Experience” (ABLE) Act, a bipartisan bill that establishes tax-favored savings accounts for those with disabilities. 

While the idea of these accounts (which would function similar to Roth IRAs) isn’t a bad one, the bill does expand the welfare state, as The Heritage Foundation’s Robert Rector and Romina Boccia note, by eliminating asset tests for “all means-tested welfare programs for families with a child who is eligible for SSI”, the disability program which is run through Social Security, as well as the asset test for “all welfare when disabled children become adults.” 

It also exacerbates the marriage penalty, which disincentivizes single mothers from marrying. 

Taken as a whole, in a system already throbbing with fraud, Congress is about to incentivize a lot more families to try and qualify for disability.

So how to pay for this expanded entitlement? 

A look at the offsets for the ABLE Act is where things get interesting. 

You may be surprised to learn that one of the many things taxpayers waste millions on every year are penis pumps purchased through the Medicare program. 

This sort of thing should get a rise out of taxpayers, but the government has continued to stroke that credit card, spending over a quarter of a billion dollars over the past decade on these pumps, many of them purchased fraudulently.

The major thrust of the savings lies in a turgid provision buried deep inside the legislative text. The ABLE Act is primarily funded by money taken from prohibiting penis pump purchases until such time as Medicare Part D covers erectile dysfunction drugs to the tune of $444 million dollars. From the description of the act:

Sec. 203. Consistent treatment of vacuum erection systems in Medicare Parts B and D. This provision would prohibit Medicare coverage of vacuum erection systems (VES) until such time that Medicare covers erectile dysfunction drugs under Medicare Part D. When the Part D program was created in 2003, it established a statutory prohibition on erectile dysfunction drugs. CBO estimates that this provision will reduce spending by $444 million. 

Michigan Fans Thankful Program No Longer Relevant Enough To Be Humiliated On National Stage

Michigan Fans Thankful Program No Longer Relevant Enough To Be Humiliated On National Stage | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Networks Spend More Time on GOP Staffer Comments Than Gruber Scandal

Networks Spend More Time on GOP Staffer Comments Than Gruber Scandal:
"On Sunday and Monday, the broadcast networks seized on the personal Facebook comments of mid-level congressional staffer Elizabeth Lauten criticizing the Obama daughters – devoting over 14 minutes of national news air time to the controversy in the period of two days. 
However, it took those same networks several days to even notice the video comments of ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber crediting "the stupidity of the American voter" for passage of the law – providing only 8 minutes of coverage to the much larger scandal.

NBC's Today and Nightly News gave the Lauten story 6 minutes 13 seconds, nearly three times what they gave to the Gruber story (2 minutes 23 seconds).
ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight offered 2 minutes 37 seconds, double the 1 minute 6 seconds they allocated to the Gruber video."

Joe Scarborough Goes Off Again on Ferguson Protesters: ‘It’s a Lie!’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Joe Scarborough Goes Off Again on Ferguson Protesters: ‘It’s a Lie!’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

“What is wrong with this country? What is wrong with these people? What’s wrong with these elected officials?” he said. “They know it’s a lie. They know the cops didn’t shoot him with his hands in the air. They know it’s a lie and they’re doing this on the Capitol floor?”

Scarborough went on to say that the “hands up, don’t shoot” act would be “really … moving if it were true,” going on to mock those continuing to embrace it."

Pedophile Panic at the Salvation Army: No Teen Boys Allowed, Too Dangerous

Pedophile Panic at the Salvation Army: No Teen Boys Allowed, Too Dangerous - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"When it comes to helping families in need, the Salvation Army turns a cold shoulder to one class of people: Teenage boys.
A family in Johnson City, TN, found this out recently when, on a freezing cold night, they asked the organization for shelter.
But because their family of five contained a 15-year-old boy, they were turned down. 
As the dad, Tim Lejeune, explained to WMC Action News 5:
"They said he's too old to stay on the women's side, because of the women running around in their pajamas and they said he's too young to stay on the men's side in case some pervert wants to do whatever," Lejeune said.
Lejeune says his wife, their 15 year-old son, 16 year-old daughter and five year-old son, all down on their luck, have been living in their car for the last several weeks.
So instead the family headed to their car. 
The temperature: 18 degrees."

Obama Has The Power To Grant Amnesty, Says Obama's ICE Nominee | The Daily Caller

Obama Has The Power To Grant Amnesty, Says Obama's ICE Nominee | The Daily Caller:

"The woman President Obama has nominated to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement agrees with his decision to take executive action on immigration, saying she has “great confidence” in those who shaped it.

In answers sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and obtained be The Daily Caller, U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldaña said she did not reject Obama’s action, and affirmed his authority to take it."

POLICE LAUGH AT REPORTER Who Published Darren Wilson’s Address After She Requests A-List Protection

POLICE LAUGH AT REPORTER Who Published Darren Wilson’s Address After She Requests A-List Protection | The Gateway Pundit:
New York Times reporter Julie Bosman published Officer Darren Wilson’s address in a report on his recent marriage.

Now Bosman is worried about her own safety and reportedly has requested A-List police protection.
The police laughed at her.
Illinois Review reported:

Julie Bosman, the Chicago-based New York Times reporter who published police officer Darren Wilson’s address is “over exaggerating” her security concerns say the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

Sources inside CPD tell Got News that Bosman (photo above) demanded a level of protection afforded A-List celebs and dignitaries. But an investigation revealed that she was not in any danger, and deserved no more than extra attention paid to her address by patrol.

Bosman “wasn’t under any real threat” says a Chicago police officer. “She came in thinking she was Steven Spielberg or something shooting a movie” demanding all kinds of protections says a law enforcement source with knowledge of the Chicago police. “The police laughed at her.”

Man Delivers Uncensored Message to Fellow Members of Black Community Amid Ferguson Unrest: ‘I Hate to Break This to You’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Man Delivers Uncensored Message to Fellow Members of Black Community Amid Ferguson Unrest: ‘I Hate to Break This to You’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

“So, in 2014, if your life is messed up, look in the mirror, figure out what you’re doing, what you’re not doing — take some personal responsi-damn-bility for yourselves, for your lives,” he added in the video message. “I understand, you know, sometimes you can’t help the hand you’re dealt. … But what you can do is do your best to get out of it.”