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Friday, September 05, 2014

California City Mandates Marijuana Dispensaries Give Away ‘Welfare Weed’

Back in July, the city council of Berkeley, CA floated the idea of mandating that medical marijuana dispensaries should be forced to donate a percentage of their supply to welfare recipients who have qualified to use the drug medicinally.

The ordinance received unanimous approval from city council on its first reading. A representative for Berkeley’s mayor Tom Bates explained to TheBlaze that a second reading of the ordinance was required before the mandate would become law.

The second reading, which recently passed — again unanimously — instructs dispensaries to distribute the equivalent of 2% of their inventory to low-income people who hold medical marijuana cards.

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Endangered Dems push Iraq escalation

Members of President Obama’s cabinet and fellow Democrats continue to pressure the president to further escalate his already growing intervention in Iraq. While Obama in Estonia yesterday expressed a desire to reduce ISIS to a “manageable” problem, Vice President Joe Biden had harsher words for the group, saying, “They should know we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reiterated Wednesday the threat from the Islamic State is “something we’ve never seen before.” The cycle has persisted since the White House initiated bombing raids and troop deployments in Iraq: milky language from the White house begets pushback from the Pentagon and hawkish Dems, which in turn begets tougher lines and increased intervention from Obama.

[Who started it? - Remember who started the public split on strategy? Mmhmm.]

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Student Tackled By Officers Over Cell Phone Tells Her Side Of The Story

HOUSTON -- The day after HISD police officers wrestled a 10th grade girl to the hallway floor of Sam Houston High School, the girl and her family protested in front of the campus demanding an investigation and an apology.

In cell phone video first aired on KHOU Tuesday night, three HISD police officers surround Ixel Perez, two of them have her pinned to the floor face down. One officer has his knee pressed to the side of her head.

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Unions Are Not Capitalism

Labor unions are a dying breed. According to [11] the Pew Research Center, union membership in America “is at its lowest level since the Great Depression.” In 1983, there were approximately 17.7 million union workers. Today, that number stands at 14.5 million, with every estimate showing a continued downward trajectory. Clearly, the Norma Raes of the world are going extinct.

But as Samuel Johnson quipped, one should never dismiss the triumph of hope over experience. In celebration of Labor Day, the leftie rag New Republic recently published an interview with labor strategist Rich Yeselson defending the role of unions in the U.S. As a labor organizer, Yeselson’s bias is on full display. Instead of giving an objective view of stagnating union membership, he obfuscates to boost his own profession.

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Justice Dept Decides Guilt By Association Is Awesome, To Probe Ferguson PD

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for an investigation into the IRS scandal, among others

(Washington Post) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. this week will launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, according to two federal law enforcement officials.

The investigation, which could be announced as early as Thursday afternoon, will be conducted by the Justice Department’s civil rights division and follow a process similar to that used to investigate complaints of profiling and the use of excessive force in other police departments across the country, the officials said. (snip)

Holder’s decision will represent the Obama administration’s most aggressive step to address the Ferguson shooting, which set off days of often-violent clashes between police and demonstrators in the streets of the St. Louis suburb.

The federal officials said the probe will look not only at Ferguson but also at other police departments in St. Louis County. Some, like Ferguson, are predominantly white departments serving majority-African-American communities, and at least one department invited the Justice Department to look at its practices. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the pending inquiry.

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Hackers Break Into HealthCare.gov

Hackers successfully breached HealthCare.gov, but no consumer information was taken from the health insurance website that serves more than 5 million Americans, the Obama administration disclosed Thursday.

Instead, the hackers installed malicious software that could have been used to launch an attack on other websites from the federal insurance portal.

Health and Human Services spokesman Aaron Albright said the website component that was breached had been used for testing and did not contain consumer information, such as names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and income details.

The initial intrusion took place July 8, but it was not detected until Monday of last week during a manual scan of system logs. HHS said the component that was breached did not have a firewall, or intrusion detection software, installed on it. Technicians manually scanning logs discovered the breach Aug. 25 and took action.

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PROGRAMMING ALERT: Bret Baier hosts ‘13 Hours at Benghazi: The Inside Story’

Watch Bret Baier host ‘13 Hours at Benghazi: The Inside Story,’ at 10 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.

Obama Signs Agreement With Mexico to Protect Illegal Aliens (Details)

Most criminals who break the law get sent to prison — as long as they’re American, that is. If they’re illegal immigrants from central America, then evidently they get now only tons of free goodies that American taxpayers fund, but a guaranteed job, thanks to a new agreement Obama just signed.

