Mockery and scorn for New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s bid to ban big sodas came swiftly, and now conservatives are pouring it on: Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz proposed a “Big Gulp Amendment” Friday to prohibit the federal government from following Mr. Bloomberg’s lead.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-24 02:41:492013-03-24 02:41:49Ted Cruz’s ‘Big Gulp Amendment’ Latest Mockery Of Bloomberg Soda Ban
At the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear message to anyone who supports traditional marriage over gay marriage: we don’t want your business.
00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-24 02:40:302013-03-24 02:40:30Starbucks CEO: If You Support Traditional Marriage, We Don’t Want Your Business
While President Obama lost a round this week on his gun-control agenda in Congress, he’s making up for lost ground by pursuing a broader gun grab at the United Nations.
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The government agency charged with investigating discrimination in the workplace is itself facing a discrimination lawsuit by a worker claiming he was forced to violate his religious beliefs.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-24 02:32:112013-03-24 02:32:11Obama’s Discrimination Agency Sued for Religious Bigotry
The Republican Party of Ohio has appointed as its executive director a registered lobbyist actively campaigning to redefine marriage in the state, deepening the conflict between voters and the party elite.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 04:00:022013-03-23 04:00:02Conservatives Revolt As Gay Marriage Lobbyist Appointed Head of Ohio Republican Party
Now, almost exactly 100 days after the Sandy Hook massacre, round two begins. The stakes are even higher.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 03:59:332013-03-23 03:59:33Round Two Of Gun Control Battle: Extension Of Federal Background Checks
Thursday night, Dem Sen. Patty Murray responded by offering Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget for a vote in the Senate. The measure failed, 40-59, with 5 GOP Senators joining in opposition. Interestingly, among these 5 were Sens. Paul, Cruz and Lee.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 03:56:042013-03-23 03:56:04Senators Paul, Cruz, and Lee Join Democrats to Vote Against Ryan Budget
Former Vice President Al Gore published a blog post on his website entitled “‘The time has come’ for a carbon tax,” which includes excerpts from an editorial from the Financial Times which endorses the business-killing tax.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 03:54:462013-03-23 03:54:46Al Gore Says Now Is The Time For A Carbon Tax
The second of two reports examining who’s to blame over the federal anti-gunrunning scheme known as Operation Fast and Furious exonerates top officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but paints a picture of ineptitude, ignorance and mismanagement at the DHS operations in Arizona.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 03:46:592013-03-23 03:46:59‘Fast And Furious’ Report Finds DHS Missed Warning Signs, Napolitano In The Dark
Internal documents obtained by the House Judiciary Committee show that the Obama administration has been “cooking the books” in order to reach their “record” number of deported illegal immigrants.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-23 03:45:582013-03-23 03:45:58New Documents Reveal Obama Administration ‘Cooking The Books’ To Achieve Record Deportation Numbers
DHS claims the 1.6 billion number for the ammunition stock-pile is misleading because the language of DHS’s purchase said it would need “up to” a certain amount. That explanation doesn’t work for some critics.
A Western New York man now faces seven years in prison for violating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new gun control-law, the NY Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (or SAFE Act).
