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• MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONTINUE TO STEAL TAXPAYERS BLIND -- EVEN WHEN THEY ARE DEAD!
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSIDERING NEW SERVICE PATCH FOR OBAMA'S WAR ON SYRIA ...
• GUN CONTROL: BLACK GANG MEMBERS SHOOT 13 INCLUDING CHILDREN IN CHICAGO: PROGRESSIVE SOCIALIST MEDIA OBSESSED WITH THE PROBABLE WEAPON!

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONTINUE TO STEAL TAXPAYERS BLIND -- EVEN WHEN THEY ARE DEAD! Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:39 PM PDT Unbelievable … According to Senate Financial Reports, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg was among the fifty richest Members of Congress with an estimated net worth of $56.8 million. Now that he is dead, it appears that his widow, Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, is mentioned in the House of Representative’s “Continuing Resolution” as the recipient of $174,000, representing a death gratuity equal to the member’s annual salary. Bottom line … There comes a time when each expense related to Members and their staffs, and authorized by Congress, needs to be examined closely. These are the same people asking for a 5% cut in food stamps, but throwing money at the widow of a multimillionaire. Something stinks! -- steve Related articles This is disgusting....536 pairs of hands in our pockets! House CR Forks Over $174,000 for Late Senator's Wife Report: House votes to give $174k to Lautenberg's widow Dem Congresswoman Holds Up Vodka, Steak, and Caviar to Blast GOP on Food Stamps This chart shows why members of Congress really should earn more than $172,000 House CR includes $174,000 death gratuity for Frank Lautenberg's wife Democrat Flaunts Vodka, Caviar To Protest Food Stamp Cuts Congresswoman Uses Steak, Vodka, And Caviar To Hammer Republicans On Food Stamp Cuts

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSIDERING NEW SERVICE PATCH FOR OBAMA'S WAR ON SYRIA ... Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:32 PM PDT With Valerie Jarrett. Barack Obama, John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, Samantha Power, Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and other radical progressive socialist democrats and sycophants defining foreign policy in the Middle East, what could go wrong? Here is the proposed service patch for those serving in the Middle East … Related articles Syria: Is the President of the United States willing to commit a constitutional crime? Obama Administration Hiding Beyond Phony "Ongoing Investigation?" Syria: President Obama votes "Present" by engaging Congress Syria: Chuck Hagel suggests US is marshalling military forces Obama's Syria address to the nation flops Mubarak fired the first shots of the Yom Kippur war Why Does John Kerry Still Have a Job? NATO Shunning Military Role in Syria Highlights Divisions US readying for possible Syria attack US: Proven link of Assad to gas attack lacking - Somewhere in, United States

GUN CONTROL: BLACK GANG MEMBERS SHOOT 13 INCLUDING CHILDREN IN CHICAGO: PROGRESSIVE SOCIALIST MEDIA OBSESSED WITH THE PROBABLE WEAPON! Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:57 PM PDT One might think better of the Chicago Tribune, its editors, and reporters,  if they actually reported the news without bias and a little more accurate reporting. Look at this story of a horrific event and the coverage … The story speaks about a military-grade assault rifle based upon the shell casings found at the scene. The story notes that these types of weapons are “rarely found in gang attacks on Chicago's South Side.” The story repeats “offenders almost never use military-style weapons.” The Police Superintendent is quoted: “Illegal guns, illegal guns, illegal guns drive violence....A military-grade weapon on the streets of Chicago is simply unacceptable.” The Park is in a heavily gang-infested area. The story claims that there was “at least one gunman.” The story has a relative who “called for an end to the violence that has terrorized her historically working-class neighborhood.” Police believe the shooting is gang related: “Police believe the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the Black P. Stones and Gangster Disciples. It was not known if any of the victims were the intended targets, authorities said.”  There could be as many as three offenders. The Reverend talks about “street justice.” “The Rev. Corey Brooks, who presided over Wood's funeral, urged the shooter or shooters to surrender or face justice on the streets.” Notice they are condemning and blaming the guns, not the minority gang members who perpetrated this horrendous crime … Notice they are more preoccupied with speaking of military-grade assault weapons that identifying the suspects – no mention of race or any other identifying characteristics that would allow one to fashion an accurate headline. BLACK GANG MEMBERS SHOOT 13 CHILDREN IN CHICAGO Mass shooting puts Chicago back in the spotlight A gunman with a military-grade assault rifle opened fire on a pickup basketball game in the Back of the Yards neighborhood late Thursday, injuring 13 people and dragging the city back into the international spotlight for its violent crime problem. At least 16 bullets were fired into Cornell Square Park around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, wounding a 3-year-old boy and a dozen other people. All are expected to survive, many with wounds to their arms and legs. Shell casings found around the blood-soaked basketball courts were 7.62 mm rounds, which are traditionally used in AK-47 assault rifles and rarely found in gang attacks on Chicago’s South Side. Though gun violence has long plagued the city’s impoverished neighborhoods, offenders almost never use military-style weapons. “It's a miracle there has been no fatality,” Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a news conference this morning. “Illegal guns, illegal guns, illegal guns drive violence....A military-grade weapon on the streets of Chicago is simply unacceptable.”  The park is in a heavily gang-infested area, but it is not in a so-called impact zone flooded by officers to deter crime, McCarthy said. The nearest zones are three blocks to the north and three blocks to the south, leaving the Cornell Square as a no man’s land protected only by occasional patrols and an 11 p.m. curfew. About 45 minutes before the park’s closing time, at least one gunman walked to the basketball court in the 1800 block of West 51st Street and opened fire, police said. The 13 people hit included both the pick-up game’s players and spectators such as 3-year-old Deonta Howard. Deonta, who was standing near the court, was shot near the ear and the bullet exited through his cheek, according to police and relatives. His family said the boy is expected to recover but will need plastic surgery. After visiting Deonta at Mount Sinai Hospital Friday, his grandmother Semehca Nunn called for an end to the violence that has terrorized her historically working-class neighborhood in recent years. “They need to stop, they need to stop,” Nunn said, before collapsing in tears. Police believe the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the Black P. Stones and Gangster Disciples. It was not known if any of the victims were the intended targets, authorities said. “There were members of gangs on the scene and there were gang members among the victims,” McCarthy said. Authorities do not have anyone in custody and are currently reviewing police cameras mounted nearby. There could be as many as three offenders, officials said. The Rev. Corey Brooks, who presided over Wood's funeral, urged the shooter or shooters to surrender or face justice on the streets. “There are people who know exactly who the shooter is,” he said. “And I'm sure he will not be safe shooting 13 people.” Source: 13 people, including 3-year-old, shot at South Side park - chicagotribune.com Bottom line … I wonder if the rest of the progressive socialist democrat mainstream media will even cover this story and properly attribute it to black gang violence rather than obsessing on the weapon used as if the weapon decided to shoot some kids. Where the hell is the terrorism task force going after the gangs as the domestic terrorists they are. -- steve