Notre Dame vs Temple Game Highlights

Notre Dame opens the 2014 season with a 28-6 win over Temple, lead by quarterback Tommy Rees passing for 3 TD's and 346 yard through the air

Notre Dame vs Temple Game Highlights

President Obama Syria Rose Garden Speech FULL VIDEO seeks Congressional Support before Attack

President Obama says US will take military action against Syria, pending Congress's approval:

Obama Syria Rose Garden Speech FULL VIDEO seeks Congressional Support before Attack

Journalists, Politicians Refuse to Post Lawn Sign saying HOME IS PROUDLY GUN FREE:

We are NOT afraid - we ARE defenseless! The latest form Project Veritas.  How about putting up a sign publicly declaring your home a "Gun Free Zone".

Journalists, Politicians Refuse to Post Lawn Sign saying HOME IS PROUDLY GUN FREE

FINALLY! Women selling FAKE POSITIVE Pregnancy Tests on Craigs List

What do you think ladies?  Interested in buying, or selling, a fake pregnancy test?  Well they are for sale now on Craigslist.  The Daily Dot is all over it!

Troubling new trend alert: In the last few months, there’s been a preponderance of Craigslist ads selling positive pregnancy tests. In May, a woman in Buffalo offered hers for $25, apparently as a response to heightened demand:
Then another seller in New Jersey decided to follow suit and offered $25 for her pregnancy test, in case you wanted to “get your boyfriend to finally pop the question” :
Even more troubling, the sellers assure they won’t ask questions and don’t care what the tests are being used for. However, there aren’t very many uses for a positive pregnancy test, outside of confirming a woman is pregnant. Unless you want to make, say, a dreamcatcher.
Could it be these tests are used for more nefarious purposes? Yes, that’s definitely the reason. Take this seller from Dallas:
This ad from Conroe, Texas, which has been branded by the website MediaTakeOut, echoes the previous ads and even hints at a possible ratchet network of women seeking positive tests. Or rather, “help.”

The ads continue to appear across the country, all with the same no-questions-asked, I’m-always-by-my-phone language. 

Comedy Gold - Anderson Cooper shows some funny Beauty Pageant Bloopers on his Ridiculist segment

Obviously nervous these beauty pageant girls have trouble answering simple questions. Friday night's Ridiculist centered around the latest big beauty pageant slip-ups

Anderson Cooper Beauty Pageants 'Untapped Wisdom Resorce'

Video: Mark Levin Dissects Obama, The IRS and The Republican Party

Radio Talk Show Host Mark Levin appeared on Fox News Hannity Show tonight to talk about President Obama, The IRS Scandal and more:

Mark Levin Dissects Obama, The IRS and The Republican Party on Hannity

Video - Back to School Brain Foods:

Know anyone who is going Back to School?  This short video shows you some top Brain Foods to give them that edge they need!  Bananas anyone??

How to Feed Your Children the Top Brain Foods

Bloomberg Video: What Is the True Objective of a Strike on Syria?

Video - Bloomberg Contributing Editor Richard Falkenrath updates the latest on Syria as the presence of U.N. weapons inspectors potentially delays any U.S.-led strike and examines what is to be gained in an attack by the U.S. and its allies. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

What Is the True Objective of a Strike on Syria?

Video: Security Camera Captures Four New Jersey Teens In Act Of Honesty

Feel good story and video of the day. This video has gone viral, showing four NJ High School Football players paying for their purchase, even tho there was no clerk present at the store!  The surveliance camera is from Buddy's Small Lots in Wayne, New Jersey.

Four high school football players have been caught on surveillance camera taking batteries and headphones from a closed New Jersey shop - and then leaving exact change for the goods on the counter, sales tax included.The owners of Buddy's Small Lots in Wayne were shocked when they watched the security footage after getting a call reporting a break-in at the shop around 7 p.m. Sunday night.They later learned there was never a break-in, a malfunctioning lock left the door to the closed shop open to anyone who wanted to walk in. Lederman was so impressed by the teens she set out to find them.
And on Tuesday, she did. It turned out the boys were football players at William Patterson High School, and stopped by the shop during a break in practice.Thomas James, Kelle Gallimore, Jelani Bruce and Anthony Biondi are all playing their first year of Division III football for the school, and were running some errands before practice on Sunday. They were in need of an audio cable for a set of dorm room speakers and some batteries, and didn't have any luck at Rite Aid, so they walked into Buddy's where the door was open and a few lights were still on. The teens told the station that they didn't believe they did anything special and that they were surprised by the attention.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2404987/Honest-high-school-footballers-leave-exact-change-headphones-batteries-deserted-New-Jersey-store.html#ixzz2dLvSdOhi
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Dr Ben Carson vs Donna Edwards on Presidents Remarks and Black Crime in America Fox News Sunday

