Thursday, October 12, 2017
Althouse: Interest in sexual harassment was suppressed to protect Bill Clinton: Is that part of why Harvey Weinstein got away with his abuses?
Althouse: Interest in sexual harassment was suppressed to protect Bill Clinton: Is that part of why Harvey Weinstein got away with his abuses?
Interest in sexual harassment was suppressed to protect Bill Clinton: Is that part of why Harvey Weinstein got away with his abuses?
Now, I'm reading the NYT article "Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Others Say Weinstein Harassed Them/'This way of treating women ends now,' Ms. Paltrow said as she and other actresses accused the producer of casting-couch abuses," and I'm wondering why only now?
Why not earlier?
What stood in your way?
My hypothesis is that liberals — including nearly everyone in the entertainment business — suppressed concern about sexual harassment to help Bill Clinton.
Giving him cover gave cover to other powerful men, and the cause of women's equality in the workplace was set back 20 years.
...Are these allegations coming out now because Hillary Clinton lost the election and the time for covering for Bill Clinton is over at long last?"
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Interest in sexual harassment was suppressed to protect Bill Clinton: Is that part of why Harvey Weinstein got away with his abuses?
"...But in 1998, when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Democrats reversed the message.
In the biggest sellout of feminism I've seen in my lifetime, sexual harassment turned into just sex, and those who wanted to take it seriously were derided as prigs.
In the biggest sellout of feminism I've seen in my lifetime, sexual harassment turned into just sex, and those who wanted to take it seriously were derided as prigs.
Why not earlier?
What stood in your way?
My hypothesis is that liberals — including nearly everyone in the entertainment business — suppressed concern about sexual harassment to help Bill Clinton.
Giving him cover gave cover to other powerful men, and the cause of women's equality in the workplace was set back 20 years.
...Are these allegations coming out now because Hillary Clinton lost the election and the time for covering for Bill Clinton is over at long last?"
Read it all!
One in four government workers makes $100K thanks to overtime | New York Post
One in four government workers makes $100K thanks to overtime | New York Post:
"One out of every four New York City government workers pulled in pay of more than $100,000 last year — thanks largely to overtime, according to a new study.
“New York City can be a hub of opportunity, and not just for aspiring Broadway stars. All sorts of city workers earn big bucks,” said Adam Andrzejewski, CEO of the government watchdog OpenTheBooks.com, which conducted the study.
About 37,000 of 295,455 full-time city workers receive a salary that tops $100,000.
But the number jumps to 76,166 when factoring in overtime and other extra pay, the group said.
The supplemental pay accounts for 12 percent of the workers’ total compensation, or more than three times the 3.5 percent rate in the private sector, according to the study.
Some career choices proved particularly lucrative.
Of the 775 school custodians, 694 cleared $100,000 or more.
And of those 694, 398 exceeded $150,000..."
"One out of every four New York City government workers pulled in pay of more than $100,000 last year — thanks largely to overtime, according to a new study.
About 37,000 of 295,455 full-time city workers receive a salary that tops $100,000.
But the number jumps to 76,166 when factoring in overtime and other extra pay, the group said.
The supplemental pay accounts for 12 percent of the workers’ total compensation, or more than three times the 3.5 percent rate in the private sector, according to the study.
Some career choices proved particularly lucrative.
Of the 775 school custodians, 694 cleared $100,000 or more.
And of those 694, 398 exceeded $150,000..."
The Democrats' IT scandal just got even more bizarre | Fox News
The Democrats' IT scandal just got even more bizarre | Fox News:
"Perhaps you’ve lost track of the Democrats slowly exploding IT scandal, as much of the media is doing all it can to simply ignore it away.
I’m referring to the strange case of Imran Awan, the IT aide Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., kept on her congressional payroll even after it became known he and his wife, Hina Alvi Awan, were being investigated by the Capitol Police for possible theft, fraud, moving terabytes of data off Congress’s system and more."
