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From all of us here at Politico Mafioso, have a very Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Holiday Greetings from some of our Elected Officials!
Christmas is a wonderful time to cherish our lives and celebrate our freedoms with the ones we love. As the year comes to a close, and we take time to observe the holidays, Cheryl and I want you to know how grateful we are to have your friendship and support. We wish you a safe and wonderful holiday season.
Merry Christmas!
Jeff Flake
We wish you a warm and happy holiday. Merry Christmas!
To all those working in the community and protecting our country, we are grateful.
David and Joyce
Happy Holidays from Paul Gosar and Family
Happy Holidays from the Gates Family
Thursday, December 23, 2010
NET RIGHT NATION Must Reads for December 23, 2010
Daily Grind: Lame Duck Hunters Prove Elections Matter
December 23rd, 2010
Lame Duck Hunters Prove Elections Matter
Russ Decker and Mitch McConnell beat back last-minute spend-a-thons in Madison, WI and Washington, D.C., saving taxpayers billions of dollars.
Video Commentary: Stop Spending Before It's Too Late
The debt crisis could be coming to the U.S.
5 Stories that Mattered in 2010
The Obama Oil Spill, ObamaCare, the tea party movement, the debt, and China.
Daily Caller: Labor department fails to release union corruption tracking report
ALG Research's Don Todd calls out the government office he used to head for sweeping union corruption under the rug.
Punish the Innocent Female By HJS
PUNISH THE INNOCENT FEMALE
HJS Comments: Unpunished rape is another form of intolerance in the Middle East and elsewhere, wherever cruelty to women is systemic, whether by religious fiat or by tradition.
Why our National Organization of Women does not seem to be upset about an ideology that punishes rape victims instead of male rapists is not clear to me.
That ideology is gaining converts all over the world, and is growing everywhere, including Europe. From the time of her birth, to her death, a female member of that male-oriented ideology can count on always being owned by a male; her father until she is married, and her husband, who more or less leases her from her father. It is not unusual for a tribe or family to stone to death a rape victim because by being raped, the girl or woman has caused dishonor (their word for it, not mine) to the tribe and family. In some cases, the lifeless body is not removed, but left for the elements and the animals, and her name stricken from all records—she never lived.
Is that the type of thinking and tradition that we want here? If we continue to listen to the people in Washington, D.C. and New York about OUR intolerance, and accept their aggressive notion that they did not come here to be anything less than the only ideology in the United States, then be prepared to welcome the sharia!
And now, another article from a respected source: Ideology of Islam
Rape victims fear being jailed in Mauritania
By Mohamed Yahya Abdel Wedoud, For CNN
December 22, 2010 5:16 a.m. EST
Zeinebou Mint Taleb Moussa has been fighting for women's rights in Mauritania for at least a decade.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Rights groups working to get a law defining rape in Mauritania
- Currently rape victims can be jailed for having sex outside marriage
- Victims also pressured by social stigma attached to rape
- One woman tells CNN: Mauritania is no place for rape victims like me
Nouakchott, Mauritania (CNN) -- Mahjouba was raped in March on the nighttime streets of Mauritania's capital, but she will not bring charges against the man she says did it since she may be the one who ends up in prison. The 25-year-old says the legal advice she received was to not go to court, leaving her to suffer in silence.
There is no law in Mauritania that defines rape.
According to a local U.N.-funded group working with the victims, the law criminalizes the women instead of their rapists -- and society ostracizes the women.
Mahjouba, who asked not to use her real name, said: "I am sure that if I raise my voice I'm going to be criminalized by my society and I will pay the price harshly ... and as a result I may stay single for the rest of my life."
She added: "I consulted a lawyer secretly, and he advised me sincerely not to seek justice because that would throw me in jail. I know what happened to other girls who decided to go to court and face the community. Their lives were destroyed completely forever. So I already know what would happen to me if I had to follow that path.
"This Islamic republic has no place for rape victims like me."
Mauritanian laws are based on Sharia law and the penal code forbids relationships between both sexes outside marriage. That includes a consensual relationship between a boyfriend and girlfriend but can also criminalize a woman who is forced to have sex.
Sidi Athman Ould Sidi Salem, a law specialist and legal adviser to the government, said: "If raped women don't bring strong evidence, which is not easy, they would be accused of Zina -- an Arabic word meaning sex out of marriage -- and end up in jail. It's because the victims of rape are always accused of a Zina which make a lot of problems."
All the words that are related to sex are extremely taboo and can never be mentioned publicly--Rights worker Zeinebou Mint Taleb Moussa
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Sidi Athman added: "The rape issue has been one of the many taboos that haven't been investigated (by the government)."
