History for January 1

History for January 1 - On-This-Day.com
Paul Revere 1735, Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Griscom) 1752, George Washington Carver 1860 


E.M. Forster 1879, J. Edgar Hoover (U.S.) 1895, Barry Goldwater 1909 


1808 - The U.S. prohibited import of slaves from Africa. 


1863 - U.S. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebel states were free. 


1902 - The first Tournament of Roses (later the Rose Bowl) collegiate football game was played in Pasadena, CA. 


1934 - Alcatraz Island officially became a Federal Prison. 


1959 - Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, and seized power in Cuba. 


1971 - Tobacco ads representing $20 million dollars in advertising were banned from TV and radio broadcast. 


1984 - AT&T was broken up into 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement with the U.S. Federal government. 


1990 - David Dinkins was sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. 


1993 - Czechoslovakia split into two separate states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The peaceful division had been engineered in 1992. 


1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect. 


1995 - The World Trade Organization came into existence. The group of 125 nations monitors global trade. 

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/12/decked-halls-by-tammy-derouin-christmas.html

Decked Halls

By Tammy Derouin

This past Christmas, the Pres-a-king did his best to create an atmosphere of division among men. No matter where you were located or whether you had a green, white, or sandy brown Christmas, the Pres-a-king took care of the decorating.  He wasted no time and even got an early start.  If you listened real closely and removed the Forward colored glasses, you were treated to the sites and sounds of the transforming season and nation.

They decked the halls with scorn and hatred…Tis the season to be racist…

One of the People Behind Common Core Admits There Are Issues With the Program | TheBlaze.com

One of the People Behind Common Core Admits There Are Issues With the Program | TheBlaze.com:

"Many Americans are familiar with the controversy surrounding the Common Core educational standards, which some say are convoluted, political and prevent parents from being involved in their children’s education.

But fewer know that at least one of the three men who wrote the mathematics portion of Common Core, William McCallum, admits there are problems with the standards. Phil Daro and Jason Zimba — McCallum’s co-writers — see ways they could be improved, too."

How they "think"-----Michigan needs a law to ensure paid sick leave for all workers

The money to pay for this will come out of the pockets of evil, rich republicans, so it's a good idea...... right?
Guest column: Michigan needs a law to ensure paid sick leave for all workers | MLive.com:
"Marissa Luna is a new media specialist at Engage Michigan, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that promotes progressive change in Michigan through independent research, public education, and the use of new media and internet outreach campaigns.
By Marissa Luna
Paid sick days have helped my family in difficult times.
A couple months ago, my brother became very sick and had to go to the hospital.
My dad was able to take days off of work to drive him there and help take care of him during that time.
Had it not been for my dad having paid sick days through his employer, I don’t know who would have been able to be there for my brother.
There have been plenty of times when I’ve gotten sick and wasn’t able to go in to work.
It’s days like those I’m grateful that I have paid sick days.
With rent, student loans, and other bills, I can’t afford to lose pay.
....It’s time to start having serious conversations about getting this type of law on the books in Michigan. 
We can’t let corporate lobbyists stand in the way of this common-sense reform and deny others the same rights they enjoy, while continuing to stuff their own pockets.

Guess What Has Happened to Arrests and Citations in the Aftermath of Police Protests | TheBlaze.com

Guess What Has Happened to Arrests and Citations in the Aftermath of Police Protests | TheBlaze.com:
"In an email sent to members of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, officers were reportedly told to respond to every call with at least two units, “no matter the condition or severity, no matter what type of job is pending, or what the opinion of the patrol supervisor happens to be.”

The association also discouraged officers from making any arrests “unless absolutely necessary.”

Revolving door paybacks------Michigan Rep. John Walsh, Judge James Robert Redford to join Snyder administration

Michigan Rep. John Walsh, Judge James Robert Redford to join Snyder administration | MLive.com: "LANSING, MI — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday announced two key administration appointments, filling open positions as he prepares to begin his second term.
Outgoing state Rep. John Walsh, a Livonia Republican who was prevented from running for re-election this year due to term limits, will serve as Snyder’s “director of strategy,” replacing longtime advisor Bill Rustem, who retired last summer.
Kent County Circuit Court Judge James Robert Redford will serve as the governor’s new chief legal counsel, replacing Mike Gadola, who Snyder appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals earlier this month.
...Walsh, an attorney first elected to the state House in 2008, played a prominent role in shaping the “Grand Bargain” legislation that saw the state contribute to a settlement that has been credited with helping speed up Detroit's bankruptcy."

New Obamacare Statistic Proves Obamacare is a Socialist Scheme

New Obamacare Statistic Proves Obamacare is a Socialist Scheme:

"According to new data released by the Obama Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we’re reminded that Obamacare, at its roots, is not a program to provide more affordable health care to more Americans, but is a socialized redistribution of wealth scheme."