President Obama wants to provide a better strategic position for the Democratic Party in future elections to ensure that Republicans don’t undo all of the “hard work” he’s done since moving into the White House. He plans to accomplish this by expanding the Democratic voter base through granting amnesty to illegals and working to give them free goodies and other benefits to get them hooked on the government dole.

This is why Obama has signed an agreement to protect illegals workers, giving them more incentive to break the law and enter the country illegally. According to WZ, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico’s government.

The point of the MOU is to “allow Mexican nationals-regardless of immigration status-to ‘exercise their workplace rights.’”

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Contract to Improve State Government Energy Efficiency Approved

The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) today approved a new contract for nine energy service companies (ESCOs) to develop and implement comprehensive energy efficiency and guaranteed savings programs for State government facilities. Energy efficiency projects are implemented by the Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) through Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) which are saving the State, on average, $21 million annually, or $310 million over the life of the contracts. The new contract is also available for local governments to utilize.

Since 2007, the Board has approved 21 EPC projects which require no upfront costs, and are paid for over time from utility bill savings. This enables the State to reduce operating costs while also realizing the benefits of more energy efficient infrastructure and equipment.

“With an 11 percent reduction in energy use since 2008, State government is leading by example and helping create a more sustainable energy future for our fellow Marylanders,” said DGS Secretary Alvin C. Collins. “By leveraging energy savings to pay for energy efficient upgrades, we are also saving taxpayer money. The contract is also an important tool for local governments looking for ways to finance energy efficiency improvements.”

Michele Bachmann: The FBI Says Americans Who Fight For Isis Are Allowed To Come Back Into The US

Rep. Micelle Bachman told Glenn Beck that Americans who are in the Middle East fighting with ISIS are still allowed to come back into the United States.

Yeah, you read that right:

“Two from my state were the first Americans who were fighting for ISIS,” she began on The Glenn Beck Program Tuesday. “I had gone earlier this year and asked the FBI, ‘Are there any Minnesotans that are over fighting with ISIS?’ It was classified information at the time, I couldn’t reveal it. Now everyone knows.”

“At that time, these two hadn’t been killed yet,” Bachmann continued. “So what I asked is, ‘OK, once they’re done fighting with ISIS, what’s going to happen if they try to return?’ And they said, ‘Well, they’ll come into the country.’”

“Are you kidding me?” Bachmann remarked. “We are not going to prevent them from coming into the United States?’”

Bachmann said she is introducing legislation “so that anyone with a U.S. passport who’s gone to fight with ISIS or any of these jihadist groups, they are prevented from coming into the United States.”

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Why so many Christians won’t back down on gay marriage

A traditional view of marriage is about much more than today's politics. It's deeply woven into the 2,000-year-old ethic at the heart of our faith.

Amajority of Americans already favor same-sex marriage — and most everyone agrees that same-sex marriage will continue to be accepted by an ever-bigger majority.

In many urban and progressive circles, it's beyond impolitic to oppose gay marriage. Indeed, there's a movement underfoot to make opposition to same-sex marriage akin to support for racism. That is to say, anyone who expresses opposition to same-sex marriage would be ostracized, with many progressives hoping to employ a variety of social and governmental means of coercion to force gay-marriage opponents to the margins of society. Whether this movement will succeed or not is an open question. But regardless, it's important to understand that this movement is based on a premise that is based on a misreading of history. And this misreading could drive the movement to ends it wouldn't desire.

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Pres. Bush’s Prophetic Iraq Warning, 7/12/07

Eric Holder: A More Dangerous Race-Card Hustler Than Al Sharpton

It’s one thing to watch race hustlers like the Rev. Al Sharpton bellowing, “No justice, no peace.” But when the attorney general of the United States makes false but racially incendiary claims about today’s alleged “pernicious racism,” we are in uncharted territory.

Holder complains about different prison rates, different school expulsion rates and longer prison sentences for black boys and men compared to white boys and men. He equates “equal rights” with “equal results.”

In Ferguson, Missouri, after announcing federal investigation into the cop-shooting death of an unarmed black teen, Holder said: “I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man. I can remember being stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike on two occasions and accused of speeding. … I remember how humiliating that was and how angry I was and the impact it had on me.”

The New Jersey Turnpike? The long-believed claim of “racism” on that highway has been investigated — and debunked. Twice.

