MORE PROOF JOHN McCAIN IS TOTALLY OUT-OF-TOUCH WITH REALITY KNICKERS IN A TWIST: GAY ACTIVISTS ATTEMPT TO CENSOR DUCK DYNASTYS PHIL ROBERTSON FOR COMMENTS ACTIVIST PROGRESSIVE JUDGES BECOMING A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO AMERICA

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• MORE PROOF JOHN McCAIN IS TOTALLY OUT-OF-TOUCH WITH REALITY
• KNICKERS IN A TWIST: GAY ACTIVISTS ATTEMPT TO CENSOR DUCK DYNASTYS PHIL ROBERTSON FOR COMMENTS
• ACTIVIST PROGRESSIVE JUDGES BECOMING A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO AMERICA

MORE PROOF JOHN McCAIN IS TOTALLY OUT-OF-TOUCH WITH REALITY Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:48 PM PST Stop the presses, interrupt the program – John McCain is rushing to the floor of the Senate where he will introduce a bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). "This legislation that I'm introducing today makes the purchase of health care financially feasible for all Americans," McCain said. "From deductions, to advanced refundable credits so that everyone has an economic incentive to purchase coverage they want for themselves and their families, not what the government forces them to buy." "In addition it allows greater choices in portability, so every health policy is owned by the patient regardless of who pays. This means the coverage would go with the person if they change or lose their job, it gives employers more flexibility in the benefits offered and provides many more coverage options for people with preexisting conditions so that no one is priced out of the market regardless of health status." "It addresses increasing costs by clamping down on abusive lawsuits, ends the practice of defensive medicine, gains significant savings from health care efficiencies, sifting out waste, fraud, and abuse and bringing our nation's budget under control," McCain continued. "Finally, it establishes doctor-led quality measures ensuring that patients receive quality care defined by people that know medicine, not by government. It encourages healthier lifestyles by giving employers and health policies more flexibility to offer discounts for healthy habits, wellness and prevention programs." Dumb, dishonest, disingenuous – or all three? Either John McCain (R-Z) is as dumb as Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), has taken total leave of his senses, or believes the American public is so stupid as to give him “style points” for submitting legislation that has zero chance of passing as long as Harry Reid occupies the position of Senate Majority Leader and Barack Obama is the President of the United States. Who the hell wrote this bill for him because most of his bills were authored by progressive socialist democrats: McCain-Feingold (Campaign Funding Reform), McCain-Kennedy (Illegal Alien Amnesty), and McCain-Lieberman (Climate Change)? Bottom line … John McCain is a RINO (Republican In Name Only) whose career as a “professional war here slash politician” belies the fact that he was an enemy collaborator during the Vietnam war and has carried water for the progressive socialist democrats even though he has been characterized as a conservative “maverick.” If John McCain believes that his constituents are going to give him a pass on this holiday recess because he allegedly introduced an Obamacare repeal and replace bill at the very last moment, he is delusional. Or, his constituents are brain-dead stupid. In all likelihood, McCain will take someone’s bill from the House and introduce it on the Senate floor – thus creating more Kabuki Theatre and the impression he really gives a damn about what happens to his fellow Americans. Rumors have it that McCain will borrow H.R. 2300 (Tom Price R-GA) and submit it to the Senate. More political bullshit from a master bullshit artist. -- steve

KNICKERS IN A TWIST: GAY ACTIVISTS ATTEMPT TO CENSOR DUCK DYNASTYS PHIL ROBERTSON FOR COMMENTS Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:03 PM PST Gay activists are doing everything in their power to promote the idea that being gay is just another mainstream lifestyle, even if it means attacking those of faith whose beliefs are based on the Christian bible … Phil Robertson, repentant sinner and former hell-raiser has said on a number of occasions that it is not his job to judge other people, but merely to bring an awareness of Jesus into their lives. So why is the gay community attacking Phil Robertson and trying to deny him a platform for his beliefs? His comments were not made on Duck Dynasty and were comments made in GQ, a man’s magazine that many suspect, myself included, is read by more than a smattering of gays. 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks -- The news comes after the reality star compared being gay to bestiality, drawing ire from LGBT groups including GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign. A&E has placed Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson on indefinite hiatus following anti-gay remarks he made in a recent profile in GQ. "We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson's comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty," A&E said in a statement. "His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely."  [Steve’s Note: This is where A&E should have stopped. In my opinion, no further action was required. But it is A&E’s program and platform they are protecting – so if they deem it necessary to suspend Phil for political reasons, it still is acceptable to me. ] The news comes after Robertson compared homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with the magazine. He'll likely appear in season four, which bows Jan. 15, since production is largely wrapped. "It seems like, to me, a vagina -- as a man -- would be more desirable than a man's anus," Robertson says in the January issue of the men's magazine. "That's just me. I'm just thinking: There's more there! She's got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I'm saying? But hey, sin: It's not logical, my man. It's just not logical." During a discussion about repentance and God, Robertson is asked what he finds sinful. "Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there," he says. "Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men." He goes on to paraphrase Corinthians: "Don't be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers -- they won't inherit the kingdom of God. Don't deceive yourself. It's not right." GLAAD on Wednesday condemned his remarks as "some of the vilest and most extreme statements uttered against LGBT people in a mainstream publication" and said "his quote was littered with outdated stereotypes and blatant misinformation." "Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe," GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz said. "He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans -- and Americans -- who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples. Phil's decision to push vile and extreme stereotypes is a stain on A&E and his sponsors, who now need to re-examine their ties to someone with such public disdain for LGBT people and families." Robertson released his own statement in response to the flap early Wednesday: "I myself am a product of the '60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other." Read more at: 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks Bottom line … I stand with Phil Robertson – a man should not be condemned and denied a living because his remarks may be offensive to some. That is the basis of liberty and freedom. Those who would deny Phil Robertson’s right of free speech are often the same progressive socialist liberals that tell you how to live your life and promote legislation to compel you to follow their dictates. Gays should have the right to civil commitment ceremonies and all of the privileges that are conferred by any legal commitment such as marriage. However, they do not have a right to re-define how marriage is interpreted or co-opt the definition of the word to make their own activities more acceptable to the mainstream. Gays should also have all of the legal and civil rights that govern us all – and not become some protected class with rights superior to ordinary citizens. The fact that someone could receive a harsher penalty for attacking a gay than for attacking anyone else on the street is unconstitutional and un-American. Phil Robertson has the right to his opinion – an opinion shared with tens of millions of people – and should not be penalized for his free speech. His comments were not made on his public platform nor do they affect outrage the majority of his audience, so the pussies at A&E should grow a pair and simply say, “That’s Phil being Phil and part of the package. Watch his show or turn the dial.” It bugs me no end that progressive socialist democrats and their coalition of various victims are becoming so malevolent and vicious as to present a clear and present danger to the American way of life. Forget the social engineering as perpetrated by the progressive socialist democrats and which has lead to decay, corruption, disease, illiteracy, and poverty in the areas they purport to govern with their enlightened policies. I will continue to watch Duck Dynasty which I find hilarious – especially Phil’s son Willie, the CEO of Duck Dynasty, who wrangles a herd of characters through each episode. While the program has taken certain liberties with the lifestyle of the participants, they still remain Americans – more in the mainstream than not. I think the scariest thing I learned about Phil is that we are the same age, only he appears much older. Read the article for yourself and decide if Phil deserves to be sanctioned by A&E. -- steve

ACTIVIST PROGRESSIVE JUDGES BECOMING A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO AMERICA Posted: 18 Dec 2013 04:11 PM PST It appears that America’s judiciary is becoming a clear and present danger to America as more and more judges are elected on the basis of their political affiliations and/or political ideology. What makes the following report so dangerous, is that it allows the police to violate an individual’s civil rights based on nothing more than a “prediction of future crime.” Thus putting the individual and innocent bystanders at substantial risk from a dynamic entry or law enforcement “errors” during an encounter based on a prediction. Equally important is the continued use of so-called “confidential informants” in law enforcement activities that may have struck deals with law enforcement in return for “tailored” testimony that can be used to obtain a warrant. Since there is no practical way to vet a “confidential informant” prior to the issuance of a search warrant, mistakes can – and have been – be made that put innocent victims at risk from egregious law enforcement activities that leave physical as well as mental scars on innocent individuals. In Texas, Search Warrants Can Now Be Based on a "Prediction of a Future Crime" Police in Parker County had been watching Michael Fred Wehrenberg's home for a month when, late in the summer of 2010, they received a tip from a confidential informant that Wehrenberg and several others were "fixing to" cook meth. Hours later, after midnight,officers walked through the front door, rounded up the people inside, and kept them in handcuffs in the front yard for an hour and a half. The only potential problem, at least from a constitutional standpoint, was that the cops didn't have a search warrant. They got one later, before they seized the boxes of pseudoephedrine, stripped lithium batteries, and other meth-making materials, while the alleged meth cooks waited around in handcuffs, but by then they'd already waltzed through the home uninvited. They neglected to