UNFPA, which promotes health and equality issues, is working with local groups and the government to define rape in law and protect its victims.
Thierno Coulibaly, UNFPA assistant representative in Mauritania for its reproductive health program and population and development program, said he was not aware of any rape victim in the capital currently in jail but could not comment on what was happening outside the capital.
Even with legal protection, women victims of rape still face a social stigma that is hard to overcome. He said: "Women are still afraid to complain if they are victims of rape because there is an attitude from the society."
Coulibaly added: "There is no law to define rape but there will be one. And work is being done with police officers and judges ... to let them understand the problem is not the woman, but the perpetrator of the rape."
The U.N.-funded Mauritanian Association for Maternal and Child Health (known by its French acronym AMSME) is at the forefront of trying to change both the law and society.
When a woman reports a rape, police contact AMSME and the woman is taken to the El Wafa center.
Zeinebou Mint Taleb Moussa, a former midwife and president of the organization, set up the El Wafa center in 2001 to provide help for rape victims.
Mint Taleb Moussa said: "There is no mention of the words 'rape,' or 'sexual violence' in the Mauritanian laws which left a growing number of women as victims ... All the words that are related to sex are extremely taboo and can never be mentioned publicly."
Mint Taleb Moussa said there were 308 rape cases registered by her organization in 2008 and 205 in 2009, but she noted that "what has been reported is only the tip of the iceberg."
She said they mainly deal with cases in the capital, Nouakchott, but there remain many unreported rapes in the city and the country.
She said rape victims bring shame to their families and the woman's reputation, and few women have the courage to report the crime and be registered.
Mint Taleb Moussa added: "We focus basically on the capital Nouakchott, but we think of covering the interior regions as well."
Mint Taleb Moussa has tried in vain for a decade to get her message into the national media to assist rape victims.
"I requested having a program in the state mass media -- radio and TV -- but my request was turned down. Recently, the national TV hosted me for the first time on a program, but it was censored without giving any justification ... It's a big problem here to defend rape victims," she said.
AMSME is also working with government and religious leaders in a bid to get a new rape law.
Sidi Ould Beyade, spokesman for the Ministry of Welfare, Children and Family, said the ministry has begun work on the issue to help end the ordeal of rape victims.
"For the first time, the ministry is now in touch with NGO activists, lawyers and opinion makers with the purpose of studying the situation, first, and then trying to act."
HOMERGOPRANO FOOTBALL PROGNOSTICATOR NFL WEEK #16
OVERALL SEASON: 121 - 97
Cardinals play Christmas night vs the Cowpies! Should the Cards just 'tank' the last 2 games to get a higher draft pick? I say yes; what good are 2 'useless' wins in a lost season.
NFL Week 16
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Carolina Panthers 21 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 35
SAT, December 25, 2010
Dallas Cowboys 35 @ Arizona Cardinals 31
Sunday, December 26, 2010
New England Patriots 40 @ Buffalo Bills 24
NY Jets 31 @ Chicago Bears 30
Baltimore 31 @ Cleveland Browns 24
Tennessee Titans 21 @ Kansas City 35
San Francisco 49ers 24 @ St. Louis Rams 27
Detroit Lions 24 @ Miami Dolphins 27
Minnesota Vikings 21 @ Philadelphia Eagles 40
Seattle Seahawks 0 @ Tampa Bay Bucs 31
Washington Redskins 24 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 27
Indianapolis Colts 30 @ Oakland Raiders 27
Houston Texans 21 @ Denver Broncos 24
NY Giants 24 @ Green Bay Packers 35
San Diego 35 @ Cincinnati Bengals 31
Monday, December 27, 2010
New Orleans Saints 31 @ Atlanta Falcons 35
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
NET RIGHT DAILY Must Reads for December 22, 2010
Today in the Washington Examiner December 22, 2010
Michael Barone - Census: Fast growth in states with no income tax
For those of us who are demographic buffs, Christmas came four days early when Census Bureau director Robert Groves announced on Tuesday the first results of the 2010 census and the reapportionment of House seats (and therefore electoral votes) among the states.
The resident population of the United States, he told us in a webcast, was 308,745,538. That's an increase of 9.7 percent from the 281,421,906 in the 2000 census -- the smallest proportional increase than in any decade other than the Depression 1930s but a pretty robust increase for an advanced nation. It's hard to get a grasp on such large numbers. So let me share a few observations on what they mean.
First, the great engine of growth in America is not the Northeast Megalopolis, which was growing faster than average in the mid-20th century, or California, which grew lustily in the succeeding half-century. It is Texas.