Dr Ben Carson vs Donna Edwards on Presidents Remarks and Black Crime in America - Fox News Sunday

50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech:

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream Speech".  The full video is posted below:

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963

Video: See ways the U.S. could strike Syria

Syria War Options. CNN's Tom Foreman gives a virtual look of how the U.S. could strike Syria and our possible targets.

See ways the U.S. could strike Syria

Did Bobby Riggs Take a Dive in Tennis 'Battle of the Sexes?'

Via ABC News. Was the historic "Battle of the Sexes" rigged? Did the Tennis Pro Take a Dive? ESPN investigation alleges Bobby Riggs threw the match against Billie Jean King to settle mob debts.

Did Bobby Riggs Take a Dive in Tennis 'Battle of the Sexes?'

CC Online Poll: Should the US take Military Action against Syria?

Should the US take Military Action against Syria?
	Yes absolutely - They have used Chemical Weapons against their own people
	No - This is not our concern
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Talking Points Memo: Bill O’Reilly Tears Into Civil Rights ‘Grievance’ Industry: Dr. King Would Be Horrified

Talking Points Memo Update. Fox News Bill O’Reilly Tears Into Civil Rights ‘Grievance’ Industry: Dr. King Would Be Horrified of the Out of Wedlock Births, The Violence and The Rap Industry:

Could this video be proof of the Loch Ness Monster?

Via The Daily Mail. Is this Nessie, otherwise known at The Loch Ness Monster?

An amateur photographer has captured an eerie photo from the shore of Loch Ness which could encourage those who believe in tales of a monster living beneath the surface of the lake.The image was taken by David Elder at Fort Augustus, at the south-west end of the 23-mile-long body of water in northern Scotland. It shows a long bow wave apparently caused by some sort of disturbance on the surface of the loch.

Mystery: This bizarre picture of an unexplained phenomenon was taken from the shore of Loch Ness The 50-year-old photography enthusiast insists the only thing that could have caused it is 'a solid black object under the water'. Mr Elder, from East Kilbride in Lanarkshire, was able to take still photos as well as filming a video of the mysterious scene. 'We were at the pier head at Fort Augustus and I was taking a picture of a swan at the time,' he said. 'Out of the corner of my right eye I caught site of a black area of water about 15ft long which developed into a kind of bow wave.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402134/Could-finally-proof-Nessie-exists-Amateur-photographer-snaps-large-black-object-moving-beneath-waters-Loch-Ness.html#ixzz2d7p83WNC 

Video: Mark Levin Book Signing

Mark Levin Book Signing. Here's a video of the line of people who waited to meet Mark at his "Liberty Amendments" book signing at Bookends in New Jersey.

The Line to Meet Mark Levin at Bookends-8/18/13

Global Warming Update: Slowest start to Hurricane Season ON RECORD!

Global Warming Update: Bet the mainstream news doesn't touch this.  In a season that was supposed to be above average in hurricane activity we have yet to have a named storm.  In fact, 2013 is the slowest start to a hurricane season on record!

Obama’s presidency has also seen the fewest US hurricane landfalls of any president. Three hurricanes have hit the US while he was in office, compared to twenty-six while Grover Cleveland was in office.

Video: Mike Tyson: I've Been Lying About Being Sober

Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson breaks down about sobriety when asked about reconnecting with Teddy Atlas at the ESPN Friday Night Fights post-fight press conference in Verona, New York.

Mike Tyson: I've Been Lying About Being Sober

Video: George Will: Single Moms 'Biggest Impediment' to Black Progress

Video: ABC News' columnist George Will asserted on Sunday that single mothers actually presented a bigger threat to minority communities than a lack of voting rights.  What do you think?

