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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Not being a climatologist or a scientist in the conventional sense, thus being at the mercy of the "experts", could someone, anyone, sort all the confusing and contradictory data and info out for us average, normal, hard working people with bills to pay and family's to raise so we know for sure if we are being screwed or not by the purveyors of climate change and the catastrophe will strike us all unless we cap and trade the hell out of everybody crowd. Daily Mail - The speech by former US Vice-President Al Gore was apocalyptic. ‘The North Polar ice cap is falling off a cliff,’ he said. ‘It could be completely gone in summer in as little as seven years. Seven years from now.’ Those comments came in 2007 as Mr Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigning on climate change. But seven years after his warning, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that, far from vanishing, the Arctic ice cap has expanded fo

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS and the terrorist threat is growing as we (the world as a whole) debate, dither, and ponder just what the most appropriate response might be. A couple things seem quite clear, 1) any response must have the backing of the Middle East and it's population, 2) a broad Arab, European, and American coalition must be formed with all parties being both the financial burden as well as military involvement. Anything short of this will ultimately be doomed to fail. There are hopeful signs that such a coalition may be in the realm of possibility. As time is of the essence assembling such a coalition sooner rather than later should be of utmost priority. Of course the United States because of it's role as leader of the free world must take a leading role in any effort to assemble such a coalition. From Yahoo News : Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next ta

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The U.N. racism watchdog urged the United States on Friday to halt the excessive use of force by police after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman touched off riots in Ferguson, Missouri. Perhaps after the UN will focus on major racist activity that is manifest elsewhere and the US media will pick it up. Oh wait, first the UN has to report on it. Much more BELOW THE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth President Obama in his dapper tan suit looking very fasionable I don't know about you'all but I for one have absolutely no issue with the President in his stylish tan threads. A little envious perhaps, not being able to afford such fine attire, but a President should look good right? Apparently one, a republican as expected, has a major problem with it and made a big to do over it. BuzzFeed - Republican Rep. Peter King of New York is no fan of tan. The conservative member of Congress from Long Island blasted President Obama for wearing “a light suit, light tan suit” to talk about the threat of ISIS on Thursday. “There’s no way any of us can excuse what the president did yesterday,” King said of President Obama on NewsMaxTV. “When you have the world watching… a week, two weeks of anticipation of what the United States is gonna do. For him to walk out — I’m not trying to be trivial here — in a light suit, l

by: Les Carpenter Rational nation USA Purveyor of Truth Massachusetts  Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Baker Charlie Baker is pulling ahead of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley by a razor thin margin in recent polling. In a state so blue it is almost navy this is a welcome development. Aside from having a moderating effect on the machinations of MA state government Charlie will be more pro business and that would be welcomed by employers across the state. T he Boston Globe - Republican Charlie Baker has edged ahead of Democrat Martha Coakley in the race for governor, taking the lead by the slimmest of margins for the first time in the Globe’s weekly poll. The survey found the hypothetical general election race in a statistical dead heat, with 38 percent of respondents saying they would support Baker for governor, a slight edge over the 37 percent who said they favor Coakley. Though Baker’s lead remains well within the margin of error, it shows mo

By now, President Obama's remark that "We don't have a strategy yet" has made the rounds. Republicans were quick to pounce on it, as well they should have (emphasis mine). But while the White House went into damage-control mode, emphasizing that it was a reference to the lack of decisions about increasing military action in Iraq and/or Syria and not a lack of a broader strategy there, the damage was already done. As with all gaffes, the worst ones are the ones that confirm people's pre-existing suspicions or fit into an easy narrative. That's why "47 percent" stung Mitt Romney so much, and its why "don't have a strategy" hurts Obama today. by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Yeppers, the quote above from The Washington Post sums it up quite well. As I was watching TV with the wife and we heard the President utter his truth we both looked at each other and said almost in perfect sync, damn that was dumb .

by; Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth With just over two months left until the 2014 midterm elections republicans remain optimistic while democrats are decidedly more pessimistic. Given the present national landscape and world turmoil it is not surprising nor unexpected. From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press : With just over two months before the midterm elections, Republican voters are widening the “expectations gap” with the Democrats. About six-in-ten (61%) Republican and GOP-leaning registered voters think their party will do better than in recent elections — roughly double the share of Democrats (32%) who feel similarly about their party’s chances. This gap has not reached the same levels of the GOP’s margin before their large 2010 gains or the Democrats’ expectations in their 2006 sweep of both houses of Congress. Last December, the expectations gap was narrower; 55% of Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters said the

