Watch: Navy Destroyer Smashes Through 60 Foot Waves

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“Give me a fast ship, for I intend to go in Harm’s Way.”
John Paul Jones

The below video shows a US Navy ship encountering heavy seas while in transit. During my 10 years of sea duty, while serving in 6 Navy Destroyers and in one Navy Amphib, I encountered heavier seas in the North Atlantic than those recorded in the below listed video. My Navy ships transited the seven seas, circumnavigated the globe twice, crossed the equator 6 times, visited every continent, and made port calls in 38 countries.

“I’m so sick, will someone throw me overboard?”
Isaac Baker Merrimac

[Editor’s note: The author of this short piece, Captain Joseph John, was interviewed on Restoring Liberty recently. Listen to his extreme warning about the Obama Administration:]

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Christian Activists Claim They’re Ready to Die in Fight Against Gay Marriage [+videos]

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bishopewjackson_featuredSeveral Christian activists appeared at a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. where they publicly stated their opposition to gay marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing a case on next week.

C-SPAN noted: “Speakers said they would not abide by, respect, or follow a decision by the Supreme Court that allows same-sex couples to get married. They argued such as decision infringed upon religious freedom and was an assault on religious people.”

Bishop E.W. Jackson compared Christians in America to Christian students who were killed in Kenya by terrorists, reported [the extreme left wing] RightWingWatch.org (video below).

Bishop Jackson lamented that no “matter how loving we try to be” Christians are called out for discriminating against gay people. He cited a florist who turned down a gay customer who wanted a floral arrangement for his same-sex wedding. (Read more from “Christian Activists Claim They’re Ready to Die in Fight Against Gay Marriage” HERE)

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Sad Bruce Jenner: ‘I’m a Republican and a Christian’ [+video]

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bruce-jenner-e1429542862721After months of speculation that he was transitioning into a woman, Bruce Jenner confirmed the news in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired on ABC Friday night, clarifying that he is also a Republican and a Christian.

When asked about Barack Obama addressing LGBT rights in his State of the Union, the 65-year-old former Olympic athlete said that didn’t affect him much.

“I’ve always been more on the conservative side,” Jenner said.

Jenner said he is a Christian as well.

“I would sit in church and always wonder, ‘In God’s eyes, how does he see me?’” (Read more from “Sad Bruce Jenner: ‘I’m a Republican and a Christian'” HERE)

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Watch: Texas Trooper KARATE KICKS Suspect off His Motorcycle Following High-Speed Chase

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Photo Credit: Daily Mail

Photo Credit: Daily Mail

Dashcam footage has revealed the startling moment a Texas trooper ran toward a motorcyclist following a high-speed chase, leaped into the air and karate kicked him to the ground.

The unconventional maneuver led to a three-day, unpaid suspension for Trooper Abraham Martinez last year but the footage only emerged this week as the Austin American Statesman investigated outdated tactics used in Department of Public Safety pursuits.

The incident unfolded in December 2012 after Martinez, a 10-year veteran trooper, took chase when 25-year-old Steven Gaydos ran a stop sign near Houston . . .

Troopers followed Gaydos for nearly 40 miles at speeds of 130 mph before Martinez pulled alongside him and fired four times through the window of his moving car, striking the man once in the thigh.

The motorcyclist then raised his hand and pulled over and, as he tried to put down his kickstand, Martinez suddenly leaped out at him, kicked him and knocked him to the ground. (Read more from “Watch: Texas Trooper KARATE KICKS Suspect off His Motorcycle Following High-Speed Chase” HERE)

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Jeb Bush Praises Obama’s Expansion of Surveillance State; Congressman Massie Says “Hell, No!” [+video]

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Jeb BushOne of the most glaring myths propagated by Washington — especially the two parties’ media loyalists — is that bipartisanship is basically impossible, that the two parties agree on so little, that they are constantly at each other’s throats over everything. As is so often the case for Washington partisan propaganda, the reality is exactly the opposite: from trade deals to Wall Street bailouts to a massive National Security and Penal State, the two parties are in full agreement on the bulk of the most significant D.C. policies (which is why the leading candidates of the two parties (from America’s two ruling royal families) will have the same funding base). But because policies that command the agreement of the two parties’ establishments are largely ignored by the D.C. press in favor of the issues where they have some disagreements, the illusion is created that they agree on nothing.

To illustrate how true this all is, consider the comments today of leading GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush. He appeared on Michael Medved’s conservative talk radio program, and was asked by the host what his favorite part of the Obama administration has been. His answer? As McClatchy’s Lesley Clark noted on Twitter, Bush hailed “Obama’s enhancement of NSA.” The audio was first posted by Ian Hanchett and is embedded below; here is the full transcript of the exchange:

Medved: If you were to look back at the last seven years, almost, what has been the best part of the Obama administration?

Jeb Bush: I would say the best part of the Obama administration would be his continuance of the protections of the homeland using the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced. Advancing this — even though he never defends it, even though he never openly admits it, there has been a continuation of a very important service, which is the first obligation, I think of our national government is to keep us safe. And the technologies that now can be applied to make that so, while protecting civil liberties are there. And he’s not abandoned them, even though there was some indication that he might.