David Freddoso - Making sense of the Census
Remember all the fuss about Ohio in the 2004 election? Had he been running on the new electoral map, released yesterday by the Census Bureau, George W. Bush could have won re-election without even carrying Ohio.
That's not to say that Ohio doesn't matter anymore, or that any Republican will have it easy running against President Obama in 2012. Bush had to defeat Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, in several hard-fought swing states -- Iowa, New Mexico, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and Missouri -- to get his 286 electoral votes, which translates to 292 electoral votes on the new map. Obama's large victory would still hold up, although the margin would have been 12 votes smaller.
But the point is that the new electoral map is a bit gentler for the GOP, and a bit tougher for President Obama's re-election effort.
Susan Ferrechio - In victory for Obama, Senate advances arms treaty
In a crucial victory for President Obama's efforts to establish a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, the Senate on Tuesday voted 67-28 to end debate on the START treaty over a vocal but shrinking chorus of GOP objectors.
Timothy P. Carney - North Carolina is the new Utah -- and DC representation is even deader than it was before
D.C. congressional representation was a possibility last decade, in part because of a proposed compromise that pleased Republicans: we increase the chamber from 435 seats to 437; D.C. would get one seat, and overwhelmingly Republican Utah would get another.
More Stories
The Washington Post's unique genre: 'That pattern we never told you about, of corporate lobbyists favoring Democrats, is ending'
DeMint vows to reverse FCC's 'Internet takeover'
Nancy Pelosi doesn't worry about press coverage. No, really.
Congratulations to ALG Cartoonist WILLIAM WARREN - Published in Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year
December 22nd, 2010, Fairfax, VA—Award-winning Americans for Limited Government (ALG) cartoonist William Warren is honored to have five of his best cartoons published in the book, Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, 2011 Edition.
"William Warren is very deserving of this honor," said ALG President Bill Wilson. "We are proud and privileged to have him work for ALG. He produces great work and it is no wonder that five of his cartoons were selected for the book."
With new cartoons featured three days a week on ALG's website, Warren's cartoons are right on with the political issues of the day with an added dose of humor.
In an exclusive interview with ALG News, Warren talks about life as a conservative cartoonist, his influences, and his views on contemporary political events.
Warren gave his thoughts on what makes a funny political cartoon: "A funny and successful cartoon must be rooted in truth. If it's a lie, no one will find it amusing. Secondly, it has to put a clever spin on an issue and twist that issue to the point of absurdity. And it has to be delivered well, which is where art, caricature, composition, and style come into play."
Attachments:
"ALG's Award-Winning Cartoonist Talks Skills, Passion and Talent," December 22nd, 2010.
"Obama Monument," February 2nd, 2010.
"Veered to the Left," March 10th, 2010.
"Earth to NASA," July 7th, 2010.
"How 'Bout a Cold Drink," July 27th, 2010.
"Insurmountable Odds," September 2nd, 2010.
RedState Morning Briefing For December 22, 2010
From all of us at RedState to each and every one of you, have a very Merry Christmas! I’ll see you in your inbox again next Tuesday and I’ll be online every day at RedState.com
God bless,
— Erick
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Luke 2:1-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
1. Lindsey Graham Gives Away the Game
2. Obama administration caves on indefinite detention.
3. The Obama FCC has regulated the Internet
4. It’s Cens-mas!
5. The green movement of no
6. Harvard’s disingenuous Solomon Amendment statement.
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1. Lindsey Graham Gives Away the Game
There has been a lot of speculation this week about why the GOP rolled over in the Senate on virtually every issue. From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s repeal to START to you name it — the GOP became the party of capitulation. So much so that even Lindsey Graham is blasting the Senate GOP “for a ‘capitulation … of dramatic proportions’ to Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in the lame-duck Congress.”
In his statement about why the GOP folded like a cheap suit, Graham gives away the game.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
2. Obama administration caves on indefinite detention.
They’re readying an executive order right now that will confirm that certain detainees - read: the murderous, terrorist scum that we already weren’t releasing - can be continued to be held indefinitely without trial. The fig leaf here is that the new proceedings (unlike those of the wicked, wicked Bush administration!) will be ‘more adversarial’ - which means whatever you want it to mean, of course - and that lawyers for the murderous, terrorist scum can ask again after the administration refuses to let said murderous, terrorist scum go the first time. Maybe even every year.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
3. The Obama FCC has regulated the Internet
Today the FCC defied the courts, the Congress, and a clear national consensus in favor of an open Internet, when it claimed the authority to regulate the Internet and passed so-called Net Neutrality regulations.