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS Jihadist Scum As pathetic and revolting as it is there are scum that were born in this country and are fighting for the ISIS in Syria. More revolting is the cable and network news with their erroneous and disgusting reference to "American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS." What is true is true is this: 1)the bastard(s) were born in the USA, 2)they are not Americans, having renounced their right to USA citizenship the instance they became part of ISIS, and, 3) they deserve to die. This scum, born on USA soil can worship the false prophet mohammed, piss be upon him , and die in the hell holes of the Arab world. That is all I have to say and it is something I shall stand by until I die. NBC NEWS - The battle in itself seemed tragically normal. Two Syrian opposition groups fought and there were heavy casualties on both sides. Then victorious rebels rifled through the pockets of the dead. One conta

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth With America's two major parties unable to get much done these days, and with both stuck in old paradigms or just plan nonsense, it is time, IMNHO (in my never humble opinion)to consider alternative minor parties. Libertarian is not a bad choice, although not one that would be endorsed by Ayn Rand, and for hose who have read her thoroughly know this. Nonetheless, the Libertarian party offers an attractive alternative for those concerned with an overreaching overarching federal government. PEW REASERCH CENTER - The question of whether libertarianism is gaining public support has received increased attention, with talk of a Rand Paul run for president and a recent New York Times magazine story asking if the “Libertarian Moment” has finally arrived. But if it has, there are still many Americans who do not have a clear sense of what “libertarian” means, and our surveys find that, on many issues, the views among people who

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As the irrational, barbaric, savage, and murderous ISIS continues its quest to impose the will of the prophet mohammed on everyone another rational voice is heard. New York Times Editorial Board The United States cannot go it alone in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group known as ISIS whose ruthlessness and killing has dumbfounded and horrified the civilized world. American airstrikes and other assistance from the United States have brought some measure of relief to religious minorities and others that ISIS has threatened. But defeating, or even substantially degrading, ISIS will require an organized, longer-term response involving a broad coalition of nations, including other Muslim countries, and addressing not only the military threat but political and religious issues. The recent persecution of Christians and Yazidis and the murder of James Foley, an American journalist, has brou

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Truthful observations ignored by far too many. UNITED NATIONS THE hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas persist and the diplomatic war at the United Nations continues, also without resolution. While there is no shortage of opinions on the way forward, the most obvious solution is strikingly absent — the need to disarm and isolate Hamas, the radical Palestinian Islamist group. Since Israel disengaged from Gaza in 2005, Hamas has dragged us into three rounds of major assaults, and more than 14,800 rockets have been fired into Israel by the group or its proxies. The discovery of dozens of tunnels packed with explosives, tranquilizers and handcuffs that end at the doorsteps of Israeli communities should be enough to convince anyone that Hamas has no interest in bringing quiet to Gaza or residing alongside Israel in peace. But until nations who benefit by Qatar's extravagant spending, ... The emirate is known for

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth There always rests the danger that some individuals entrusted with authority and the power to use it will take the exercise of said authority one step too far. Is this possibly what you observe in the video below? WSPA.com View the article BELOW THE FOLD . What say you based on current information? Via: Memeorandum

by Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Clinton has not yet commented on the situation in Ferguson. | M.Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO On Ferguson Missouri Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet a peep to make. Yet all the while Rev. Sharpton is his hallmark pontificating self. Former First Lady and Secretary of State acting as the measured and reasonable candidate for the democratic 2016 presidential nomination she hopes to be is rightly waiting for all the evidence to be weighed and the grand jury to render it's decision. Rev. Sharpton is busy being himself. Refreshing it is indeed when a serious candidate for the highest office in our land decides to withhold comment until it is appropriate. POLITICO - Hillary Clinton ignored reporters’ questions about the racial conflict in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday at the end of a book-signing event in Westhampton Beach, a vacation enclave near her rented summer house. Clinton, the potential 2016 Democratic presidential ho