Waste and empty promises-------Hey, Ryan Gosling fans: Filmed-in-Detroit movie won't get theatrical release

Hey, Ryan Gosling fans: Filmed-in-Detroit movie won't get theatrical release | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Ryan Gosling's made-in-Detroit film "Lost River" won't see a theatrical release.
The drama, shot in the city last summer, will instead be released by Warner Bros. straight to video in April, according to a report today.
The film received a $1.75 million Michigan film tax incentive in 2013.
While filming in Detroit, the movie's working title was "How to Catch a Monster." At the time it received the film tax incentive, its projected in-state expenditures were $6.2 million; it was expected to hire 104 Michigan workers."

Elderly NYC Man Suffers Brutal ‘Racial Attack’ in Broad Daylight and Has a Message About His Attackers: ‘They’re Animals’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Elderly NYC Man Suffers Brutal ‘Racial Attack’ in Broad Daylight and Has a Message About His Attackers: ‘They’re Animals’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A 67-year-old New York City man who has lived in the same neighborhood for 40 years says he was a “racial attack” by two others in broad daylight Saturday.

The violent attack, captured on home surveillance camera, happened in The Bronx at around 2 p.m. As one of the men attacked longtime resident William King another stood watch. Neither of the two perpetrators took anything."

Right.........Things to do in Detroit on New Year's Eve

Things to do in Detroit on New Year's Eve | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Quiet dinner? 
Dancing? 
Gambling? 
New Year's Eve in Detroit has something for everyone. 
What else is going on? 
Tell us about your event in the comments section below and we'll add it to our list."

The answer to EVERY social ill is more laws...right?------Drunk boating, snowmobile bills signed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder lower BAC limits

Drunk boating, snowmobile bills signed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder lower BAC limits | MLive.com:
"LANSING, MI — Michigan is strengthening laws designed to discourage drunk individuals from driving boats and other watercraft, snowmobiles or off-road vehicles.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed bipartisan legislation reducing the maximum blood alcohol content level for those operators from .10 to .08, matching the current limit for automobiles.
“It is vital to keep our waterways and other recreational areas safe for all Michiganders,” Snyder said in a statement.
“This is common-sense legislation. 
We want people to operate all vehicles responsibly without harming themselves or others.”
.....The tougher laws “will save lives,” said Rep. Matt Lori, R-Constandine, earlier this month after the House unanimously approved his drunken boating bills."

Despite population gains, moving company says Michigan still a top 'outbound' state

Despite population gains, moving company says Michigan still a top 'outbound' state | MLive.com: "LANSING, MI — Michigan's population is growing again, but that's not necessarily because people are leaving other states for the Great Lakes.
In fact, more people packed up and left Michigan than moved here in 2014, according to an annual migration survey released by Allied Van Lines.
...Only New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois saw more outbound traffic.
U.S. Census estimates released last week showed that Michigan's population grew by about 11,500 people between July 2013 and July 2014.
That was the third straight year of growth, a positive sign for the only state in the country to lose population between 2000 and 2010.
But the census data was not all good news for Michigan: North Carolina saw larger growth and moved past Michigan to become the ninth-most populous state.
..."Michigan still is in a situation where we are not attracting as many people as are migrating out," said state demographer Eric Guthrie.
While full data is not available, Guthrie said that Michigan's recent population growth is likely a result of births outnumbering deaths — but not by a wide enough margin to offset outbound moves."

2014: The Year The Liberal Lies Died - Kurt Schlichter - Page 1

2014: The Year The Liberal Lies Died - Kurt Schlichter - Page 1:

"The mainstream media used to get to decide what was and was not the truth. But the truth has been set free, and the mainstream media has been revealed as the guardian of the lies that the liberal establishment needs to fool normal Americans just enough to secure their votes. That’s why we should laugh and cheer at the mainstream media’s agonized death throes.

Let’s look at a few of the lies we saw collapse in 2014. Not one would have been revealed if the mainstream media was still in control."

The #BlackLivesMatter Campaign Just Got an Unlikely Supporter | TheBlaze.com

The #BlackLivesMatter Campaign Just Got an Unlikely Supporter | TheBlaze.com:

"Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is using the controversy in Ferguson to blast the U.S. on issues ranging from “crimes” against Iran to the historical oppression of Native Americans and colonialism, using the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #NativeLivesMatter."

