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  2. An Op-ed in Israel’s Ynet by Rafael Castro: “Enough is enough: Westerners have the right and duty to expect that those who move to their countries respect basic ethical tenets.”

  3. Re Andrea Horwath and the NDP propping up the corrupt Liberal Government in Ontario:
    Andrea Horwath is a political Hor.
    Not wath; is.

  5. From Pepperdine law professor Robert Anderson’s The IRS as Microcosm:

    “So has the IRS gone off the rails into hyper-partisanship, leaving behind other more balanced federal agencies? … The data show, however, that the partisanship of the lawyers in the IRS is not unusual or even particularly extreme among federal agencies. In fact, the lawyers in every single federal government agency–from the Department of Education [100%] to the Department of Defense [68%] — contributed overwhelmingly to Obama compared to Romney. The table below shows the results for all agencies with at least 20 employees who contributed to either Obama or Romney…”

    Read the whole thing — especially those of you who think (or pretend) that the embedded bureaucracy isn’t an ongoing challenge/problem for the conservative/right.
    h/t TaxProf Blog

  8. Vellcome to the UBER-STASI…I vonder vat Herr “Owe-bama-Nation(tm)” vill tell ze Berliners ziss time?
    http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/350854/sensenbrenner-obama-administrations-nsa-assurances-bunch-bunk-lindsey-grudnicki
    “Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, who introduced the PATRIOT Act on the House floor in 2001, has declared that lawmakers’ and the executive branch’s excuses about recent revelations of NSA activity are “a bunch of bunk.”
    In an interview on Laura Ingraham’s radio show Wednesday morning, the Republican congressman from Wisconsin reiterated his concerns that the administration and the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court have gone far beyond what the PATRIOT Act intended. Specifically, he said that Section 215 of the act “was originally drafted to prevent data mining” on the scale that’s occurred.
    Sensenbrenner, the current chairman on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, suggested that the secret nature of the FISA court has prevented appropriate congressional oversight over the NSA’s activities.
    When asked whether he agreed with those in Washington calling leaker Edward Snowden a traitor, Sensenbrenner responded, “No, I don’t agree,” and said that he would not have known the extent of abuse by the FISA court and the NSA without Snowden’s disclosures.
    The congressman has earlier said he believes the PATRIOT Act needs to be amended to protect Americans’ privacy.”
    Cheers
    Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
    1st Saint Nicolaas Army
    Army Group “True North”

  9. We had the first game in Winnipeg at the new Investors Group Field. They built it at the university which did not have enough parking. No problem they said, lots would bus in. Too bad there’s basically only two major routes into the area, and construction everywhere. Reports of 90+ minute rides and people missed the entire first half.
    But at least it’s green right? There should be reports in the morning on the WFP and winnipeg sun sites. Lots of twitter complaining as well.

  13. Trudeau does Canadians proud with his stand against the bigots in his home province
    http://www.nationalpost.com/index.html
    But wait. Isn’t it the Shiny Pony who said that “Quebecers are better than the rest of Canada because, you know, we’re Quebecers or whatever”?
    Such an articulate lad.

  14. Okay.I’m confuzzed.How can the Mop and Wail,one of the lowest rated rags in this country,say they are surprized that THE lowest rated leftard station in the world,the Commie News Network,has a low rated twit like George ABCDEFGH on their network? I mean more people watch Bugs Bunny than CNN. Are they really that delusional?(OK…rhetorical)

  22. “Harper” is Conservative Prime Minister Harper.
    Bravo PM Harper.
    …-
    “In historic speech, Harper stresses Canada-U.K. ties”
    “LONDON — Stephen Harper became just the second sitting Canadian prime minister to speak to British legislators at the Palace of Westminster here Wednesday with a speech that stressed the deep ties and common bonds that unite the two countries.
    “There is no honour to compare with an invitation to stand here at the very cradle of our political system and to address the members of the Parliament of Westminster,” Harper said.”
    http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/13/in-historic-speech-harper-stresses-canada-uk-ties

  23. O’s Oinkonomics.
    …-
    “When the Fed turns off the tap, it’s the rest of the world that suffers”
    …-
    “Tokyo tanks, world stocks plunge as global rout picks up speed”
    “If you look at it historically, there has never been a period when the Fed has started to take back stimulus that has left the markets untouched,
    World shares fell and the dollar slumped on Thursday as a sell-off on global financial markets accelerated on concerns over whether central banks will continue the stimulus they have come to rely on.
    Stocks, bonds, commodities and the dollar were all caught in the selling.”
    …-
    http://www.financialpost.com/index.html

  26. Sunny Day
    Keepin’ the cops away
    On my way to where they set the bail
    Can you tell me how to get,
    How to get to Sesame Jail… ♫

    “Sesame Street has created an online kit designed to help children cope with the emotional issues associated with having incarcerated parents.“

    Maybe they should create an online kit to help kids cope with the fact that daddy popped a cap in some late-night convenience-store worker’s ass.

  27. Of Citoyen MulcairBloc.
    “Mulcair did not attend.”
    …-
    ” The matter elicited jeers and attacks from Conservative MPs on Thursday during daily question period, which Mulcair did not attend.
    Some Tory MPs showed up to the House of Commons carrying flyers of red stop signs, emblazoned with the word “Stop Mulcair,”while Heritage Minister James Moore chided the NDP leader’s absence.
    “If the NDP want to be so self-righteous as they are every day about following the rules respecting the law and demonstrating leadership by example, it would be great if the leader of the NDP would actually show up,” said Moore. “We know he’s on the Hill.””
    http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mulcair-involved-in-parliament-hill-security-breach-sources-1.1324110

  28. Neo-AGW PR Gets Results: “brainstorms” with severe brain cramps/farts included.
    “the Met Office is hosting an unprecedented meeting of climate scientists and meteorologists next week”.
    “Washout summers. Flash floods. Freezing winters. Snow in May. Droughts. There is a growing sense that something is happening to our weather. But is it simply down to natural variability, or is climate change to blame?”
    …-
    “Met Office brainstorms UK bad weather”
    “Climate scientists and meteorologists are meeting next week to debate the causes of UK’s disappointing weather in recent years”
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/13/met-office-uk-bad-weather-cause

  29. Casus belli?
    …-
    “Ethiopia ratifies Nile accord opposed by Egypt”
    “Egyptian politicians have suggested attacks against Ethiopia to sabotage the dam, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Monday warned that “all options are open” to challenge Ethiopia’s Nile project.
    Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn responded Tuesday, forcefully vowing “nothing” and “no one” will stop the dam’s construction. He downplayed the prospect of conflict, saying Egypt leaders won’t go to war unless they “go mad.””
    http://www.elpasotimes.com/nationworld/ci_23450525/ethiopia-ratifies-nile-accord-opposed-by-egypt

  30. Neo-AGW PR.
    AGW F.A.I.L.
    H/T UNaBomber Maurice Strong, c/o Red China.
    …-
    “UN Climate-Talks Collapse Piles Pressure on November Summit”
    “United Nations talks on reforms to emissions-market rules stalled this week after members rejected a proposal to reconsider the body’s decision-making rules, putting additional pressure on a climate summit in November.
    The loss of two weeks’ negotiating time means that items that were due to be discussed in Bonn from June 3 through June 14 may now be revisited at the UN’s annual climate conference in Warsaw at the end of the year, adding to an already-packed agenda that may not be fully addressed, according to a project developers’ group.”
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/un-climate-talks-collapse-piles-pressure-on-november-summit.html

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