"I understand that mistrust," Holder said. "I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man." The attorney general then described how he was stopped twice on the New Jersey Turnpike and accused of speeding. Police searched his car, going through the trunk and looking under the seats. "I remember how humiliating that was and how angry I was and the impact it had on me," Holder said. Holder also described how once, while living in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, he was running to catch a movie with his cousin when a squad car rolled up and flashed its lights at the pair. The officer yelled, "Where are you going? Hold it!" Holder recalled. His cousin "started mouthing off," and Holder urged him to be quiet. "We negotiate the whole thing, and we walk to our movie. At the time that he stopped me, I was a federal prosecutor. I wasn't a kid," he said. by: Les Carpenter Rational Natio

The following guest post is by (O)CT(O)PUS of THE SWASH ZONE . Although (O)CT(O)PUS and I often hold opposing views he is a respected blogging colleague and a friend. He and I share a common concern with trolls and stalkers that seem to be becoming more prevalent. His views on this are spot on . By (O)CT(O)PUS Let’s face it.  There are times when the  blogosphere resembles a war zone. Anonymous trolls, predators, stalkers, and comment assassins – they pop up sight unseen like whack-a-moles.  Some merely argue in bad faith; some rise to the level of road rage; others leave behind taunts and menacing comments. Some incidents are more memorable – meaning more disturbed and disturbing – than others. For over a year, a persistent predator has been stalking this community. Years ago, I recall, another predatory troll visited my email box early one morning on Christmas Day. On a holiday celebrated by millions of families, here was one lone predator with malice on his mind

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The above was seen on one of two of Samuel Wurzelbacher's, better known as "Joe the Plumber", Facebook Pages today. Now I won't accuse the man of being a racist as some might be inclined to do but he sure as hell is pretty damn dumb. Aside from the fact it simply is not true it is lacking in character, it is insensitive in the extreme, and sure as hell does not serve any purpose other than making as ass of Joe the Plumber. I might add that it is very unlikely anyone could have done a better job of making Joe look like as ass. Straight from TPM : Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," took to Facebook on Wednesday to post his thoughts about the ongoing conflict in Ferguson, Mo. and compared the protestors to "cockroaches." In two separate Facebook posts, Wurzelbacher speculated about the clashes and looting that have broken out in Ferguson in the wake of the k

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth A threat to the world actually... Via: FOX News

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth There will be those on the right who will, as they are prone to do, find fault with the President's comments. After listening to the comments twice, as well as reading the transcript how anyone, right or left can find much to fault is beyond me. They declared their ambition to commit genocide against an ancient people. So ISIL speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents. No just god would stand for what they did yesterday and what they do every single day Quoted above is the single statement made by the President that is cause for concern. This organization, as well as Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Qaida, and others have one thing in comment, they all praise Muhammad and worship the god of Islam, Allah. Until such time as the moderate, non violent Muslims rally and stand up forcefully against those within their own faith the genocide and terrorist activit

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS has released a video of the beheading of journalist James Foley as well as threatening the life of another American if President Obama does not stop American operations in Iraq. This announcement should take no one by surprise, ISIS being the scum of the earth . Graphics of the beheading are so gruesome CNN has determined not to publish the full video. Radical jihadists, adherents all to the "prophet" Muhammad and his "religion" called Islam, will continue their barbarous assault on reason, liberty, Christianity, Judaism, and any other belief system that does not conform to their treacherous beliefs and values. It remains to be seen what Obama will determine to do in response to this beheading of an innocent American journalist. Now may not be the time to show weakness. Read the full story BELOW THE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum journalist

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Will the earth, and life as we know it end? If not by our own hands perhaps by matter from outer space. THE INDEPENDENT - Scientists have moved closer to being able to stop a huge asteroid colliding with the Earth and potentially wiping out human life. Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered that blowing the space rock up could make the collision worse by causing several devastating impacts. Instead, small changes could be made to its surface to disrupt the forces keeping it together and cause it to break up in outer space. They were studying asteroid 1950 DA, which has a one in 300 chance of hitting the planet on 16 March, 2880. Although the odds seem small, it is the most likely asteroid to collide with Earth and the odds are higher than being shot dead in the US. The asteroid has a diameter of one kilometre and is travelling at nine miles a second relative to the Earth, which it would hit at