I’m referring to the strange case of Imran Awan, the IT aide Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., kept on her congressional payroll even after it became known he and his wife, Hina Alvi Awan, were being investigated by the Capitol Police for possible theft, fraud, moving terabytes of data off Congress’s system and more."
Survey: 58% of Students Want a Campus Where They Are Not Exposed to 'Intolerant or Offensive Ideas' - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Survey: 58% of Students Want a Campus Where They Are Not Exposed to 'Intolerant or Offensive Ideas' - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"A majority of students either don't think hate speech is protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
And among the 46 percent of students who correctly state that hate speech is protected, nearly half of those students say it shouldn't be.
These are among the findings of a new survey of college students' opinions...
A full 58 percent of students told the pollsters that they want to be part of a campus community that is free of "intolerant or offensive ideas."
"A majority of students either don't think hate speech is protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
These are among the findings of a new survey of college students' opinions...
A full 58 percent of students told the pollsters that they want to be part of a campus community that is free of "intolerant or offensive ideas."
What's more, a majority of Black (76%) and Latino students (69%) agree that it is important to be part of a campus community where they are not exposed to intolerant or offensive ideas, as opposed to one-half of White students (51% agree)..."
History for October 12
History for October 12 - On-This-Day.com
Elmer Sperry 1860, Jean Nidetch 1932, Dick Gregory 1932
Luciano Pavarotti 1935, Chris Wallace 1947, Kirk Cameron 1970
1492 - Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.
1810 - Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The royalty invited the public to attend the event which became an annual celebration that later became known as Oktoberfest.
1892 - In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Columbus landing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in public schools.
1915 - Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt criticized U.S. citizens who identified themselves by dual nationalities.
1942 - During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.
1945 - Private First Class Desmond T. Doss was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman. He was the first conscientious objector in American history to win the award.
1960 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded a shoe on his desk during a dispute at a U.N. General Assembly.
1972 - During the Vietnam War, a racial brawl broke out aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. Nearly 50 sailors were injured.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/10/october-11-2017-right-to-bear-arms-by.html
Every time there is a tragedy the
rights and freedoms of law abiding citizens become the target of
those who believe the government knows best. That's not working out
so well in Chicago, Baltimore or other locations where strict gun
laws are in place. Do you want to live in a society where only
criminals and the government have weapons?
The founders knew what they were doing,
which is why the right to bear arms landed in the number two spot in
the Bill of Rights. Look what is happening in our country, the land
of the supposed free. Our First Amendment rights have been under
attack for years. The facts don't lie and they tell a very
concerning story. Our freedom is disappearing.......
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/10/october-11-2017-right-to-bear-arms-by.html
The Right to Bear Arms
By Tammy Derouin
Whenever a tragedy strikes there is
always deep sadness for those who were affected and sympathy for
those who lost loved ones. We wonder why? Why does an individual act
out violently? Was there an agenda or did they snap? Facts need to
be gathered and the truth, the whole truth, needs to be exposed.
There is usually more to the story than what is on the surface.
It's the darnedest thing; history keeps
telling the truth. Take a look back. Look what happens to the
population when the government becomes too powerful. A dictator is
put in place, guns are confiscated, a group of people become the
scapegoat for all of society's problems and then people begin to die
at the hand of their own government.
Refugee reality: Germany admits 75% face long-term unemployment | World | News | Express.co.uk
Refugee reality: Germany admits 75% face long-term unemployment | World | News | Express.co.uk
"THREE quarters of Germany’s refugees will be long-term unemployed and claiming benefits for years, it was admitted today.
Aydan Özoğuz, commissioner for immigration, refugees and integration, told the Financial Times that only a quarter to a third of the newcomers would enter the labour market over the next five years, and “for many others we will need up to 10”.
The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found only 45 per cent of Syrian refugees in Germany have a school-leaving certificate and 23 per cent a college degree.
Statistics from the Federal Labour Agency show the employment rate among refugees stands at just 17 per cent.