George Will: Single Moms 'Biggest Impediment' to Black Progress

Video: Glenn Beck Media Cared So Much About Trayvon, What About Black On White Crime?

There was shocking news this week of World War II veteran Delbert Belton getting beaten to death by two teenagers in Washington. Glenn Beck expressed shock today over the news, but even more shock over how little the media seems to care about this news.

Glenn Beck - Media Cared So Much About Trayvon, What About Black On White Crime?

Video: Ashton Kutcher Acceptance Speech - Teen Choice Awards 2013

Encouraging words from an unlikely source. Someone in Hollywood finally telling our kids (and whoever else is listening) 3 keys: building a life rather than living one, find your opportunities, and always be sexy.

Ashton Kutcher Acceptance Speech - Teen Choice Awards 2013 (High Quality)

ZoNation: False Concern: Missing the Racism Forest for the Trees

Our favorite Black Conservative Zo of ZoNation tells it as it is. The Black community rushes to condemn anyone not in lockstep with them. They think Zo should defend Trayvon Martin just because they share a pigment. But Zo will only defend people for reasons of character--black or white. Where were they when Clarence Thomas or Herman Cain was under attack? The afro-centrists miss the forest for the trees--black conservatives get hated on and nobody says anything.

ZoNation: False Concern: Missing the Racism Forest for the Trees

Get there early! Mark Levin Barnes and Noble (Tyson's Corner) book signing:

Mark Levin Book Signing.  Get ready and get there early.  Author of the Number 1 book on Amazon now, The Liberty Amendments, radio superstar Mark Levin will be at Barnes and Noble Tyson's Corner on August 24th.  From the Barnes and Noble - Tysons Corner homepage:

Saturday August 24, 2013 10:00 AM
Tysons Corner MallTysons Corner Center, 7851 L. Tysons Corner Center, McLean, VA 22102, 703-506-2937
Special Instructions

Wristbands will only be distributed at our Tyson's Corner location and cannot be obtained at other stores. If you have purchased your copy at another store or on our website an original receipt must be present to obtain a wristband.

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Viral Video: Slough in

This one has gone viral online.  Watch as this Louisiana Sinkhole swallows trees and more in mere seconds!

8/21/13 Slough in

Can you find yourself? Incredible Racial Map of USA shows one pixel for every person!

You can find the original here. But this amazing map shows the Racial Distribution of the entire United States!  Whites are denoted by Blue, Blacks by Green, Asians by Red, Hislpanics by Yellow and "Other" by Brown dots.

The information comes from the US Census Bureau.

Breaking: WWII Veteran Beaten to Death by Two Black Males

An 89-year-old World War II veteran was savagely beaten by two teenagers in a parking lot in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday evening, KXLY-TV reports. Delbert Belton died in the hospital Thursday morning from the injuries he sustained in the brutal attack. Belton was in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday when two male suspects assaulted him for no apparent reason.

Police have released surveillance photos of persons of interest in the homicide investigation. "They are described as young African American males of average build," KHQ reports. They are believed to be between 16 to 19 in age and were wearing black clothes, while one suspect was seen wearing a black "do-rag," according to police. "Shorty," as he was known by his friends at the Eagles Lodge, served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific

89 Year Old WWII Veteran Beaten to Death by Two Teens in Parking Lot; Suspect Photos Released

Global Warming Update: 2899 Record cold temps vs 667 record warm temps in U.S. — From July 24 to August 19

Global Warming Update - As you can see in the map Global Warming is pervasive throughout the USA.  Each Blue and Purple Dot represents a Record Cold Temperature Reading (2899) and each Red and Yellow Dot represents a Record Hot Temp (667).  There are over three times as many Blue Dots as Red Dots PROVING GLOBAL WARMING is a reality.  In fact every single state has at least a Blue Dot in it.  Pass this on please!

Global Warming Update

Via Climate Depot

Free At Last: BLACK STATE SENATOR Elbert Guillory DESTROYS LIBERALS IN NEW VIDEO

It was recently announced that Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory will be serving as honorary chairman of the Free at Last PAC, which describes itself as being "formed by several leaders as an effort to support Black Republicans who run for federal office and also to educate Blacks about the values of the Republican Party." Below is a summary of a 4:00 video he posted online:  You can visit the Free At Last PAC here.