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Interesting stuff. The global warming climate change folks and the outright deniers can have fun chewing on this one too. Science XPress  -  The ongoing global glacier retreat is affecting human societies by causing sea-level rise, changing seasonal water availability, and increasing geohazards. Melting glaciers are an icon of anthropogenic climate change. However, glacier response times are typically decades or longer, which implies that the present-day glacier retreat is a mixed response to past and current natural climate variability and current anthropogenic forcing. Here, we show that only 25 ± 35% of the global glacier mass loss during the period from 1851 to 2010 is attributable to anthropogenic causes. Nevertheless, the anthropogenic signal is detectable with high confidence in glacier mass balance observations during 1991 to 2010, and the anthropogenic fraction of global glacier mass loss during that period has incr

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Eerily resembling Nazi Germany, Communist Russian, and most totalitarian police states. Is America next to join the long line of the all powerful state? The Washington Post - The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., has produced a rare and surprisingly unified response across the ideological spectrum, with Republicans and Democrats joining to decry the tactics of the city’s police force in the face of escalating protests. Most notably, the reactions reflect a shift away from the usual support and sympathy conservatives typically show for law enforcement in such situations. Although possibly unique to the circumstances of the events in Missouri this week, the changing reaction on the right is clear evidence of a rising and more vocal libertarian wing within the Republican Party. No better sign of that came Thursday than in an article by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) SKIP Those people

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth It was bound to happen. THE HILL - The executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police criticized President Obama Thursday for his remarks about law enforcement in Ferguson, Mo. "I would contend that discussing police tactics from Martha's Vineyard is not helpful to ultimately calming the situation," director Jim Pasco said in an interview with The Hill. "I think what he has to do as president and as a constitutional lawyer is remember that there is a process in the United States and the process is being followed, for good or for ill, by the police and by the county and by the city and by the prosecutors’ office," Pasco added. Pasco harkened back to 2009, when Obama criticized a Massachusetts police officer for arresting Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, when he was attempting to break into his own home. Obama said the officer had “acted stupidly.” "That is one where the preside

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth TIME - Anyone who thinks race does not skew the application of criminal justice in this country is just not paying close enough attention, Sen. Rand Paul writes for TIME, amid violence in Ferguson, Mo. over the police shooting death of Michael Brown. The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown is an awful tragedy that continues to send shockwaves through the community of Ferguson, Missouri and across the nation. If I had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that I might have smarted off. But, I wouldn't have expected to be shot. The outrage in Ferguson is understandable—though there is never an excuse for rioting or looting. There is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response. The images and scenes we continue to see in Ferguson resemble war more than tradition

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Wow, and WOW again!!! Is disingenuous and smoke and mirrors indicative of the democratic party today? After essentially trashing President Obama this week Hillary Clinton is mow engaged in a make up hug fest with the President. So, what gives here? Which HC are we to really believe? I mean REALLY believe? POLITICO - Hillary Clinton called President Barack Obama on Tuesday to “make sure he knows that nothing she said was an attempt to attack him” when she recently discussed her views on foreign policy in an interview with The Atlantic, according to a statement from a Clinton spokesman. The statement comes amid tension between the Clinton and Obama camps in the wake of the interview. It also comes as Obama and Clinton, his former secretary of state, are due to cross paths at a social gathering Wednesday night in Martha’s Vineyard. SKIP The statement from Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill noted that although Obama a

by: Les carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth I am generally not a supporter of the democratic agenda, it being way too progressive and starry eyed for me. Democrats of late are distancing themselves from President Obama fearing he will hurt rather than help their election or reelection chances in 2016. Could this mean the democratic party is really more conservative than the President whose whose choice for the democratic nomination in 2016 is Senator Elizabeth Warren, the ultra progressive senator from Massachusetts? Or does it mean the party base is becoming even more progressive and believe (rightly or wrongly)America wants a president more progressive than Obama has been? With two and a half months until midterms and two years two and a half months until the presidential election a lot can happen and it should be interesting. At any rate a recent McClatchy-Marist poll reveals some not so good news for the democratic party. If the President is hurting democrats

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth President Obama, in his signature style is taking quarter measures to prevent immediate genocide by the ISIS in Iraq. Neither Obama or the western democracies are will to admit that the terrorist networks that adhere to the cult of Islam are determined to take control of the Middle East as well as the entire globe. Until they do, and take the necessary military action to crush every single one of the filthy lice ridden barbaric terrorist organizations this problem will forever be with us all. Even democratic Senator Feinstein recognizes ‘ It takes an army to defeat an army .' However she stopped short of addressing the core of the problem or offering any serious alternatives to the President's response. The Washington Post - PRESIDENT OBAMA was right to order military action to prevent a potential genocide in northern Iraq and to stop forces of the al-Qaeda-derived Islamic State from advancing on Baghdad or the