Figures show 75 per cent of German migrants face long-term unemployment..."
"THREE quarters of Germany’s refugees will be long-term unemployed and claiming benefits for years, it was admitted today.
Aydan Özoğuz, commissioner for immigration, refugees and integration, told the Financial Times that only a quarter to a third of the newcomers would enter the labour market over the next five years, and “for many others we will need up to 10”.The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found only 45 per cent of Syrian refugees in Germany have a school-leaving certificate and 23 per cent a college degree.
Statistics from the Federal Labour Agency show the employment rate among refugees stands at just 17 per cent.
Figures show 75 per cent of German migrants face long-term unemployment..."
The financial collapse of Illinois is accelerating
The financial collapse of Illinois is accelerating:
"John O'Connor of the AP has just broken the news that the unpaid bills of the Great State of Illinois have reached the awe-inspiring sum of $16.5 billion.
Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and a review obtained by The Associated Press shows $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills – as much as half the total – hadn't been sent to the official who writes the checks by the end of June.
Although many of those IOUs have since been paid, a similar amount in unprocessed bills has replaced them in the last three months, Comptroller Susana Mendoza's office said Monday.
That's in addition to $9 billion worth of checks that are at the office but being delayed because the state lacks the money to pay them.
Various bureaucratic tricks are being performed to slow down payment, but they all amount to stiffing the vendors, borrowing their capital at no immediate cost..."
"John O'Connor of the AP has just broken the news that the unpaid bills of the Great State of Illinois have reached the awe-inspiring sum of $16.5 billion.
Although many of those IOUs have since been paid, a similar amount in unprocessed bills has replaced them in the last three months, Comptroller Susana Mendoza's office said Monday.
That's in addition to $9 billion worth of checks that are at the office but being delayed because the state lacks the money to pay them.
Various bureaucratic tricks are being performed to slow down payment, but they all amount to stiffing the vendors, borrowing their capital at no immediate cost..."
The ugly truth behind Obama's war on the Second Amendment | TheHill
The ugly truth behind Obama's war on the Second Amendment | TheHill:
"Weisser sums it up nicely: “For selling a legal product to a consumer and selling it following exactly the rules and regulations which governed such sales, Dave lost his entire business and millions of dollars in sales, inventory and future profits, lost his reputation, spent thousands of dollars on legal fees and now sits at home still waiting for the legal aftermath of Sandy Hook to come to an end.”"
"Weisser sums it up nicely: “For selling a legal product to a consumer and selling it following exactly the rules and regulations which governed such sales, Dave lost his entire business and millions of dollars in sales, inventory and future profits, lost his reputation, spent thousands of dollars on legal fees and now sits at home still waiting for the legal aftermath of Sandy Hook to come to an end.”"The World's Most And Least Competitive Countries | Statista
• Chart: The World's Most And Least Competitive Countries | Statista
"...The World Economic Forum defines national competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors determining productivity levels....
Eight of the world's ten worst countries for national competitiveness were in Africa.
Yemen has been devasted by war in recent years and it comes bottom with a score of 2.87.
...The only other non-African country in the bottom ten was Haiti which scored 3.22.
"...The World Economic Forum defines national competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors determining productivity levels....
Eight of the world's ten worst countries for national competitiveness were in Africa.
Yemen has been devasted by war in recent years and it comes bottom with a score of 2.87.
...The only other non-African country in the bottom ten was Haiti which scored 3.22.
The Scattering Rats, Phony Denials and Smearing The Victims
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"The Scattering Rats, Phony Denials and Smearing The Victims
...We all knew that Hollywood’s virtue-signaling was a façade.
"The Scattering Rats, Phony Denials and Smearing The Victims
...We all knew that Hollywood’s virtue-signaling was a façade.
That’s not a surprise at all.
But what’s shocking is how quickly the façade crumbled away and we got to see the true face of our so-called social betters.
