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WND: NBC trashes pro-life ad featuring Obama

WND: NBC trashes pro-life ad featuring Obama.

NBC has rejected a pro-life ad that celebrates President Barack Obama's mother's decision not to abort the first black American president for its Super Bowl lineup – even though the video has skyrocketed in popularity with almost 750,000 hits on YouTube.

WND: Congress sued to remove prez from White House

WND: Congress sued to remove prez from White House.

A new lawsuit is challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and this one targets Congress as a defendant for its "failure" to uphold the constitutional demand to make sure Obama qualified before approving the Electoral College vote that actually designated him as the occupant of the Oval Office.

Man sentenced for fetal fatality

Man sentenced to for fatal crash | mai, police, convicted, car, mph - News - OCRegister.com.

convicted in October of second-degree murder for fleeing from police and causing a crash that killed an eight-month-old fetus.

FBI: Burgeoning gangs behind up to 80% of U.S. crime - USATODAY.com

FBI: Burgeoning gangs behind up to 80% of U.S. crime - USATODAY.com.

Criminal gangs in the USA have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation, according to a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials.

Multi-State Utah Concealed Firearm Permit (CFP, CCW) - estate & family protection beyond life insurance (LawNews.TV)

Multi-State Utah Concealed Firearm Permit (CFP, CCW) - estate & family protection beyond life insurance (LawNews.TV):

COST OF CLASS: FREE*   I offer this class, as a community service, free of charge to benefit South Orange County community groups serving victims of rape, domestic violence, bigotry (especially racial); South OC school teachers who care about kids (to protect your career, class attendance is confidential); any Ladera Ranch neighborhood group; any Ladera Ranch civic group; and any Ladera Ranch church, synagogue, or related group.  I am happy to provide this class free of charge if your group can fill it and provide a suitable place to meet for a few hours (usually 5 or 6 hours). Provision of this training is a non-legal ancillary service of David R. Duringer.  It is not necessary to be a legal client in order to sign up for the class.  No legal services or legal advice will be provided in connection with this course. *This offer is subject to my availability to donate time for this free class.  This class differs from my regular onsite class in that: (1) it is free of charge; (2) your community group provides at least ten interested students; (3) your community group makes all arrangements for a suitable meeting location, somewhere in South Orange County.  [If the group is unable to arrange a location, we may be able to hold it at my office, but I would have to charge something to cover expense for the conference room.]

Application, if completed, will be notarized free of charge immediately after class.  Student must submit application and other required materials ($65.25 app fee, fingerprints, photo, copy of driver license) directly to Utah. Minimum age 21 and must pass background check.  Verify current requirements, fees, etc. here:

PSI (Performance Systems International) Visits

DHS? CIA? I, too, have been visited frequently by PSI.  Snips from a couple today posted below.  (Also had an unusually high cluster of intertwined PSI / Google / ARPA visits (not google searches, google mountain view) recently which seemed related.

How to block Spam Bot (Spider) from PSI (Performance Systems International) | my-whiteboard.

I have a high school friend who works in the Department of Homeland Security and he tells me that the bot in question is part of the Homeland Securitys team. Whether it is a person or crawler I dont know but it has gone to your domian on a keyword basis. Be afraid? Only if you have something to hide.

 

OpenSorCiety

FT.com / Comment / Analysis - The game changer:  George Soros says:

The American consumer can no longer act as the motor of the global economy.

I say we can restore this economy in an instant if we restore TRUST by returning to founding principles now. 

Senator Warns White House Will 'Create Crisis' and 'Panic' to Push Stimulus

Senator Warns White House Will 'Create Crisis' and 'Panic' to Push Stimulus (businessandmedia.org).

“I’ve been around long enough to know whenever someone tells me I have to make a decision right now, my response is no,” DeMint said. “That clears it up right away and I think more and more the Bush administration and now this administration knows that they’re not going to get a quick reaction out of Congress unless they create crisis and widespread panic. And that’s going to be their M.O. to get Congress to act.” Another senator, James Inhofe, R-Okla., explained the Bush administration used a similar tactic, under the direction of former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, to get the $700-billion TARP bailout bill passed by Congress back on Oct. 4, 2008.

Jaguar carjacked at gunpoint | OCRegister.com

Jaguar carjacked at gunpoint | jaguar, saturday, black, males, mcfadden - News - OCRegister.com.