(Read more from “Jeb Bush Praises Expansion of Surveillance State” HERE)

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Congressman Massie Hammers the Surveillance State, Seeks Repeal of the Patriot Act

Record 51 Million Immigrants in 8 Years, Will Account for 82% of U.S. Growth [+video]

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w200-9b0df68d46b8b4dbd7ead22c97c3052dLegal and illegal immigrants will hit a record high of 51 million in just eight years and eventually account for an astounding 82 percent of all population growth in America, according to new U.S. Census figures.

A report from the Center for Immigration Studies that analyzed the statistics said that by 2023, one in seven U.S. residents will be an immigrant, rising to one in five by 2060 when the immigrant population totals 78 million.

The report was provided to Secrets and released Wednesday evening.

The surge in immigrant population, both legal and illegal, threatens to slam into the presidential campaign as GOP candidates move to figure out what their position is and the president tries to use executive powers to exempt some 5 million illegals from deportation.

Photo Credit: Washington Examiner

Photo Credit: Washington Examiner

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker disrupted the debate this week when he said that legal immigration also needs to be reformed to make sure Americans don’t suffer by losing jobs to new citizens. (Read more from “Record 51 Million Immigrants in 8 Years, Will Account for 82% of U.S. Growth” HERE)

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U.S. Marshal Snatches, Smashes Bystander’s Phone [+video]

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smashedThe U.S. Marshals Service has launched an investigation into one of its agents who appears to be captured on video ripping a cell phone from the hands of a bystander who was trying to film him in the street while he responded to gang activity.

The video also seems to show the agent throwing the phone to the ground.

Gawker reported agents with the Marshals Service were investigating some activity of a biker gang near a California home, and a nearby woman started videotaping the scene on her cell phone.

The agent then snatched the phone from the woman’s hands and smashed it to the ground, the video shows.

“We’ve had incidents where people have videotaped us and it requires unbelievable restraint. Typically during times where things can be a little chaotic,” said South gate police Capt. Darren Aerakawa, to the Los Angeles Times. “We really have to convey we’re living in a different environment now where police action is scrutized and a lot of video is surfacing. We simply tell our officers to assume they’re being recorded out in public at all times.” (Read more from “U.S. Marshal Snatches, Smashes Bystander’s Phone” HERE)

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The Left Sees Jeb Bush as the Best GOP Chance to Pass Amnesty [+videos]

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download (3)By Pam Key. This week at the The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, long-time immigration activist Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) said the potential Republican president he could work best with to pass comprehensive immigration reform is Jeb Bush.

(Read more from “Gutiérrez: Jeb Bush Our Best GOP Chance to Pass Amnesty Legislation” HERE)

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Rep. Steve Knight Confronts Protester During Immigration Discussion

By Veronica Rocha. A new video shows U.S. Rep. Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) confronting a protester during a discussion about immigration.

The heated confrontation occurred Friday outside Knight’s district office in Simi Valley, where a group holding “Stop illegal immigration” signs had gathered during an open house event. The entire encounter was filmed and a video was later posted to YouTube.

A protester, who called himself “Mike,” approached Knight, shook his hand and said, “You told me you didn’t vote amnesty and you did. I looked it up on the Internet. You lied to me.” He then patted Knight on the arm.

As the protester walked away, Knight approached him and said, “If you touch me again, I’ll drop your a**.” (Read more from this story HERE)

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Rand Paul Keeps Saying That a Secret Scandal Will Wreck Hillary Clinton ‘Soon’ [+video]

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Photo Credit: AP

In a speech yesterday to the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made his third oblique reference to a scandal that—according to him—will grievously wound Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

“You ever hear ’em ask Hillary Clinton, this money she’s getting, whether it influences her decisions?” said Paul, referring to media questions about donors to the Clinton family’s charitable organizations. “There’s going to be stuff coming out about the Clinton Foundation and their donations from different companies that get special approval from the Secretary of State. Coming out in the next couple of weeks.”

Paul had debuted this theory on April 7, in the interview he gave Fox News’s Sean Hannity right after his announcement. “She’s in charge of approving business deals as secretary of state,” Paul said of Clinton. “They’re called CFIAs, anything that relates to our security. There’s going to be something coming out in the next few weeks about companies that she approved deals for.”

“That they were against, and then they became for after money went to the foundation?” asked Hannity.

“Significant amounts, over $100 million being given to her foundation coming out in the next two weeks,” said Paul. (Read more from “Rand Paul Keeps Saying That a Secret Scandal Will Wreck Hillary Clinton ‘Soon'” HERE)

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We’re Not Seeing More Police Shootings, Just More News Coverage [+video]

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download (1)It feels like every week, a name is added to the list: another man, often black and unarmed, has died at the hands of police.

The headlines make it feel as if the country is experiencing an unprecedented wave of police violence, but experts say that isn’t the case. We’re just seeing more mainstream media coverage, and for a variety of reasons.

Let’s be clear: That’s just each expert’s sense of things. We rely on hunches because real numbers don’t exist, likely because no one thought it important to keep a tally until recently.

Chat with a publisher or editor at one of the country’s African-American newspapers, and she or he can tell you they’ve been covering these cases for a long time . . . .

“What is being exposed nationally is something that’s been troubling us in Philadelphia as African-Americans,” he said. “Yes, we have written about it. We’ve talked about it. This is the African-American experience, and for some reason non-African-Americans don’t believe it.” (Read more from “We’re Not Seeing More Police Shootings, Just More News Coverage” HERE)

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