BLACK STATE SENATOR Elbert Guillory DESTROYS LIBERALS IN NEW VIDEO:

Rush Limbaugh Audio: OK Shooting is Trayvon Martin in Reverse - But Worse!

Audio - On his radio show this afternoon, Rush Limbaugh attacked the "mainstream media" for its lack of coverage of the racial details in the Oklahoma shooting which he calls "Trayvon Martin in reverse." 22-year-old college baseball player Chris Lane was gunned down this week in Oklahoma while out for jog. One of the three perpetrators reportedly told police they did it simply because they were "bored." Two of the three teenagers were black; the other was white. All were under the age of 18. "No matter where you look in the media, it's not a racial event," the host said. "This is the epitome of media irresponsibility. This is a classic illustration of just what role the mainstream media is playing in the destruction of American culture and society."

 
Rush Limbaugh: OK Shooting of White Athlete is 'Trayvon Martin in Reverse, but Worse'

Sean Hannity Guests Attack Stand Your Ground PSA: 'Hysterical, Primitive and Exploitative'

Fox News Sean Hannity assembled a panel Tuesday night to tackle the latest PSA from the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence that features audio from George Zimmerman's 911 call along with a reenactment of the Trayvon Martin shooting. Both of Hannity's guests agreed that the ad went too far and exploited Martin's death. The New York Civil Rights Coalition's Michael Meyers began by tearing into the ad as a "high-tech untruth. It's hysterical, it's primitive, it's just forced. The narrative is forced. Everything about it is exploitative. To me, I cannot be shocked anymore. It is shocking."

Sean Hannity Guests Attack Stand Your Ground PSA: 'Hysterical, Primitive and Exploitative'

Video: So Now No One Will Be Held Responsible for Benghazi:

CNN host Jake Tapper reported on Tuesday that the four State Department administrators identified as sharing some responsibility for the failures which led to the deadly 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi were reinstated after a brief suspension. Prior to an interview with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tapper noted that even officials in President Barack Obama's administration will acknowledge that the failure of State to provide appropriate security for assets in Benghazi is disturbing.

Jake Tapper, GOP Rep. Lay Into State Dept. for Holding No One Accountable for Benghazi

Duck Dynasty Star Phil Robertson is Pro-Life and slams Abortion Culture

In a video featuring Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, the TV star - in what appears to be a religious sermon - declares his pro-life stance on the issue of abortion. When discussing the ethics of, and that there's even a debate on, the issue, he asks, "What in the world happened to us?" "Listen, from the time you started inside your mother's womb, Thomas Jefferson had it right, you have the God-given right to life for crying out loud. You're this long (pointing to his finger). You're a week old inside your mother. They suck you out of there when you're about like that (point to finger again). You wouldn't be here tonight! "And, when you got to be the size of my thumb, they suck you out. You wouldn't be here. Then, you grow a little bigger, like my fist - and finally eight, nine months later you come out.

'Duck Dynasty' Star Blasts Abortion Culture: 'What in the World Happened to Us?' - Phil Robertson

The Future King - Will and Kate release first official photos of Prince George

The first official photos of Prince George have been released, showing the family at the Duchess of Cambridge's family home in Bucklebury. Lying peacefully in the arms of the his mother the newborn, who is third in line to the throne, seems to be sleeping. The Duke of Cambridge stands to the left of his wife in both photographs, looking on proudly with a protective arm around Kate

Will and Kate release first official photos of Prince George

Hurricane Katrina - What Really Happened...

Hurricane Katrina - Myths vs. Reality:

This month will marks the Eight Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  Probably no event in modern American history is more misunderstood and the facts so little known as Hurricane Katrina.  The left, along with their allies in the State Controlled Media, have used the tragedy of Katrina to denigrate President Bush.  Remember, that disaster relief has always been a local  matter - never a Federal Matter.  The reality about Katrina is more than a little different than what we have been told for eight years now.  Please read this little fact sheet about Katrina and pass it on... 