87 per cent of Obamacare customers to get taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2015

87 per cent of Obamacare customers to get taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2015 | Daily Mail Online
A whopping 87 per cent of Obamacare customers to get taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2015 – but the Supreme Court could throw out the whole $65 BILLION system

• HHS said Tuesday that about seven out of every eight Obamacare enrollees will get government help paying for their medical insurance policies
• That number was 80 per cent a year ago
• People on Obamacare can get subsidies if their households earn less than four times the federal government's official 'poverty' level
• Sixty-four per cent of Americans have small enough incomes to qualify, meaning that Obamacare customers are disproportionately poor
• Entire $65 billion subsidy system could become illegal next year, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a landmark case 

History for December 31

History for December 31 - On-This-Day.com
Henri Matisse 1869, George Marshall 1880, Simon Wiesenthal 1908 


Anthony Hopkins 1937, John Denver 1943, Ben Kingsley 1943 


Tim Matheson 1947, Donna Summer 1948, Val Kilmer 1959 


1687 - The first Huguenots set sail from France for the Cape of Good Hope, where they would later create the South African wine industry with the vines they took with them on the voyage. 


1695 - The window tax was imposed in Britain, which resulted in many windows being bricked up. 


1891 - New York's new Immigration Depot was opened at Ellis Island, to provide improved facilities for the massive numbers of arrivals. 


1929 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve song for the first time. 


1947 - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were married. 


1955 - General Motors became the first U.S. corporation to earn more than one billion dollars in a single year. 


1960 - The farthing coin, which had been in use in Great Britain since the 13th century, ceased to be legal tender. 



1979 - At year end oil prices were 88% higher than at the start of 1979. 


1997 - Michael Kennedy, 39-year-old son of the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was killed in a skiing accident on Aspen Mountain in Colorado. 


1999 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was designated acting president. 

If Another Cop is Assassinated in NYC, this Progressive Judge May Have Blood on her Hands

If Another Cop is Assassinated in NYC, this Progressive Judge May Have Blood on her Hands:

"Less than two weeks after the racial assassinations of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, an activist judge in Brooklyn has released not one, but two criminals who have both threatened to murder police officers."

Wait Until You Hear What Obama is Willing to Do to Help Illegals; HINT: It Endangers America

Wait Until You Hear What Obama is Willing to Do to Help Illegals; HINT: It Endangers America:

"Dan Pfeiffer, a chief adviser to Barack Obama, made a startling admission during an interview with the Huffington Post on December 29."

How much more proof is needed?  To actually follow through with this, is yet another example of obama disregarding his oath of office.

You can hear it at 14:40 NOT 16:40 as stated in the article.

Jason Riley Blasts Obama, Sharpton, Holder: ‘They Have a Vested Interest in Pushing a False Narrative’

Jason Riley Blasts Obama, Sharpton, Holder: ‘They Have a Vested Interest in Pushing a False Narrative’:

"Jason Riley, appearing on FOX News Sunday, took the so-called “cops are racist” narrative head on, and the political-correctness police aren’t going to be happy about the pure, unadulterated truth in his bold statement which virtually no one has the courage to address, especially the racial grievance industry profiteers:"

Grubergate Update: Just Revealed Gruber Docs Will Send Democrats Running for Cover

Grubergate Update: Just Revealed Gruber Docs Will Send Democrats Running for Cover:

"While those who suggested (i.e., Sarah Palin) that the still highly unpopular Democrat-passed legislation would use healthcare rationing as a strategy, they were laughed at and ridiculed.

However, a newly discovered research document from Gruber, shows that the plan from the beginning was to ration care, and that Gruber knew the Obamacare scheme would NOT make healthcare more affordable. 

Uncovered by The Daily Caller, the Obamacare architect wrote in the 2009 policy brief, on page 10 under Affordability, “The problem is it starts to go hand in hand with the mandate; you can’t mandate insurance that’s not affordable. This is going to be a major issue.”

One of the People Behind Common Core Admits There Are Issues With the Program | TheBlaze.com

One of the People Behind Common Core Admits There Are Issues With the Program | TheBlaze.com:

"Many Americans are familiar with the controversy surrounding the Common Core educational standards, which some say are convoluted, political and prevent parents from being involved in their children’s education.

But fewer know that at least one of the three men who wrote the mathematics portion of Common Core, William McCallum, admits there are problems with the standards. Phil Daro and Jason Zimba — McCallum’s co-writers — see ways they could be improved, too."

Guess Who Provided the NYC Protesters’ Signs

Guess Who Provided the NYC Protesters’ Signs | www.independentsentinel.com:
"If you were watching the news broadcasts about the protests in New York City, you undoubtedly saw many people carrying signs reflecting their beliefs.
But wait.
The people holding those signs don’t look even barely capable of having printed the signs themselves, so you might wonder who the sponsor of the rally could be.  
Who furnished the signs?
Well, on the bottom of the signs is the name of the sponsor: revcom.us
So, if you’re at all curious, just click right here on revcom.us and see who provided those spiffy signs those idiots are holding up.
It’ll only take a second.
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