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The face of evil , growing rapidly and determined to overtake the Middle East and eventually the world. All in the name of a backwards, barbaric, liberty hating, women hating, and reason hating cult called Islam. A cult established by a barbaric authoritarian dictatorial madman named Mohammed. Called the "Prophet, piss be upon him, he prophesied the destruction of those who dare to believe differently. Find the article BELOW TE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The high-speed rail program was one of the ways in which Obama sought to show that government is capable of doing big things, but thus far he has proved just the opposite. Having high speed efficient rail is a dream come true, in Europe. Here in the USA we remain if not light years behind Europe certainly we are stuck in the technology of yesteryear. Perhaps this is because Europe simply sees more value in high speed rail, it is after all more efficient than the personal automobile. Maybe Europe is not so tied up in paradigms created through years of habit as the USA. I suspect if the American people wanted high speed efficient rail, and were willing to pay for it high speed rail service would become a reality in the USA. High speed efficient rail service is extremely costly. While the i deal situation would be for private capital to build and operate a high speed rail system in America it is not practical due to regulato

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Just wondering how many individuals realized the following tidbit of information. I'm willing to bet not many. I know I didn't. THE HILL - Congressional Democrats have talked about the impeachment of President Obama 20 times more than Republicans have on the House and Senate floors. Since the start of the 113th Congress last year, Democrats have used the word “impeach” or “impeachment” regarding Obama 86 times, according to a review of the Congressional Record by The Hill. Utterances on the floor from Republicans about impeaching Obama, in contrast, have been relatively rare. Only three Republicans in this Congress have raised the subject on the House floor, and the words have been used a total of four times by GOP members. Most of the talk has come from House Democrats, with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) alone using the words 18 times in two separate speeches late last month. In the Senate, where the GOP

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As the religion of "peace", Islam , continues to metastasize into an ever growing and more virulent force for evil and bloodshed in the Middle East, indeed throughout the world, leftist the world over embrace tolerance and understanding for these extremists and monsters of inhumanity who worship Mohamed, the Quran and Allah. It is enough to cause even those with an iron stomach to become ill and vomit. But the extreme (irrational) left will no doubt continue to trip over themselves trying to find a way to assign responsibility to the west for the barbaric actions of the haters of religious freedom and lovers of tyranny. It is going to get worse, much worse. BAGHDAD — Sunni Muslim extremists punctured Kurdish defenses in a major offensive in northern Iraq on Thursday, seizing control of the country’s largest Christian town and sending thousands of civilians fleeing in panic. Kurdish officials pleaded for in

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth $619 billion in greenbacks missing from the federal budget. That is to say just how the $619 billion, covering 320 federal programs was spent is a mystery. There apparently exists no accounting of the $619 billion. Although this is a major issue, or at the very least it should be considered as such, does the fact it happened really surprise anyone? WASHINGTON — A government website intended to make federal spending more transparent was missing at least $619 billion from 302 federal programs, a government audit has found. And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate, according to the Government Accountability Office, which looked at 2012 spending data. Only 2% to 7% of spending data on USASpending.gov is "fully consistent with agencies' records," according to the report. Among the data missing from the 6-year-old federal website: • The Department of Health and Human Services failed to report nearl

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth While the following is somewhat partisan and slightly tilted leftward it does, at the same time, speak to the truth. Only a complete non partisan with an inability to see and acknowledge the truths that are evident in the article would say otherwise. Truth always has a way of surfacing and ultimately winning the war. Politico - V ocabulary.com defines a grifter as: A grifter is a con artist—someone who swindles people out of money through fraud. If there’s one type of person you don’t want to trust, it’s a grifter: Someone who cheats someone out of money. Historically, grifters have taken many shapes. They were the snake-oil salesmen who rolled into town promising a magical, cure-all elixir at a price. The grifter was long gone by the time people discovered the magical elixir was no more magical than water. They were the sideshow con men offering fantastic prizes in games that were rigged so that no one could actually wi