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 03:13:432013-03-22 03:13:43NY SAFE Act Nabs Its First Gun Owner: An Iraq War Vet
Angered by back-to-back presidential candidates who were squishy on social issues, some conservatives are warming to the idea of a third party while urging activists to stop funding GOP groups.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 03:11:152013-03-22 03:11:15Tony Perkins Urges Conservatives To Halt GOP Contributions, Consider Third Party
Sen. Marco Rubio’s top lawyer in the closed-door effort to draft a new immigration bill is a Democratic donor who earns his living by bringing foreign workers into the country on behalf of corporations and universities.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Katy Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngKaty Miller2013-03-22 02:54:582013-03-22 02:54:58Rubio Hires Democrat Immigration Lawyer Who Imports Workers For Companies
After being rejected by three state legislatures this year, a measure to recognize U.S. Government-minted gold and silver coins as legal tender may find a second home in Arizona.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:54:102013-03-22 02:54:10Arizona Could Soon Approve Gold, Silver As Legal Tender
The man who shot up an Aurora, Colo., movie theater during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last summer has reportedly converted to Islam and prays up to five times a day.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:52:372013-03-22 02:52:37Batman Theater Shooter Converts To Islam
If President Barack Obama wants to make good on a promise to become one of Obamacare’s first customers, he’ll have to take a route most Americans are unlikely to choose.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:47:072013-03-22 02:47:07Obama Promised To Personally Use Obamacare, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
In one speech at the National Prayer Breakfast last month, pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson went from political unknown to conservative darling, and now he’s talking about a possible presidential bid in 2016.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:43:202013-03-22 02:43:20Benjamin Carson on 2016: If Called, He’d Run
Tens of thousands of Chicago students, parents and teachers learned Thursday their schools were on a long-feared list of 54 the city plans to close in an effort to stabilize an educational system facing a huge budget shortfall.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:41:582013-03-22 02:41:58Chicago To Close 54 Schools To Address $1B Deficit
Gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday in a victory for advocates of gun restrictions.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-22 02:41:342013-03-22 02:41:34Senate Gun Bill Would Expand Background Checks
In the wake of President Obama’s re-election and other Democratic successes in 2012, more and more Republicans in elected office and party leadership are concluding that embracing comprehensive immigration reform is vital to winning elections and attracting a higher percentage of the nation’s fastest-growing demographic.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-21 01:30:102013-03-21 01:30:10Americans ‘Will Rise Up’ Against Amnesty
If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the sacrifices of combat.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-21 01:27:502013-03-21 01:27:50US Still Making Payments To Relatives Of Civil War Veterans, Analysis Finds
Citing figures indicating that more than 100,000 federal employees owe more than $1 billion in federal taxes, a House committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would require the firing of government workers who are “seriously tax delinquent.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-21 01:21:302013-03-21 01:21:30Federal Employees Who Don’t Pay Taxes Would Be Fired Under Bill That Passed Committee
WRGB in Albany has a breaking news story posted to their Facebook page, claiming that the state of New York is offering up bribes for people to rat out those possessing illegal firearms – an interesting development considering the adoption of the new anti-Second Amendment SAFE Act legislation.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-21 01:10:052013-03-21 01:10:05New York State Offering $500 To People Who Snitch On Gun Owners
Ted Cruz’s ‘Big Gulp Amendment’ Latest Mockery Of Bloomberg Soda Ban
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Douglas ErnstMockery and scorn for New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s bid to ban big sodas came swiftly, and now conservatives are pouring it on: Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz proposed a “Big Gulp Amendment” Friday to prohibit the federal government from following Mr. Bloomberg’s lead.
Starbucks CEO: If You Support Traditional Marriage, We Don’t Want Your Business
/1,727 Comments/in Embedded Images, Featured, News /by Victor MedinaAt the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear message to anyone who supports traditional marriage over gay marriage: we don’t want your business.
U.N. Threatens to Override Second Amendment
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by Emily MillerWhile President Obama lost a round this week on his gun-control agenda in Congress, he’s making up for lost ground by pursuing a broader gun grab at the United Nations.
Obama’s Discrimination Agency Sued for Religious Bigotry
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jack MinorThe government agency charged with investigating discrimination in the workplace is itself facing a discrimination lawsuit by a worker claiming he was forced to violate his religious beliefs.
Conservatives Revolt As Gay Marriage Lobbyist Appointed Head of Ohio Republican Party
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ben JohnsonThe Republican Party of Ohio has appointed as its executive director a registered lobbyist actively campaigning to redefine marriage in the state, deepening the conflict between voters and the party elite.
Round Two Of Gun Control Battle: Extension Of Federal Background Checks
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by Ed PilkingtonNow, almost exactly 100 days after the Sandy Hook massacre, round two begins. The stakes are even higher.
Senators Paul, Cruz, and Lee Join Democrats to Vote Against Ryan Budget
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Mike FlynnThursday night, Dem Sen. Patty Murray responded by offering Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget for a vote in the Senate. The measure failed, 40-59, with 5 GOP Senators joining in opposition. Interestingly, among these 5 were Sens. Paul, Cruz and Lee.
Al Gore Says Now Is The Time For A Carbon Tax
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael BastaschFormer Vice President Al Gore published a blog post on his website entitled “‘The time has come’ for a carbon tax,” which includes excerpts from an editorial from the Financial Times which endorses the business-killing tax.