With the exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s truly despicable deeds, the response from these “courageous” celebrities falls into two categories...
There are the scattering rats fleeing the sinking SS Weinstein while issuing phony denials.
And then there are the opportunistic parasites who are smearing Weinstein’s victims.
Neither is noble or “courageous.” But neither is a surprise either.
Many of the same celebrities who accused Betsy DeVos of shielding and excusing rapists when she restored due-process rights to college campuses are now shielding and excusing the rapist in their midst.http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/18/betsy-devos-isnt-enabling-rape-deniers-b
...In the end, their goal is always the same: doing what benefits them.
With the exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s truly despicable deeds, the response from these “courageous” celebrities falls into two categories...
There are the scattering rats fleeing the sinking SS Weinstein while issuing phony denials.
And then there are the opportunistic parasites who are smearing Weinstein’s victims.
Neither is noble or “courageous.” But neither is a surprise either.
Many of the same celebrities who accused Betsy DeVos of shielding and excusing rapists when she restored due-process rights to college campuses are now shielding and excusing the rapist in their midst.http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/18/betsy-devos-isnt-enabling-rape-deniers-b
...In the end, their goal is always the same: doing what benefits them.
And there’s no better example of this than their idol Hillary Rodham Clinton.
When Bill’s victim’s threatened her advancement, they were fair game.
...And here's the irony... Weinstein Was A Donor To Bill Clinton’s Legal Defense Fund In Sex Assault Case
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/flashback-weinstein-was-a-donor-to-bill-clintons-legal-defense-fund-in-sex-assault-case/
...And here's the irony... Weinstein Was A Donor To Bill Clinton’s Legal Defense Fund In Sex Assault Case
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/flashback-weinstein-was-a-donor-to-bill-clintons-legal-defense-fund-in-sex-assault-case/
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Intentionally Infecting Others with HIV No Longer a Felony in California
Intentionally Infecting Others with HIV No Longer a Felony in California:
"The new California regulation lessening the crime of deliberately exposing others to the HIV virus was authored by state Democrats Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Asm. Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), and cosponsored by a number of LGBT groups.
Senate bill 239 (SB 239), which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, does not only apply to those who engage in consensual sex, but also covers those who give blood without telling the blood bank that they are HIV-positive, even when they do so with the specific intent of infecting patients with the contagious virus."
Senate bill 239 (SB 239), which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, does not only apply to those who engage in consensual sex, but also covers those who give blood without telling the blood bank that they are HIV-positive, even when they do so with the specific intent of infecting patients with the contagious virus."
Home Depot Panics Over Millennials; Forced To Host Tutorials On Using Tape Measures, Hammering Nails | Zero Hedge
Home Depot Panics Over Millennials; Forced To Host Tutorials On Using Tape Measures, Hammering Nails | Zero Hedge:
"As wall street analysts celebrate the coming of age of the millennial generation, a group of young people who were supposed to lead another revolutionary wave of consumerism if only they could work long enough to escape their parents' basement, retailers like Home Depot are panicked about selling into what will soon be America's largest demographic...but not for the reasons you might think.
"As wall street analysts celebrate the coming of age of the millennial generation, a group of young people who were supposed to lead another revolutionary wave of consumerism if only they could work long enough to escape their parents' basement, retailers like Home Depot are panicked about selling into what will soon be America's largest demographic...but not for the reasons you might think.
...Home Depot is in full-on panic mode after realizing that an entire generation of Americans have absolutely no clue how to use their products.
As the Wall Street Journal points out, the company has been forced to spend millions to create video tutorials and host in-store classes on how to do everything from using a tape measure to mopping a floor and hammering a nail.
As the Wall Street Journal points out, the company has been forced to spend millions to create video tutorials and host in-store classes on how to do everything from using a tape measure to mopping a floor and hammering a nail.
Home Depot's VP of marketing admits she was originally hesitant because she thought some of their videos might be a bit too "condescending" but she quickly learned they were very necessary for our pampered millennials.