Popular Mechanics recently had a fantastic story titled Myths about Katrina.  COMMON CENTS brings you the highlights:

Facts vs. Reality - Myths about Hurricane Katrina

Myth #1: “'The aftermath of Katrina will go down as one of the worst abandonment's of Americans on American soil ever in U.S. history.’—Aaron Broussard, president, Jefferson Parish, La., Meet the Press, NBC, Sept. 4, 2005”  - For those that have forgotten, Broussard is the man that cried on Meet the Press the Sunday after Katrina hit, claiming that a co-worker’s mother died in New Orleans as a result of the delay in the rescue effort. Broussard’s claims were later thoroughly discredited. In addition, Broussard was responsible for dismissing all of the pump operators in Jefferson Parish before the storm arrived, and is in the middle of a lawsuit filed by parish residents that claim this decision was largely responsible for the flooding.

That said, PM didn’t agree with Broussard’s assertions regarding this matter either:

“Bumbling by top disaster-management officials fueled a perception of general inaction, one that was compounded by impassioned news anchors. In fact, the response to Hurricane Katrina was by far the largest—and fastest-rescue effort in U.S. history, with nearly 100,000 emergency personnel arriving on the scene within three days of the storm’s landfall.”

Certainly, it seems hard to categorize 100,000 workers as an abandonment. Unlike many in the media that make such bold statements without verification, PM backed up its position with actual facts. How refreshing:

“Dozens of National Guard and Coast Guard helicopters flew rescue operations that first day—some just 2 hours after Katrina hit the coast. Hoistless Army helicopters improvised rescues, carefully hovering on rooftops to pick up survivors. On the ground, ‘guardsmen had to chop their way through, moving trees and recreating roadways,’ says Jack Harrison of the National Guard. By the end of the week, 50,000 National Guard troops in the Gulf Coast region had saved 17,000 people; 4000 Coast Guard personnel saved more than 33,000.”

As the proof is often in the pudding, PM bolstered its view on this myth with the following conclusion:

“While the press focused on FEMA’s shortcomings, this broad array of local, state and national responders pulled off an extraordinary success—especially given the huge area devastated by the storm. Computer simulations of a Katrina-strength hurricane had estimated a worst-case-scenario death toll of more than 60,000 people in Louisiana. The actual number was 1077 in that state.”

It’s amazing how quickly the press forgot their own highly publicized casualty estimates in the tens of thousands, and saw no victory in that number coming in 90 to 95 percent less than they had advertised.

Myth #2: “'This is a once-in-a-lifetime event.’—New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, press conference, Aug. 28, 2005”  - Regardless of how this storm was being hyped at the time, we now know that Katrina’s wind-strength significantly diminished in the final hours as it approached New Orleans. As PM put it:

“Though many accounts portray Katrina as a storm of unprecedented magnitude, it was in fact a large, but otherwise typical, hurricane. On the 1-to-5 Saffir-Simpson scale, Katrina was a midlevel Category 3 hurricane at landfall. Its barometric pressure was 902 millibars (mb), the sixth lowest ever recorded, but higher than Wilma (882mb) and Rita (897mb), the storms that followed it. Katrina’s peak sustained wind speed at landfall 55 miles south of New Orleans was 125 mph; winds in the city barely reached hurricane strength.  “By contrast, when Hurricane Andrew struck the Florida coast in 1992, its sustained winds were measured at 142 mph. And meteorologists estimate that 1969’s Category 5 Hurricane Camille, which followed a path close to Katrina’s, packed winds as high as 200 mph.”

The reality is that had the levees held there would have been comparatively little damage to New Orleans as a result of this storm. However, in PM’s view, there is another issue raised by this disaster that has gone largely ignored:

“According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the Atlantic is in a cycle of heightened hurricane activity due to higher sea-surface temperatures and other factors. The cycle could last 40 years, during which time the United States can expect to be hit by dozens of Katrina-size storms. Policymakers-and coastal residents-need to start seeing hurricanes as routine weather events, not once-in-a-lifetime anomalies.” 

Myth #3: “'Perhaps not just human error was involved [in floodwall failures]. There may have been some malfeasance.’—Raymond Seed, civil engineering professor, UC, Berkeley, testifying before a Senate committee, Nov. 2, 2005”  - There’s been a lot of second-guessing and finger pointing concerning the levee design, and who was responsible for their failure. According to PM, these were all built according to specifications:

“Most of the New Orleans floodwall failures occurred when water up to 25 ft. high overtopped the barriers, washing out their foundations. But three breached floodwalls-one in the 17th Street Canal and two in the London Avenue Canalshowed no signs of overtopping. Accusations of malfeasance were born after the Army Corps of Engineers released seismic data suggesting that the sheet-pile foundations supporting those floodwalls were 7 ft. shorter than called for in the designa possible cause for collapse. In December 2005, PM watched Corps engineers pull four key sections of the 17th Street Canal foundation out of the New Orleans mud. The sections were more than 23 ft. long-as per design specifications. ‘I had heard talk about improper building before the sheet-pile pull,’ the Corps’ Wayne Stroupe says. ‘But not much since.’”