Three males, one armed with a handgun, carjacked a black 2002 Jaguar Saturday morning in Tustin. The car was later found in Santa Ana. At about 4:15 a.m. Saturday, the Jaguar was stopped at a traffic light at McFadden Avenue and Tustin Village Way, near the I-5. A man, about 6 feet tall and armed with a black handgun, forced the driver out of the car.

Gunman forces woman from home, takes her to bank--OC Register.com

Gunman forces woman from home, takes her to bank | woman, martinez, bank, police, anaheim - News - OCRegister.com.

ANAHEIM - A woman was taken by an armed man from her home to a bank where she works and ordered to get money, police said.

SAF COURT ACTION PROMPTS RESUMPTION OF WA ALIEN FIREARMS LICENSE PROGRAM

NEWS RELEASE 

 

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association this week have won a preliminary injunction against the Washington State Department of Licensing that requires the state to resume processing applications by legal resident aliens for alien firearms licenses.

 

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle also ordered that license renewals and applications sought by three individual Washington residents participating in the lawsuit also be processed. Washington is the only state in the union that requires an alien firearms license be possessed by resident aliens in order for them to have a firearm. SAF and NRA said the state law discriminates against legal resident aliens who own firearms by violating their Second Amendment rights under the equal protections affirmed by the 14th Amendment.

 

“We are delighted that the court has ordered a resumption of the licensing procedure, which was suspended by the state over what amounts to bureaucratic red tape,” said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb. “The State Legislature has had ample opportunity to fix what amounts to a glitch in a law that should never have existed in the first place. The people affected by the alien firearms license requirement are residents here; they are part of our community and have abided by the law.

 

“One of the plaintiffs works in a Bellevue gun store,” he continued. “Without a renewal of his firearms license, he would not simply lose his firearms, he would lose his job.”

 

The state stopped processing applications and renewals of alien firearms licenses because of a problem in running background checks. The result was that many resident aliens who had previously been issued licenses, and now possess firearms for sport, hunting and personal protection, could not get those licenses renewed. Upon expiration, these people would become “criminals on paper,” Gottlieb said, because they would be in possession of firearms without the license.

 

“Once again, as has happened in New Orleans, San Francisco and elsewhere, teamwork between SAF and the NRA has paid off in a sensible solution to a problem that should not exist,” Gottlieb stated. “We are confident in a final judgment and we hope this sends a signal to the Washington Legislature to fix this problem.”

Southern California ShakeOut

Southern California ShakeOut (USCGS--Click here for quake animations!).

The Great Southern California ShakeOut earthquake drill is based on a magnitude 7.8 scenario earthquake on the San Andreas fault in southern California. This portion of the San Andreas fault has been identified as the most likely source of a very large earthquake in California (Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities). As part of the earthquake drill, computer simulations of the ground shaking from this scenario earthquake were constructed through a collaborative effort between the USGS and the Southern California Earthquake Center, which involved researchers from the USGS, URS Corporation, San Diego State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. These computer simulations capture the shaking at length scales larger than about 300 ft (100 m) and provide detailed pictures of the shaking for this scenario earthquake. The magnitude 7.8 scenario earthquake ruptures 186 miles (300 km) of the San Andreas fault from Bombay Beach at the edge of the Salton Sea in the south to Lake Hughes northwest of Palmdale in the north. The final slip (offset across the fault) ranges from 6-23 ft (2-7 m). The colors in the movies indicate the peak intensity of the shaking up to the current time at each location. See Explanation of Colors for a more detailed description of the color scheme. Viewing the movies requires a media player, such as QuickTime Player, capable of displa

Recall Orange County Sheriff Hutchens

Recall Orange County Sheriff Hutchens (JohnSeilerBlogs.com).

Under new Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Orange County increasingly resembles East Germany under the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (Ministry for State Security), or Stasi. Like the Stasi, Hutchens has violated essential rights, such as spying on supervisors, intimidating citizens, and violating the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Her abuses demand an immediate recall. Charges The charges against her:

Political Punch: President Obama Does First Formal TV Interview as President with Al-Arabiya

Political Punch: President Obama Does First Formal TV Interview as President with Al-Arabiya.

President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya

BornAgainAmerican.org

Born Again American. 

“. . . I am my country’s keeper.” Are you inspired to become your country’s keeper and recommit yourself to being an active, involved and thoughtful citizen—a Born Again American? Become one of the first million voices to declare that commitment by signing our Pledge. Then make our video yours and share it with the world.

[Visit www.7-4-1776.us for Utah CCW course in Orange County, CA.]

