My View by Silvio Canto

Sam Cooke was one of the best male singers of the early 1960s.  His life ended abruptly on this day in 1964:

“Born in 1931 to a Baptist minister and his wife, Cooke’s early musical development took place in the church.

Like other early figures in what would eventually be called “soul” music, Cooke began his professional career singing gospel.    Continue reading “Remembering Sam Cooke who died on this day in 1964”

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Northboro, MA – -(Ammoland.com)-  December 2, 2013 Update, this story became larger news – see Gun Owners’ Action League Executive Director Jim Wallace discussing the issue here on Fox 25 TV Boston below.

CalGunLaws.comAmmoLand – by C D Michel

San Diego, CA –-(Ammoland.com)-  The only thing cigarettes and guns have in common is that they both produce smoke. But if a pack of duplicitous San Francisco lawyers gets their way, your guns will soon be classified as a public health hazard and regulated like seat belts and Marlboros.

On November 14th, 2013 the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (LCPGV) held a public meeting that was streamed live to fellow anti-gun activists around the nation. The panel was composed of their own leadership, “journalists” from Mother Jones, and a set of activists who were previously neck-deep in campaigns against drunken driving and leading the anti-tobacco movement. Together they made unambiguous statements that signaled the next strategy in the assault on gun ownership, the canard that “smart laws lead to a healthier society.”   Continue reading “Anti-Gun Lawyers Blowing Smoke While Planning to Restrict Your Human Rights”

andrew cuomo armyFreedom Outpost – by Susanne Posel

The New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NY-DHSES) have provided multiple police departments with hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant monies under the Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications (OIEC).

These monies are allocated for “the developments, consolidation and/or operation of public safety communications and networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications for first responders.”   Continue reading “New York Gov Cuomo “Army” Trained with Homeland Security Grant Money”

Before It’s News – by Lisa Haven

Democracy, Democracy, Democracy! Does that mean anything to Obama? He bind’s himself by no law! He laughs at the constitutional and its constraints. He seeks tyrannical dictatorship and forces it down the throats of the American people. He creates ‘hit lists’ and targets anyone who is against his rule. He constructs executive orders and sees no issue with side-stepping Congress. He does all he desires! Dictator! Dictator! Dictator!   Continue reading “House Admits Obama’s a DICTATOR as America moves from Dependence Into Bondage”

Before It’s News – by Josey Wales

“Government is always the enemy of freedom and justice. Government is about usurping power from the people. When will that ever change?”

People need to understand that when you feel your ideals should be forced on others, the government will use that to usurp power from all of us.   Continue reading “The Solution: This Is How We Can Save America”

Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

Paul Begley gives us a news update: China is moving its troops to the North Korean border. Though China says that these are normal ‘war games’, a large scale troop maneuver has occurred. Normal war games or a prelude to something much bigger?

China’s military is holding large-scale military maneuvers near the North Korean border amid new signs of political instability in Pyongyang.   Continue reading “China Moves Troops To N. Korea Border: War Games Or Something More?”

abc snowball fight ll 131209 16x9 608 Snowball Fight at Univ. of Oregon Could Lead to Criminal ChargesYahoo News -by Tatiana Shams-Costa

Snowball fights can be great fun – as long as you’re a willing participant.

Students at the University of Oregon may have picked the wrong target when they ambushed two cars that were driving by after a snow storm, bombarding them with snowballs and buckets full of snow.   Continue reading “Snowball Fight at Univ. of Oregon Could Lead to Criminal Charges”

Firefighters battled a blaze in the aftermath of a Nov. 18 tornado in Washington, Illinois. The cast majority of U.S. firefighters are community volunteersDaily Mail – by DAVID MARTOSKO

Volunteer fire departments all across the U.S. could find themselves out of money and unable to operate unless Congress or the Obama Administration exempts them from the Affordable Care Act.

‘I thought the kinks were worked out of Obamacare at the first of the month, Central Florida volunteer firefighter Carl Fabrizi told Sunshine State News.    Continue reading “‘A public safety disaster’: Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close”