New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took responsibility for the lane closures, but denied knowledge of the action or that he planned it.New York Daily News – by Chelsia Rose Marcius , Leslie Larson AND Larry Mcshane

Bully-boy Gov. Chris Christie’s White House hopes hit a massive roadblock after emails implicated a top aide in a punitive George Washington Bridge traffic nightmare.

“Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” read the damning Aug. 13 email made public Wednesday — the political payback to the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., for his refusal to endorse the GOP incumbent last year.   Continue reading “‘It’s the worst example of a petty political vendetta’: Fort Lee, NJ, Mayor Sokolich on retaliatory George Washington Bridge closings”

Ready to celebrate: Mrs Obama stayed behind in Hawaii (seen here on Christmas) after her family returned to Washington in order to celebrate her 50th birthday with friends at a blowout party hosted by Oprah WinfreyDaily Mail – by MEGHAN KENEALLY

Michelle Obama’s ensuing 50th birthday party has already wreaked havoc for Hawaiian locals as security checkpoints have created traffic around Oprah Winfrey’s home.

The Queen of Talk is hosting the seminal birthday celebration for the First Lady, who stayed on in the Maui after President Obama and the girls returned to Washington following their Christmas vacation.

Mrs Obama’s birthday is on the 17th and the dance-heavy party will be held at Winfrey’s mansion on the 18th, but that hasn’t stopped problems from arising already.   Continue reading “Roadblocks causing havoc in Hawaii as security teams prepare for Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday party at Oprah’s Maui mansion”

Detained: Local vigilantes arrested police in Paracuaro in south-west Mexico yesterday as they seized back control of the town from the Knights Templar drugs gangDaily Mail – by HARRIET ARKELL

Hundreds of armed vigilantes stormed a Mexican town and arrested federal police in the latest bloody battle between residents, criminal gangs, and the police locals say are in league with the gang members.

Around 600 members of local ‘autodefensas’, or self-defence groups, stormed Paracuaro in the troubled Michoacan state yesterday in an attempt to seize control of the town back from the feared Caballeros Templarios (Knights Templar) drug cartel.   Continue reading “Mexican vigilante gunmen disarm local POLICE so they can rid town of feared Knights Templar drug cartel”

CenturyLink – by BRIAN SKOLOFF – Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — still recovering from a shooting three years ago — said Thursday she might consider a return to political office.

The Arizona Democrat kept the door open when asked about such a possibility, saying “well, a little later” and “maybe” during an interview on NBC’s “Today” show.   Continue reading “Giffords doesn’t rule out running for office again”

Kenny’s Sideshow

Those who heat their homes and businesses with lower cost fracked natural gas were hoping for yet another mild winter to save themselves some bucks. Well, so much for that. It’s negated now with the ‘polar vortex’ of cold sweeping the country. The economy of the poor takes another hit with every dollar spent on heat means a dollar that won’t be spent on something else, like food.

A HAARP attack? I don’t know about that but we’ll give the conspiracists some leeway. More mainstream conspiracists will continue to insist this is man-made climate change.    Continue reading “So Much For That”

POTUS, Bush 41 and SecDef Gates at the Points of Light at Texas A&MTime – by Zeke J Miller

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir.

According to the New York Times, which obtained an early copy of the memoir, Gates calls Biden “a man of integrity,” but questions his record. “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” Gates writes, according to the Times.   Continue reading “Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit”

Warm Yet, Al?Crockett Lives

“They’ve got to find a way to attach this to the global warming agenda, and they have.  It’s called the “polar vortex.” The dreaded polar vortex. Do you know what the polar vortex is? Have you ever heard of it? Well, they just created it for this week … If they can make it sound new and unprecedented, then they can blame it all on man (particularly Republicans).” – Rush Limbaugh   Continue reading “It’s Cold Because It’s Hot”

Emergency crews have blocked off roads leading to the scene of a train derailment in northwestern New Brunswick.CBC News

A CN freight train carrying dangerous goods has derailed and caught fire in northwest New Brunswick, not far from the U.S. border.