On a 3-2 vote, FCC Democrats Mignon Clyburn, Michael Copps, and Chairman Julius Genachowski voted to pass not just new Net Neutrality regulations, but an entire “framework” for future government meddling online. Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker voted against the plan.
Reports are already circulating that at least one major industry firm will sue to overturn the illegal regulations, and of course Congressional Republicans will rightly rake the FCC over the coals next year. However that said, today’s result is a crippling defeat to the radicals. There weren’t three votes for a much larger power grab that the FCC could have attempted today.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
4. It’s Cens-mas!
The Census Bureau today released the official reapportionment figures from the 2010 Census, which will determine (1) what states gain and lose House seats and thus will be prime targets for redistricting and (2) what states correspondingly gain and lose votes in the Electoral College for 2012.
By and large, the news was good for the GOP.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
5. The green movement of no
The Washington Post has a great story about the meltdown of the green movement. It is about the need of the movement to refocus because, at a critical point, voters — you — rejected their ideas and the people who carried their water in Washington and in the state capitals. What really struck me was that the Sierra Club is shifting focus from raising the cost of energy in Washington to raising it in the states and making less of it.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
6. Harvard’s disingenuous Solomon Amendment statement.
With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell almost certain now to be passed into law*, there has been some discussion of one thing that conservatives and Republicans will absolutely require to have happen: to wit, the ending of the Ivy League’s continuing campaign against the military by forbidding ROTC programs on their campuses. Said campaign absolutely flaunts the intent of Congress (as per the ‘Solomon Amendment’), but has been generally tacitly tolerated by the government while the larger issue of gays serving openly in the military was still an open question. Which, again, it no longer is.
But, - various articles to the contrary - the Ivy League’s response to news that the Senate has voted to repeal is not in fact acceptable.
Please click here for the rest of the post.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Merry Christmas from Governor Jan Brewer
Dear Friends,
An Executive Order that I issued last year encourages the celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah and prohibits any censorship of these religious holidays.
As you may know, in the past, state and local officials in Arizona (and elsewhere) have attempted to strip both Christmas and Hanukkah of their meaning, including establishment of policies forbidding state employees from placing religious items of celebration at their desks, re-naming of Christmas trees as “holiday” trees, and renaming of Menorahs as “candlesticks.”
Finally, during this Christmas season, make a difference in our community by volunteering your time or making a donation to a worthy cause. An organization that I support, Hope & A Future, is making a difference this Christmas by providing gifts and clothing to foster children. I encourage you to learn more about Hope & A Future and make a difference in our community through this charity or another charity of your choice.
Merry Christmas! May God bless you, your home, and all of Arizona.
Sincerely,
Jan Brewer
An Executive Order that I issued last year encourages the celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah and prohibits any censorship of these religious holidays.
As you may know, in the past, state and local officials in Arizona (and elsewhere) have attempted to strip both Christmas and Hanukkah of their meaning, including establishment of policies forbidding state employees from placing religious items of celebration at their desks, re-naming of Christmas trees as “holiday” trees, and renaming of Menorahs as “candlesticks.”
Under my administration, I will call things what they are...a Christmas Tree and a Menorah... and will gladly allow both Christmas and Hanukkah to be celebrated at the State Capitol. I encourage my colleagues and fellow elected officials to do the same.
Finally, during this Christmas season, make a difference in our community by volunteering your time or making a donation to a worthy cause. An organization that I support, Hope & A Future, is making a difference this Christmas by providing gifts and clothing to foster children. I encourage you to learn more about Hope & A Future and make a difference in our community through this charity or another charity of your choice.
Merry Christmas! May God bless you, your home, and all of Arizona.
Sincerely,
Jan Brewer
Governor
NET RIGHT DAILY Must Reads for December 21, 2010
To view in your web browser, click here.
Stopping the descent
Don't tangle the Internet with rules
There is nothing neutral about net-neutrality
Obama's mystery proposal to regulate the Internet
What happens after we have 'net-neutrality'?
Cartoon of the day, "2010 Disaster Recap"
Priorities for a new Congress
Good riddance to the 111th Congress
Lame-Duck Congress: No endgame on Capitol Hill as holidays loom…
Funding deal snags ObamaCare…
No Surprise: More Obama union pay-offs in the works
Curbing excellence: The problem with American education
Some much deserved pay back
Read more at NetRightDaily.com.
Census 2010 shows red states gaining Congressional seats By Aaron Blake
The congressional map continued to shift toward red states Tuesday, as the U.S. Census Bureau released new apportionment data.