NEXT UTAH CCW CLASS IN ORANGE COUNTY: 2/21/09

I hold the Utah Concealed Firearm Permit (CFP, or CCW) required class at least once every month or two, at my law office in Laguna Hills, Orange County, California.

Here is a flyer for the class, providing a discount: 

Download Ccw class flyer online  

The permit is currently recognized by 34 states.  (SC may be added as 35th, but nothing is sure until UT's legislative session ends in March 2009.)  Certain states require UT residence in order to use the UT permit: CO, MI, NH, FL, WV (and SC, if indeed it is added).  Remember this stuff changes all the time, and be sure to check with the particular state you are visiting. 

As a starting point only, you can check with these sites:

http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_carry_permit_reciprocity_maps.html

http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/utah.pdf

The map below is from USACARRY.com, as at 1/27/09:

I expect the class to fill quickly as I've acquired a laser simulated range, same type used by law enforcement.  The entire class, including an added shooting test, is conducted using simulated weapons.  The laser range is superior to paper targets in some ways (moving, transitional targets), and it's logistically easier for new students if live fire at the range is not required.  [You can get the permit without live fire, or even owning a weapon, but it is made clear to everyone in class that to carry safely, no matter how much training you've had in the past, you must train and practice regularly, including of course firing drills and dry practice with real weapons.  Remember, Vermont and Alaska do not even require a permit, and the objective for this course is to efficiently maximize training within the time limits for an entry-level course.)]

Email me if interested.

Let this logo remind you of the three secrets of shooting accurately:

Front Sight Challenge on YouTube

Front Sight Challenge on Your Computer | Ignatius Piazza | Front Sight Blog.

40 private citizens with no military or law enforcement background who have only received Front Sight’s training, battle it out against 40 seasoned law enforcement and military professionals. That’s right! Soccer moms, lawyers, doctors, businessmen, grandmothers and even a teenager with no training other than what they received at Front Sight go head-to-head against hardened SWAT Cops, Deputy Sheriffs, Army Snipers, Federal Officers and even a Secret Service Agent to see who is the best with a gun!

The real Slumdog Millionaires: Behind the cinema fantasy, mafia gangs are deliberately crippling children for profit | Mail Online

The real Slumdog Millionaires: Behind the cinema fantasy, mafia gangs are deliberately crippling children for profit | Mail Online.

Now in hiding after being rescued from the hospital by a charity, Aamir is one of hundreds of Indian children deliberately crippled by gangs so they can earn extra money begging.

WND: Planned Parenthood: Force doctors to do abortions

Planned Parenthood: <I>Force</i> doctors to do abortions.

"Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and their pro-abortion allies are seeking to punish pro-life medical professionals for their beliefs," Mattox said. "Far from arguing for 'choice,' these lawsuits seek to compel health care workers to perform abortions or face dire consequences."

readthestimulus.org

$1 billion allocated for batteries (WND).

How about spending a billion dollars on batteries? After all, they are "advanced." The idea – part of the proposed $850 billion economic stimulus package under consideration in Congress – is one of the reasons for the establishment of a new website, ReadTheStimulus.org, which is trying to collect volunteers to analyze the dollars and cents written into the 300-plus-page plan.

Mission Viejo Muggers Use Bats

Some residents alarmed by muggers with bats in Mission Viejo | males, truck, four, furey, bats - News - OCRegister.com.

MISSION VIEJO – Four males armed with bats and driving in a small, light-colored truck beat and robbed two men as they were walking alone Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Life Potential or Potential Life?

CatholicVote.com's Obama video here:

No Bible Used at Obama Re-Swear

Obama Sworn In Again, With Right Words (Wash. Post):

"Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked. "I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama replied. After a flawless recitation that included no Bible and took 25 seconds, Roberts smiled and said, "Congratulations, again."

'Armed clown bandit' wanted in 4 bank robberies | robberies, bandit, bank, eimiller, armed - News - OCRegister.com

'Armed clown bandit' wanted in 4 bank robberies | robberies, bandit, bank, eimiller, armed - News - OCRegister.com.

No one was physically injured in the takeover robberies, but Eimiller said many employees and customers experience trauma after being intimidated in this kind of robbery. The Armed Clown Bandit is described as a Latino or black man in his early 40s with a muscular build, 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and approximately 180 pounds. He has acne scars on his jaw line and a pointy nose, according to witnesses. He also is described as being well-spoken, in nonaccented English with a low voice.