Jim Feeny, director of public and government affairs for CN Rail, said 16 cars are believed to have derailed, including four carrying propane and four carrying crude oil.

The train derailment happened just after 7 p.m. AT about five kilometres outside of Plaster Rock in Wapske, N.B. Feeny said the train was coming from central Canada and heading to Moncton.   Continue reading “CN train carrying crude oil derailed, on fire near Plaster Rock”

PHOTO: Evidence in the 9/11 disability fraud case released by the Manhattan District attorney.ABC News – by AARON KATERSKY

More than 100 retired New York City cops, firefighters and correction officers were charged today with falsely claiming to be suffering from depression and anxiety as a result of the 9/11 terror attacks, New York prosecutors said today.

The alleged scam won awards up to $500,000 for the uniformed personnel and cost taxpayers millions of dollars, according to the indictment.   Continue reading “New York Cops, Firefighters in Massive 9/11 Fraud, Indictment Says”

WND – by Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today

Barack Obama’s autobiography seems to be as complex as the president himself. Tzach Yoked, writing in Maariv this week, exposed to Israelis, perhaps for the first time, that among the American president’s eight half-brothers is one, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, who is Jewish.

Obama’s father had four wives – two Kenyan-born women and two white American women, the Christian mother of Barack Obama, Ann Dunham, and the Jewish mother of Mark Obama, Ruth Baker. Ruth was born to a Jewish family that immigrated to the United States from Lithuania. She married Obama Sr. in 1964 and moved to Kenya. Ruth divorced her husband after seven years of abusive marriage.   Continue reading “Who knew? Obama has a Jewish brother”

straw bale homesAbout.com – by Marc Lallanilla

A house made of straw? Didn’t the big bad wolf blow that down?

The little piggy who made his house of straw didn’t fare too well, but Nebraska pioneers of the 1800s found that straw bale homes were an ideal shelter for the windswept prairies. Straw was — and is — as readily available throughout the Great Plains as it is worldwide, and many of those straw bale homes are still standing.   Continue reading “Let’s Talk About Straw Bale Homes”

dd395-MSG (s)B’Man’s Revolt

There are a number of studies that show what is killing Americans. The CDC publishes a list every year, but it is a bit misleading. It lists maladies that effect people, but doesn’t get into what actually causes these deaths. Number One and Number Two are heart disease and cancer (both are likely do to lifestyle and contamination we see in this nasty environment). As a matter of fact, most of the top on the list may be largely affected by lifestyle, tainted foods, and lack of exercise).   Continue reading “What’s Killing You?”

Breitbart – by JON DAVID KAHN

TUSCANY – Police say a 32-year-old Tunisian man serving time under house arrest for drug related charges, made a break for it last Tuesday, but he wasn’t looking for freedom. He was looking to escape his wife. Walid Chaabani reportedly fled from his home in Livorno, directly and intentionally, into the arms of the Carabinieri which is the national military police of Italy. Once in police custody, Chaabani requested to serve the rest of sentence behind bars.    Continue reading “Drug Dealer Under House Arrest Begs For Jail To Escape Nagging Wife”

Washington’s Blog

The Media Needs to Point Out the Hypocrisy of These Blowhards

In response to the revelation that the NSA spies on Congress, Congressman Peter King says that the NSA should spy on Congress, to make sure congress members don’t call Al Qaeda.

King is a fine one to talk … he supported the Irish Republican Army for decades, even though the IRA was designated as a terrorist group.   Continue reading “The Biggest Terrorism Scaremongers Are THEMSELVES the Ones Promoting Terrorism”

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How Many Constitutional Freedoms Have We Lost?

This post explains the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution – and provides a scorecard on the extent of the loss of each right. (This is an updated version of an essay we wrote in February. Since then, it has become apparent that the few rights we thought we had left are largely illusory.)   Continue reading “Have Americans Lost ALL of Our Constitutional Rights?”