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Governor O’Malley Issues Statement Supporting the Launch of the National Capital Region’s 2024 Olympic Bid

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the launch of efforts to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games to the National Capital Region:

“I’m excited to join Gov. McAuliffe and Mayor Gray to support the National Capital Region’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here in Maryland, we’re focused on doing the things that work to create jobs, spur innovation and expand opportunity. As one of the greatest sporting events our world has ever known, the Olympics is one of the best diplomatic tools we have to transcend the walls that divide us and provide a spark of hope for the next generation. Hosting the Olympics will foster a lasting sports, tourism and cultural legacy for our nation while also highlighting Maryland and the Capital Region’s seamless coordination, strength, diversity, and vibrancy on the ultimate global stage.”

A Comment Worthy Of A Post 9-5-14

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Groundbreaking Ceremony For Station 2 In Salisbury...":

JOE,

Lets not forget the civic center fiasco...

Where ole ricky pooh wanted to build a new civic center instead of fixing and upgrading the old one...

Oh also don't you all remember how the whole parcel for the old mall was worth or cost 1 million yet ricky pooh wanted to instead of buying the whole damn thing paid like 250 to 300k per acre for just parking and spend over the total amount for the whole damn property?

you dumb ass people make me sick... Do any of you give a god damn about anything anymore? you people have a mid of a gold fish 3 seconds and wham, I forgot...

its all about money and always has and always will...

When you clowns understand it is to tax us into slavery then you will see the light... then you will see everything from SBY up to the federal govt and why they do what they do...

they spend, spend, tax you and raise the cost of things you need... Vote themselves pay raises and go spending more and taxing more... SOON you will be paying per mile you drive I promise you that... and listen to me when i say, I told you they would tax the rain and guess what, they DID!!!

The sooner you see the end game is slavery, the sooner you can fight it... its amazing how everything comes from you and you pay for it all, yet you are the ones broke being laughed at by the people stealing and spending your money you earned...

But hey like JOE said, you must want all of that because you let it happen... I also, like JOE am glad I live in Delmar and not SBY...

Oh by the way, now you have abusive cops roaming the streets but I guess I was wrong about cops too huh? until I WASN'T...

10 Things No One Ever Told Me About Having a Daughter

Average people have a habit of turning into wild soothsayers when they find out you're expecting. In my case, volumes of prognostications were given about what being a father would be like or how it might feel. Here are some things that no one prepared me for. If you've ever wondered what was happening in the hearts and minds of dads with daughters, consider this list a kind of soul peep show.

1. No one ever told me how soon she might pay attention to boys.
Like many of us, I pretty much bought into the social anthropology that sees boys as the romantic aggressors and girls as, at best, generously tolerant of their pursuits. This all changed one night at the gym, when my daughter Mary Grace tugged at my arm and earnestly pronounced, "Daddy, do you see that boy over there? I like that boy!" As we sipped our smoothies in the gym café, she continually turned around to see where he was and watched him intently. At one point, he even came over to the table. His name was Harrison, and to her credit he was polite, cheerful and well-spoken. He treated her kindly and with great respect. The one drawback to her first crush was that he was a 6'4, 19-year-old with surfer good looks and the physique of a linebacker. He was the café worker. And she was 3. Seriously.

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Dozens Of Arrests Made In Fast Food Wage Protests Around Country

As we mentioned earlier this week, supporters of higher wages for fast food workers staged protests in cities all over the country today. According to reports, a number of these demonstrations resulted arrests.

Organizers of today’s strike say that at least nine fast food workers were arrested at the protest in New York City’s Times Square, while 42 people were arrested in Detroit, another 23 in Chicago, 11 in Little Rock and another ten in Las Vegas.

The arrests in NYC appear to have been the result of protestors blocking traffic in front of a McDonald’s in tourist-centric Times Square.

“Just getting by everyday, it costs a lot,” one NYC protestor told NY1. “Rent is really high here. I think the average is about $2,000 rent for a one bedroom. Eight dollars an hour is just not enough to pay that alone.”

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COAST GUARD RESPONDING TO UNRESPONSIVE AIRCRAFT OVER THE ATLANTIC

MIAMI - Watchstanders at Coast Guard 7th district command center in Miami received a call from USNORTHCOM at 11 a.m. reporting that a Socata TBM 700 light business and utility single engine turbo prop aircraft departed Rochester, New York at 8:26 a.m. with three people aboard who are reportedly unresponsive. The plane was scheduled to arrive in Naples, Florida at noon.

A Coast Guard C-130 aircrew launched from Clearwater, Florida enroute to monitor. Two F-15 fighter jets under the direction of NORAD launched to investigate.

The plane is reportedly travelling at about 250 knots.

The Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation in close coordination with USNORTHCOM and the FAA. More information will be made available as it develops.

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