‘Fast And Furious’ Report Finds DHS Missed Warning Signs, Napolitano In The Dark
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by William La JeunesseThe second of two reports examining who’s to blame over the federal anti-gunrunning scheme known as Operation Fast and Furious exonerates top officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but paints a picture of ineptitude, ignorance and mismanagement at the DHS operations in Arizona.
New Documents Reveal Obama Administration ‘Cooking The Books’ To Achieve Record Deportation Numbers
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Caroline MayInternal documents obtained by the House Judiciary Committee show that the Obama administration has been “cooking the books” in order to reach their “record” number of deported illegal immigrants.
DHS Denies Massive Ammunition Purchase
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Elizabeth FlockDHS claims the 1.6 billion number for the ammunition stock-pile is misleading because the language of DHS’s purchase said it would need “up to” a certain amount. That explanation doesn’t work for some critics.
NY SAFE Act Nabs Its First Gun Owner: An Iraq War Vet
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by S.H. BlannelberryA Western New York man now faces seven years in prison for violating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new gun control-law, the NY Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (or SAFE Act).
Tony Perkins Urges Conservatives To Halt GOP Contributions, Consider Third Party
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul BedardAngered by back-to-back presidential candidates who were squishy on social issues, some conservatives are warming to the idea of a third party while urging activists to stop funding GOP groups.
Rubio Hires Democrat Immigration Lawyer Who Imports Workers For Companies
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Neil MunroSen. Marco Rubio’s top lawyer in the closed-door effort to draft a new immigration bill is a Democratic donor who earns his living by bringing foreign workers into the country on behalf of corporations and universities.
Arizona Could Soon Approve Gold, Silver As Legal Tender
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dorothy KosichAfter being rejected by three state legislatures this year, a measure to recognize U.S. Government-minted gold and silver coins as legal tender may find a second home in Arizona.
Batman Theater Shooter Converts To Islam
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jessica ChasmarThe man who shot up an Aurora, Colo., movie theater during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last summer has reportedly converted to Islam and prays up to five times a day.
Obama Refusing to Explain DHS’s 1.6 Billion-Round Ammo Buildup
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Garth KantMembers of Congress are demanding the Obama administration explain why it is stockpiling a huge arsenal of ammunition and weapons.
Obama Promised To Personally Use Obamacare, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
/0 Comments/in Featured, Health Care, News /by Kyle CheneyIf President Barack Obama wants to make good on a promise to become one of Obamacare’s first customers, he’ll have to take a route most Americans are unlikely to choose.
Benjamin Carson on 2016: If Called, He’d Run
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Lisa BarronIn one speech at the National Prayer Breakfast last month, pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson went from political unknown to conservative darling, and now he’s talking about a possible presidential bid in 2016.
Chicago To Close 54 Schools To Address $1B Deficit
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sara Burnett and Jason KeyserTens of thousands of Chicago students, parents and teachers learned Thursday their schools were on a long-feared list of 54 the city plans to close in an effort to stabilize an educational system facing a huge budget shortfall.
Senate Gun Bill Would Expand Background Checks
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by Alan FramGun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday in a victory for advocates of gun restrictions.
Americans ‘Will Rise Up’ Against Amnesty
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by WND RadioIn the wake of President Obama’s re-election and other Democratic successes in 2012, more and more Republicans in elected office and party leadership are concluding that embracing comprehensive immigration reform is vital to winning elections and attracting a higher percentage of the nation’s fastest-growing demographic.
US Still Making Payments To Relatives Of Civil War Veterans, Analysis Finds
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressIf history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the sacrifices of combat.
Federal Employees Who Don’t Pay Taxes Would Be Fired Under Bill That Passed Committee
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alex PappasCiting figures indicating that more than 100,000 federal employees owe more than $1 billion in federal taxes, a House committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would require the firing of government workers who are “seriously tax delinquent.”
New York State Offering $500 To People Who Snitch On Gun Owners
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Rusty WeissWRGB in Albany has a breaking news story posted to their Facebook page, claiming that the state of New York is offering up bribes for people to rat out those possessing illegal firearms – an interesting development considering the adoption of the new anti-Second Amendment SAFE Act legislation.