Myth #4: “'They have people … been in that frickin’ Superdome for five days watching dead bodies, watching hooligans killing people, raping people.’—New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Sept. 6, 2005”  -  Some of the most pathetic and shameful reporting on Katrina dealt with the supposed violence occurring in both the streets and at the Superdome. As PM declared, almost all of these reports turned out to be similar to the rubbish that piled up around New Orleans:

"Both public officials and the press passed along lurid tales of post-Katrina mayhem: shootouts in the Superdome, bodies stacked in a convention center freezer, snipers firing on rescue helicopters. And those accounts appear to have affected rescue efforts as first responders shifted resources from saving lives to protecting rescuers."

In reality, although looting and other property crimes were widespread after the flooding on Monday, Aug. 29, almost none of the stories about violent crime turned out to be true: 

"Col. Thomas Beron, the National Guard commander of Task Force Orleans, arrived at the Superdome on Aug. 29 and took command of 400 soldiers. He told PM that when the Dome’s main power failed around 5 am, ‘it became a hot, humid, miserable place. There was some pushing, people were irritable. There was one attempted rape that the New Orleans police stopped.’”

What were some of the other numbers?

“The only confirmed account of a weapon discharge occurred when Louisiana Guardsman Chris Watt was jumped by an assailant and, during the chaotic arrest, accidently shot himself in the leg with his own M-16.  “When the Superdome was finally cleared, six bodies were found—not the 200 speculated. Four people had died of natural causes; one was ruled a suicide, and another a drug overdose. Of the four bodies recovered at the convention center, three had died of natural causes; the fourth had sustained stab wounds.”

Some mayhem, huh? And how about the supposed anarchy in the streets, or snipers shooting at rescue operators? 

“‘The vast majority of people [looting] were taking food and water to live,’ says Capt. Marlon Defillo, the New Orleans Police Department’s commander of public affairs. ‘There were no killings, not one murder.’ As for sniper fire: No bullet holes were found in the fuselage of any rescue helicopter.”

Myth #5: “‘The failure to evacuate was the tipping point for all the other things that … went wrong.’—Michael Brown, former FEMA director, Sept. 27, 2005”  -  This myth is particularly delicious given the press’s newfound adoration of Brown, even though their complaints about his performance in September got him fired. Regardless, when you look at the arithmetic and the facts, this really was a very successful evacuation. PM agreed:

“When Nagin issued his voluntary evacuation order, a contraflow plan that turned inbound interstate lanes into outbound lanes enabled 1.2 million people to leave New Orleans out of a metro population of 1.5 million. ‘The Corps estimated we would need 72 hours [to evacuate that many people],’ says Brian Wolshon, an LSU civil engineer. ‘Instead, it took 38 hours.’”

Another myth in this regard was that the only people that didn’t evacuate were those that couldn’t. Not so according to PM:

“Later investigations indicated that many who stayed did so by choice. ‘Most people had transportation,’ says Col. Joe Spraggins, director of emergency management in Harrison County, Ala. ‘Many didn’t want to leave.’ Tragic exceptions: hospital patients and nursing home residents.”

Myth #6: “‘We will rebuild [the Gulf Coast] bigger and better than ever.’—Haley Barbour, Miss. Gov., The Associated press, Sept. 3, 2005”  -  There’s been much discussion in the media concerning what should be done with New Orleans after its destruction. PMoffered a bold view in this regard. Its premise was that the current National Flood Insurance Program rewards people who live in coastal areas subject to floods, with some making multiple claims for very large sums of money:

“Just 1 to 2 percent of claims were from ‘repetitive-loss properties’-those suffering damage at least twice in a 10-year period. Yet, those 112,000 properties generated a remarkable 40 percent of the losses-$5.6 billion. One homeowner in Houston filed 16 claims in 18 years, receiving payments totaling $806,000 for a building valued at $114,000.  “Just as significantly, the five Gulf Coast states accounted for half the total of repetitive-loss costs nationwide. Taxpayers across the country are paying for a minute number of people to rebuild time and time again in the path of hurricanes.”