mention this on their warrant application, identifying a confidential informant as their only source of information. Wehrenberg's lawyers argued during materials that the seized materials had been taken illegally and shouldn't be allowed as evidence. The motion was denied -- the trial court cited federal "independent source doctrine," which allows illegally seized evidence a third party told them about beforehand -- and Wehrenberg pleaded guilty to one count of possession and one count of intent to manufacture, getting five years in prison. The Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth wasn't so eager to overlook what appeared to be a clear case of police misconduct and overturned the lower court's ruling. But it's the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that has the final say, and last week they agreed with the trial court. In a majority opinion, Judge Elsa Alcala wrote that, while Texas' "exclusionary rule" bans illegally seized evidence from trial, federal precedent dictates that it can be introduced if it was first confirmed by an independent source. "But the actions of police in the case don't pass the smell test," he writes. "If their informant was so credible, why not go to the judge for a search warrant in the 3-4 hours before their illegal entry? The judge was available in the middle of the night, so there's little basis to believe they couldn't have gotten it earlier. And why conceal the fact that they'd already swept the house and detained the suspects in the search warrant application if everything was on the up and up?" He has a kindred spirit in CCA Judge Lawrence Meyers, who was the only justice to dissent. As Meyers wrote, "it is obvious to me that this search warrant was obtained based upon the officers' unlawful entry into [Wehrenberg]'s residence." There was more than enough time to secure a search warrant before the officers' intrusion into the premises, but they deliberately chose not to attempt to obtain it until after they had conducted the unlawful entry. Further, had the officers entered the home and found the occupants only baking cupcakes, the officers would not have bothered to then obtain the warrant at all. It was only after unlawfully entering and finding suspicious activity that they felt the need to then secure the warrant in order to cover their tracks and collect the evidence without the taint of their entry. In addition, Meyers argues that the confidential informant's report that Wehrenberg was "fixing to" cook meth wasn't independent evidence but a prediction of a future crime. The majority's decision, he writes, means that "search warrants may now be based on predictions of the commission of future crimes," which is an uncomfortable concept to say the least.  <Source> Bottom line … Perhaps it is an error in my perception, but it appears that we are finding more and more corrupt law enforcement officers and prosecutors willing to plant evidence, suborn perjury, and withhold exculpatory evidence – sometimes resulting in lengthy prison terms or death sentences – to pursue their own personal, professional, or political agendas. Something which puts ordinary citizens at greater risk from a miscarriage of justice. And, even more egregious, most of the bad actors in law enforcement and in the judiciary can’t or will not be significantly punished – leaving the taxpayer to pick up the multi-million dollar costs in the inevitable lawsuit. It also appears that many courts are going far beyond their constitutional charge and rather than ruling on existing law, usurping the role of legislative lawmaking as they issue “bright line” tests and rulings that actually form the basis of the law. In the most extreme case, we find the United States Supreme Court subverting the Constitution and the precepts of our Founding Fathers with egregious rulings. Two of these wrong-headed decisions come to mind. The Kelo decision which allows a government entity to use the condemnation process to take land from one private individual and give it to another private individual based on “public purpose” rather than the “public use” that was necessary to build roads, bridges, schools, firehouses, etc. Thus we find extremely valuable land being purchased by the government for a pittance (“fair value”) and given to a private developer with the “purpose” of alleviating blight or increasing tax revenues. I would have no qualms about this if “fair value” was reinterpreted to add a percentage of future value to be paid to the one who lost their private property.  The Roberts decision that held that a narrow portion of Obamacare was constitutional, even though American citizens were being forced – at the point of the government’s enforcement gun – to purchase a product from a private company against their will. With a slight of hand that put forth that these unconstitutional activities were sanctioned under some dubious legal theory. Commentary after the ruling had people claiming that the deciding vote by Chief Justice Roberts was “preserving the integrity of the court” -- which is utter nonsense. We are living in dangerous times when the nation is deeply divided and prone to being manipulated by a relatively small number of political activists who want to bring about the destruction of America from within. By fomenting chaos and a breakdown of our traditional institutions, our nation is moving closer and closer to a socialist/communist ideology. It is time to wake up those apathetic people who see nothing but entitlements as the most magnificent country in history is flushed down the drain – with chaos, corruption, and civil unrest reigning over the Constitution. If you do not believe this is happening now, consider Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the suspension of the rules that govern the confirmation of radical and hyper-partisan activist judges. We are in deep shit … -- steve