Sheriff’s department spied on supervisors - Orange Punch - OCRegister.com

Sheriff’s department spied on supervisors - Orange Punch - OCRegister.com.

I just talked to Supervisor Chris Norby, who told me that at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that deputies had taken control of the security cameras and had panned the audience and then zeroed in on two supes — Norby and Janet Nguyen. The deputy used the camera to look at the two supervisors’ personal notes and text messages. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens called the two supervisors to tell them that and warn them that if there was anything embarrassing on their notes or texts that it could become public. According to Norby, Hutchens defended what Norby termed a 1984-like approach to security. He was referring, of course, to the George Orwell novel about totalitarianism. Norby said the sheriff’s department now spies on supervisors. This is outrageous. Not only did the sheriff target gun-rights supporters for searches and interrogations — without any specific threat having been made — but now she uses cameras to focus on audience members and even supervisors who dare to question her policies. This is very intimidating stuff — an appalling display, according to the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Hutchens — who left the room surrounded by a sea of officers — is either paranoid, or so hostile to disagreement that she is willing%

Orange County Sheriff Releases Training Bulletin on Open Carry

Download OCSD Training Bulletin re Open Carry

GOP, RIP

Buchanan: Is GOP still a national party? (WND):

Philosophically, too, the country is turning away from the GOP creed of small government and low taxes. Why? Nearly 90 percent of immigrants, legal and illegal, are Third World poor or working-class and believe in and rely on government for help with health and housing, education and welfare. Second, tax cuts have dropped nearly 40 percent of wage earners from the tax rolls. If one pays no federal income tax but reaps a cornucopia of benefits, it makes no sense to vote for the party of less government.

WND: Inaugural prayer slam prompts Obama smile

This was mockery, not prayer. See the video:

Inaugural prayer slam prompts Obama smile (WND):

Then he ended his prayer with, "Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around – when yellow will be mellow – when the red man can get ahead, man – and when white will embrace what is right." Obama reacted to the benediction with a smile.

WND: Williams: Why emulate Abe Lincoln?

Why emulate Abe Lincoln?.

The hypocrisy of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation came in for heavy criticism. His Secretary of State William Seward said, "We show our sympathy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them and holding them in bondage where we can set them free." The New York World wrote, "He has proclaimed emancipation only where he has notoriously no power to execute it. The exemption of the accessible parts of Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia renders the proclamation not merely futile, but ridiculous." The London Spectator mocked, "The principle (of the Proclamation) is not that a human being cannot justly own another, but that he cannot own him unless he is loyal to the United States." Lincoln admitted in a letter to his Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase that his proclamation had no legal justification. Lincoln's motivation for proclamation was the war was going badly for the Union and there was the possibility that England and other European powers, who had recently abolished slavery, might give the Confederacy economic and political aid, but would not do so if the war was seen as a war against slavery. An excellent reference for this period is "The Real Lincoln" by Loyola College of Maryland economics professor Thomas DiLorenzo.

WND: AARP runs ads for pornographer

AARP runs ads for pornographer.

An advertisement in the American Association of Retired People's January/February 2009 AARP Bulletin points readers toward a website that sells not only sex education materials and products but also explicitly pornographic videos.

Obama Inaugural Benediction

DRUDGE REPORT 2009®.

Benediction at Obama 's inauguration, Rev. Joseph Lowery: 'Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. Say Amen'...

Videos Show Importance of Combat Mindset

Two videos demonstrate the importance of staying alert and being prepared to ramp up quickly to a combat mindset.

First video shows an elderly lady with combat mindset:

Second video shows a young man caught off guard, though he carries a gun for a living:

H/T to Ignatius Piazza:

A Tale of Two Guns | Ignatius Piazza | Front Sight Blog.

Mayors say OC-LA No. 2 in ‘09 U.S. job losses - Handling Hard Times - OCRegister.com

Mayors say OC-LA No. 2 in ‘09 U.S. job losses - Handling Hard Times - OCRegister.com.

The O.C.-Los Angeles-Long Beach area is expected to suffer the second-largest drop in jobs among U.S. metropolitan areas this year, with only the New York City area being worse, reports the U.S. Conference of Mayors

Superintendent warns against 'inappropriate comments'

Superintendent warns against 'inappropriate comments'.

Mason school officials said they are taking a proactive educational approach in advance of next week's planned Inauguration Day activities. "Inappropriate comments that may make other students, staff or families feel unwelcome or uncomfortable in school or on the bus will not be tolerated

Father-in-law: WND 'had a lot to do' with decision

Father-in-law: WND 'had a lot to do' with decision.