By contrast, the government doesn’t view tornado or earthquake damage with anywhere near as broad a scope:

“Folks in Tornado Alley and along the San Andreas fault don’t get federally backed insurance, so why should taxpayers subsidize coastal homes, many of them vacation properties?”

Great question. So, what’s the answer that PM offered which few media would have the guts to espouse?

“Before we start rebuilding ‘bigger and better,’ Congress should reform the flood insurance program. A good start: Structure premiums so the program is actuarially sound and clamps down on repetitive claims.”

Myth #7: “‘You have a major energy network that is down … We could run out of gasoline or diesel or jet fuel in the next two weeks here.’—Roger Diwan, managing director, Oil Markets Group, PFC Energy, Business Week, Sept. 1, 2005”
Probably not unintentionally, PM saved the best myth for last. Some of the worst media reporting surrounding this hurricane was directly related to energy prices. In fact, we quickly heard how this was going to cause massive job cuts around the country, lead to a recession, send gasoline to $5 per gallon, and kill the Christmas shopping season.  Much like most economic predictions from the media, none of these prognostications materialized. And, according to PM, the media were all wet regarding how much damage was done to the nation’s energy complex:

“Initially, the pictures from the gulf looked bleak: oil rigs washed up along the coast, production platforms wrecked. In truth, Katrina inflicted minimal damage to the offshore energy infrastructure. Only 86 of the gulf’s 4000 drilling rigs and platforms were damaged or destroyed, and most of those were older, fixed platforms atop unproductive wells.”

Read the entire story here.

Climate Change Update - Tornadoes at RECORD LOW this year!

Climate Change Update. Via What's Up With That.  Bet you won't see this on the nightly news.  Tornadoes are at a Record (60 Year) Low this year!

While many climate alarmists still try to tell us that global warming will increase tornadoes, we are in the middle of a tornado drought, and well below normal. Normally we’d see 1221 tornadoes in the USA, so far for 2013, only 716 have been reported.

The map of the USA shows the distribution:

So far, we are about 200 tornadoes below this time last year, and last year was also a low event year.

When looking historically at where we are, we find that 2013 has slipped below the historical minimum, setting a new record for the ~60 years in the tornado database.

"Million Muslim March" is only 999,943 short of goal.

Via The Daily Mail.

An Islamic group's plan for a 'Million Muslim March' on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States has sparked outrage among many who call the timing 'insensitive.' The American Muslim Political Action Committee says it wants to use the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington to march on the National Mall and protest against what the group says is discrimination against Muslims by Americans and the U.S. government. However, the group's plan might be a little too ambitious. AMPAC, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has just 57 supporters signed up for the September 11 event on Facebook. Later, AMPAC changed the name of the event to the 'Million American March Against Fear.' It claims 'Peace Harmony and Justice' and 'A Civil Rights Movement for Humanity.' 'On 9.11.01 our country was forever changed by the horrific events in New York. The entire country was victimized by the acts done on that day,' M.D. Rabbi Alam, the founder of AMPAC and the organizer o the even, said in a statement to Fox News. 'Muslim and Non Muslim alike were traumatized but we as Muslims continue 12 years later to be victimized by being made the villains. To this day every media outlet and anti-Islamic organization has committed slanderous and libel statements against us as Muslims and our religion of Islam. 'Yet our Government either sits idly by and does nothing to protect our freedoms or it exacerbates the problem with its constant war on terrorism in Islamic countries, congressional hearings on Islam in America, and its changes to the (laws regarding the detention of terrorism suspects.)' Nearly 3,000 people - 2,600 of them Americans - died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four jetliners. The terrorists cited a variety of motivations for the attacks that were based on fundamentalist Islam. 'They're basically a bunch of "truthers" who think that America's to blame for everything,' Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, head of the Islamic Forum for Democracy, told Fox. 'These guys are problematic and they're trying to exploit 9/11.' The American Muslim Political Action Committee says it wants to use the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington to march on the National Mall and protest against what the group says is discrimination against Muslims by Americans and the U.S. government. However, the group's plan might be a little too ambitious. AMPAC, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has just 57 supporters signed up for the September 11 event on Facebook. Later, AMPAC changed the name of the event to the 'Million American March Against Fear.' It claims 'Peace Harmony and Justice' and 'A Civil Rights Movement for Humanity.' 'On 9.11.01 our country was forever changed by the horrific events in New York. The entire country was victimized by the acts done on that day,' M.D. Rabbi Alam, the founder of AMPAC and the organizer o the even, said in a statement to Fox News. 'Muslim and Non Muslim alike were traumatized but we as Muslims continue 12 years later to be victimized by being made the villains. To this day every media outlet and anti-Islamic organization has committed slanderous and libel statements against us as Muslims and our religion of Islam. 'Yet our Government either sits idly by and does nothing to protect our freedoms or it exacerbates the problem with its constant war on terrorism in Islamic countries, congressional hearings on Islam in America, and its changes to the (laws regarding the detention of terrorism suspects.)' Nearly 3,000 people - 2,600 of them Americans - died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four jetliners. The terrorists cited a variety of motivations for the attacks that were based on fundamentalist Islam. 'They're basically a bunch of "truthers" who think that America's to blame for everything,' Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, head of the Islamic Forum for Democracy, told Fox. 'These guys are problematic and they're trying to exploit 9/11.'