And just in case you think we're joking and/or exaggerating, here is Home Depot's tape measure tutorial in all its glory:In June the company introduced a series of online workshops, including videos on how to use a tape measure and how to hide cords, that were so basic some executives worried they were condescending. “You have to start somewhere,” Mr. Decker says.Lisa DeStefano, Home Depot vice president of marketing, initially hesitated looking over the list of proposed video lessons,chosen based on high-frequency online search queries. “Were we selling people short? Were these just too obvious?” she says she asked her team. On the tape-measure tutorial, “I said ‘come on, how many things can you say about it?’ ” Ms. DeStefano says.
‘Count down days to death’ in Israel
‘Count down days to death’ in Israel
Jews urged to leave as new threat issued to destroy nation in next war
"In one of the fieriest speeches directed at Israel by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, he called for the ethnic cleansing of all Jews in Israel, the destruction of the Jewish state and told Israelis to begin a “count down to death.”
The speech echoed recent rhetoric recently by the Iranian regime and its military officials, who said Tel Aviv would be “destroyed” if Israel made “a mistake,” and that Israel would not survive for more than 25 years.
“Israel should remain silent and count down the days to its death, because any minor mistake would lead to its demise as fast as lightning,” said Iranian army commander Maj.-Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi..."
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Jews urged to leave as new threat issued to destroy nation in next war
The speech echoed recent rhetoric recently by the Iranian regime and its military officials, who said Tel Aviv would be “destroyed” if Israel made “a mistake,” and that Israel would not survive for more than 25 years.
“Israel should remain silent and count down the days to its death, because any minor mistake would lead to its demise as fast as lightning,” said Iranian army commander Maj.-Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi..."
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Our Broken Moral Compasses – Walter E. Williams
Our Broken Moral Compasses – Walter E. Williams:
"...If one is black, brown, yellow or white, the prevailing thought is that he should take pride and celebrate that fact even though he had nothing to do with it.
The multiculturalist and diversity crowd seems to suggest that race or sex is an achievement.
That’s just plain nonsense...
Then there’s white privilege.
Colleges have courses and seminars on “whiteness.”
One college even has a course titled “Abolition of Whiteness.”
According to academic intellectuals, whites enjoy advantages that nonwhites do not.
They earn higher income and reside in better housing, and their children go to better schools and achieve more.
Based upon those socio-economic statistics, Japanese-Americans have more white privilege than white people..."
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"...If one is black, brown, yellow or white, the prevailing thought is that he should take pride and celebrate that fact even though he had nothing to do with it.
The multiculturalist and diversity crowd seems to suggest that race or sex is an achievement.
That’s just plain nonsense...
Then there’s white privilege.Colleges have courses and seminars on “whiteness.”
One college even has a course titled “Abolition of Whiteness.”
According to academic intellectuals, whites enjoy advantages that nonwhites do not.
They earn higher income and reside in better housing, and their children go to better schools and achieve more.
Based upon those socio-economic statistics, Japanese-Americans have more white privilege than white people..."
Read on!
Everyone Is Suddenly Offended By EVERYTHING | NewBostonPost
Everyone Is Suddenly Offended By EVERYTHING | NewBostonPost:
"As actual Americans celebrate Columbus Day, there’s a movement among the less proud-of-this-country among us to twist and even eliminate history.
Take the patchouli-scented individuals in Northampton, Massachusetts or Los Angeles, for example, who have renamed it “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Because Columbus didn’t just change the course of history … he killed people who attacked his friends and somehow hurt feelings hundreds of years later as well.
But of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to “political correctness.”
Buckle up …"
Take the patchouli-scented individuals in Northampton, Massachusetts or Los Angeles, for example, who have renamed it “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Because Columbus didn’t just change the course of history … he killed people who attacked his friends and somehow hurt feelings hundreds of years later as well.
But of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to “political correctness.”
Buckle up …"
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