The father-in-law of Ignacio Ramos, one of two U.S. Border Patrol agents sent to jail for shooting at a fleeing drug smuggler, is crediting WND founder and editor Joseph Farah with raising the issue of the sentences to the point they were suspended by commutations announced by President Bush today.

Crutch, Baseball Bat, Great Dane Help Foil Ladera Ranch Robbery

Great Dane Helps Foil Robbery (KTLA).

LADERA RANCH -- An Orange County couple's Great Dane proved, once again, that a dog is a man's best friend. The couple has their 180 pound canine "Ace" to thank for foiling an attempted robbery.

Arpaio announces drop in homicide rate | State News | eastvalleytribune.com

Arpaio announces drop in homicide rate | State News | eastvalleytribune.com.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in a press release announcing the declining homicide rate, said the improvement was "partially" due to the office's illegal-immigration operations.

WND: Pray Obama fails

Pray Obama fails.

I do not hesitate today in calling on godly Americans to pray that Barack Hussein Obama fail in his efforts to change our country from one anchored on self-governance and constitutional republicanism to one based on the raw and unlimited power of the central state.

WND: Hail King Obama: President for life

Hail King Obama: President for life.

The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary is considering a bill that would repeal the Constitution's 22nd Amendment prohibiting a president from being elected to more than two terms in office. Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., earlier this month introduced the bill, H. J. Res. 5

Oral Arguments in landmark Nordyke v. King case - 100+ cal-gunners in attendance. - Page 3 - Calguns.net

Oral Arguments in landmark Nordyke v. King case - 100+ cal-gunners in attendance. - Page 3 - Calguns.net.

you can use this link to download for use at a later time, like on a music player and such http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastor...5/07-15763.wma

Going green: Communities make their own currencies

Going green: Communities make their own currencies.

Known as "BerkShares," the colorful currency is printed by a nonprofit group to encourage people to spend close to home in the state's Berkshire region. Customers who use the money also get a built-in 10 percent discount, since they can get 100 BerkShares for just $90 at local banks.

WND: Abortion memorial to honor 50 million dead

Abortion memorial to honor 50 million dead.

The 58,000 names on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., occupy a 10-foot wall that is 500 feet long, so pro-life activists assembling a memorial for the estimated 50 million dead as a result of the 1973 legalization of abortion had to turn to cyberspace. That's because a wall with that many names would be more than 80 miles long.

WND: 47 minutes of abortion sting video released

47 minutes of abortion sting video released.

the video shows a staff member for Planned Parenthood counseling a "pregnant 13-year-old" to avoid mandatory statutory rape reporting laws by suggesting the patient look into the states that surround Indiana

WND: D.C. cops ban pro-life messages

D.C. cops ban pro-life messages.

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has forbidden a pro-life gathering and chalk display during Inauguration Week – and now the group is fighting back with a lawsuit against the department.

Don't Move, There's a Gun in Here

Gun locks can be a problem for people that want to defend themselves.  Video:

LA Gun Rights Examiner: The scoop on the armed celebrity group.

LA Gun Rights Examiner: The scoop on the armed celebrity group..

The genius of concealed carry of handguns – the entire discretion of owning weapons– is in keeping thugs guessing as to who is armed and therefore who may fight back against their violent aggression. In Hollywood and in all celebrity-dom, you have your liberty purists, too, and some of them are fairly frank about their position in support of the armed citizen. What they carry and how they carry it isn’t always announced, but their position sometimes is made known.

National Handgun Licensing Bill

Big Brother's new target: Tracking of all firearms.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America. Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer and owner's address in America.

Gone Kittenin'? ...s'ok, They Have Eight More Lives

PETA wants to rename fish "sea kittens" | L.A. Unleashed | Los Angeles Times.

The campaign's aim? To rename fish "sea kittens."

ReviewJournal.com - Opinion - VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: 'The weapons ban has worked well all these years'

ReviewJournal.com - Opinion - VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: 'The weapons ban has worked well all these years'.

The statists at the Herald reply, "The weapons ban has worked well all these years. It has reduced poaching of endangered species and kept the level of violence between people to a minimum."

WND: Dead-baby photos protected by 1st Amendment

Dead-baby photos protected by 1st Amendment.

The high court announced it will not review a decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed the constitutional rights of pro-life activists to display in public photographs of the work of abortionists