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The ACLJ's Jay Sekulow joined Fox News to discuss a new voter ID law in North Carolina.

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Hello - Is anyone out there looking for a new job or new career? We here at Common Cents sincerely hope that this list of job sites helps you find that next job or career. The Number One way people find jobs is by Networking.  Tell EVERYONE you know you are looking.  Expand your circle of friends and acquaintances.  Strike up conversations with strangers!! 

The number two method to find a new job is via online job postings.  With that in mind we bring you the following list of sites that will help you in your job search:

• Monster.com is the largest internet job search site.  If your resume is not posted here you are wrong. 
• Idealist.org - Over 4,500 Not For Profit jobs posted!
• CareerOneStop.org- Your one-stop-shop for all things careers!
• WorkTree claims to be scans MILLIONS of jobs in seconds! View jobs from thousands of online sources INSTANTLY! 50,000+ links to job sites, recruiters, employers and more!
• Job.com is another very large job search site. Registration and resume posting is free and this job search site always ranks as one of the top career sites on the Internet.
• Beyond.com - You can do it all at Beyond.com. 
• SnagAJob.com is America’s largest hourly job website, featuring more than 100,000 active job postings in industries including: restaurant, retail, office and more.
• Indeed.com claims to have 595,913 jobs in the last 7 days.  Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.  Also you can POST YOUR RESUME!
• Simply Hired.com claims to have over 1,933,286 jobs are posted right now!
• Execu-Search.com specializes in jobs for Executives
• The Ladders.com search for jobs paying $100,000 and up at The Ladders.com!!
• The Federal Government is always hiring!
• Resume Mailman.com - emails your resume to 1000s of recruiters
• Resume Zapper.com emails your resume to thousands of recruiters!
• Hot Resume.com - post your resume here for free!
• Conservative Jobs.com - The name says it all!
• Salary.com - Find out how much you should be paid for your job!!
• Hoovers.com - Get all the up-to-date information on your company and others

Other Money Making ideas:

• Craig's List  - has thousands of jobs available in every sector.  Free to use, free to post and no charges for anything.
• The Day Job Nuker - is a easy to navigate site dedicated to showing you how to make a living online - written by someone who is doing it!!!
• Need to make money now?  - These companies will pay you to turn your car into a traveling billboard by covering it with advertising!  Interesting idea...
• Very Easy money -  Make money selling used golf balls.

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5  25  30  58  59   32

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MCDONALD: Keep your hands off me. 

WEINER: I heard what you said. 

MCDONALD: Don’t put your hands on me ever again. 

WEINER: Really? What’s going to happen if I do? Tough guy now? 

MCDONALD: Yeah. Yeah, I am. 

WEINER: [inaudible]… but your anger issues… 

MCDONALD: I don’t have any anger issues. 

WEINER: But you do, grandpa.

Via Mediaite.

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