The census numbers reshuffled the number of seats in Congress for 18 states, based on population gains and losses over the past decade. Most states gaining seats went for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the 2008 presidential election, while almost all states that lost seats were won by President Obama -- many of them in the Rust Belt.
The westward movement of the U.S. population means six districts in states that went for Obama will shift to states that went for McCain -- a small but significant shift that could help a GOP presidential candidate in 2012, provided they can hold those states for the party.
Most of the other new seats will be in swing states that went for Obama, which could also be won by Republicans in 2012.
Texas, as expected, gained the most seats, moving from 32 to 36 seats thanks to big gains in population -- primarily in the Hispanic community.
Florida was the only other state to gain multiple seats, adding two and bringing it to 27 seats.
Six other states gained a single seat: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Washington.
The biggest losers were New York and Ohio, which each lost two seats. Eight other states lost a single seat: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Five of the eight states that are gaining seats were won by McCain in the 2008 presidential race. Eight of the 10 that are losing seats went to Obama.
Minnesota just made the cut for the last seat (No. 435), and will keep all eight of its districts, while North Carolina fell about 15,000 people short of gaining a 14th seat.
Republicans, whose 2010 gains make them dominant in the upcoming round of drawing new district lines, will control the redistricting process in eight of the states mentioned above, while Democrats control it in just two. That's important, because states that lose or gain seats generally see the biggest changes.
But just because a district is moving into a red state doesn't mean it will be Republican -- or that a district lost by a blue state will come at the expense of Democrats.
Many states where the GOP will draw the lines already feature heavily GOP congressional delegations so Republicans will be hard pressed to add friendly districts -- or may just want to focus on shoring up the members that they currently have.
The census announcement this morning kicks off the decennial line-drawing process. Stay tuned for the best and most in-depth coverage of the remapping of the country right here on the Fix. And be sure to look at how we expect the map to be drawn in four key states -- Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and Texas -- in our "Mapping the Future" series.
THE 2010 BLOG POST OF THE YEAR!
Oberserve Says:
December 20th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
SRA, HA HA HA HA HA thanks for a good laugh!
Carol Turoff behind seeingredaz.com is the worst kept secret in town.
Anyone who has worked with her on campaigns recognizes her writing style, which is to attack most Republicans in the meanest way possible. Her blog is crap.
Source:
http://sonoranalliance.com/2010/12/19/defeated-liberal-republican-paula-pennypacker-bashes-russell-pearce-other-conservatives/#comments
The Post of the Year 2010 comes from "Observe" over on the Sonoran Alliance. For those of us who have had to deal with the 'Wicked Witch of LD-6' that comment just about says it all!
She hides under fake names to post her 'garbage'. Good thing that everybody knows just how ineffective she truly is!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Today in the Washington Examiner December 20, 2010
Michael Barone - Reid and Pelosi finally get mugged by public opinion
Elections have consequences. The consequences of the November 2010 elections -- and one might add the November 2009 elections in New Jersey and Virginia and the January 2010 special Senate election in Massachusetts -- became clear as lights shined over the snow at both ends of the Capitol on Thursday night.
Establishment Republicans look to 2012: Hatch tacks Right, Lugar defiant
No Republican in Washington is more worried about the Tea Party than Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch. But a few Republicans should be as worried as Hatch, notably Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar.
Susan Ferrechio - Senate rejects amendments altering New START treaty
The Senate on Sunday rescued a new arms treaty with Russia from Republican efforts to amend it in a way that would require the entire treaty to be renegotiated, but whether the Senate can ratify the New START treaty before the end of the lame-duck session remains in doubt.
Hours before defeating the treaty-killing amendment, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced he would vote against ratification, which requires the approval of two-thirds of the Senate or 67 votes. Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., a leading voice on arms issues, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both said they would oppose it as well.
Matthew Sheffield - Manchin skipped controversial Senate votes to attend Christmas party
He may be willing to put a bullet in liberal carbon tax legislation but newly elected West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin is taking fire from Republicans for skipping out on two controversial Senate votes on "don't ask don't tell" and youth illegal immigrant amnesty.
While he had issued statements on Saturday saying that he opposed both liberal-backed bills, Manchin failed to show up to vote against them, choosing instead to attend a family Christmas party.
Byron York - DREAM Act causes ugly breakup on left
On Capitol Hill, Democrats have been using the lame-duck session to try to ram through some key unfinished parts of their agenda. Among them is the DREAM Act immigration bill, a favorite of Moulitsas'. On Friday, Jon Tester, once the darling of DailyKos, announced that he would vote against it.
More Stories
How they voted on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Obama vacation on hold -- but for how long?
Columbia University steals land
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