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Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 11:18am

~~~~ Another VIP Boosts Sheriff Joe!
5/01/18 The Hill by: Jacqueline Thomsen
"I'm honored to have you here."
Vice President Mike Pence recognizes ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio during a tax policy event in Arizona, calling Arpaio a "tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law." — NBC News 5/1/18
Vice President Pence praised former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was 'convicted' of contempt of court, as a “tireless champion of … the rule of law” during an event in Arizona on Tuesday.
Pence said at the tax event that he was “honored” by the former sheriff’s attendance, and called Arpaio a “great friend of this president and tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law,” to cheers from the crowd.
President Trump last year 'pardoned' Arpaio, a vocal supporter of his on the campaign trail, after he was convicted of contempt of court for refusing to stop racially profiling mexicano people at traffic stops for immigration checks.
Arpaio, who is running for retiring Sen. Jeff Flake’s (R-Ariz.) Senate seat, filed an appeal in January to have the conviction cleared.
He argued in the filing that Judge Susan Bolton “refused to give the Sheriff a trial by jury,” and that her “verdict was completely unsupported by the evidence, among numerous other reasons.”

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 11:05am

Boy Scouts Name Change Sparks Controversy.
5/02/18 The Hill by: Aris Folley
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is changing its name for the first time in its 108-year history.(Scouts: BSA)
The scouting organization, originally designed for boys ages 11–17, will be called Scouts: BSA starting in February, The Associated Press reported.
The move to a gender-neutral name arrives on the heels of the organization’s decision to accept girls into its ranks next year.
Girls already started enrolling as Cub Scouts this year, and more than 3,000 have reportedly joined so far.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 10:56am

Here’s How Few Republicans Are On College Faculties.
5/2/18 Walter E. Williams
Just within the past week or so, some shocking professorial behavior has come to light.
In the wake of Barbara Bush’s death, California State University, Fresno professor Randa Jarrar took to Twitter to call the former first lady an “amazing racist.” Jarrar added:
PSA: either you are against these pieces of s— and their genocidal ways or you’re part of the problem. that’s actually how simple this is. I’m happy the witch is dead. can’t wait for the rest of her family to fall to their demise the way 1.5 million iraqis have. byyyeeeeeeee.
In New Jersey, Brookdale Community College professor Howard Finkelstein, in a heated exchange, was captured on video telling a conservative student, “F— your life!” At the City University of New York School of Law, students shouted down guest lecturer Josh Blackman for 10 minutes before he could continue his remarks. When Duke University President Vincent Price was trying to address alumni, students commandeered the stage, shouting demands and telling him to leave.
None of this professorial and student behavior is new at the nation’s colleges. It’s part of the leftist agenda that dominates our colleges. A new study by Brooklyn College professor Mitchell Langbert—”Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty“—demonstrates that domination.
(By the way, Academic Questions is a publication of the National Association of Scholars, an organization fighting the leftist propaganda in academia.)
Langbert examines the political affiliation of Ph.D.-holding faculty members at 51 of the 66 top-ranked liberal arts colleges according to U.S. News & World Report. He finds that 39% of the colleges in his sample are without
Republicans, with zero registered Republicans on their faculties.
As for Republicans within academic departments, 78 percent of those departments have no Republican members or so few as to make no difference.
Langbert breaks down the faculty Democrat-to-Republican ratio by academic department, and there are not many surprises.
Engineering departments have 1.6 Democrats for every Republican. Chemistry and economics departments have about 5.5 Democrats for every Republican. The situation is especially bad in anthropology departments, where the Democrat-to-Republican faculty ratio is 133-to-1, and in communications departments, where the ratio is 108-to-zero.
Langbert says, “I could not find a single Republican with an exclusive appointment to fields like gender studies, Africana studies, and peace studies.”
Later on in the study, Langbert turns his attention to Democrat-to-Republican faculty ratios at some of our most elite colleges. At Williams College, the Democrat-to-Republican ratio is 132-to-1. At Amherst College, it’s 34-to-1. Wellesley’s is 136-to-1. At Swarthmore, 120-to-1. Claremont McKenna, 4-to-1. Davidson, 10-to-1.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 10:55am

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Only two colleges of the top 66 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 list have a modicum of equality in numbers between Democratic and Republican faculty members.
They are the U.S. Military Academy, aka West Point, with a Democrat-to-Republican ratio of 1.3-to-1, and the U.S. Naval Academy, whose ratio is 2.3-to-1.
Many professors spend class time indoctrinating students with their views. For faculty members who are Democrats, those views can be described as leftist, socialist, or communist.
It is a cowardly act for a professor to take advantage of student immaturity by indoctrinating pupils with his opinions before the students have developed the maturity and skill to examine other opinions. It is also dereliction of duty of college administrators and boards of trustees to permit the continuance of what some professors and students are doing in the name of higher education.
Langbert’s findings suggest biases in college research and academic policy, where leftist political homogeneity is embedded in the college culture. The leftist bias at most of the nation’s colleges is in stark contrast to the political leanings of our nation.
According to a number of Pew Research Center surveys, most Americans identify as conservative.
These Americans are seeing their tax dollars and tuition dollars going to people who have contempt for their values and seek to indoctrinate their children with leftist ideas.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 10:45am

9 Killed in School Massacre the Liberal Media Wants Nothing to Do With.
4/29/18 Conservative Tribune by: Ben Marquis
A horrific mass killing occurred at a middle school Friday that left nine students dead and several other injured, but the media has given the tragic story the most minimal of coverage.
Why has the media largely shied away from this incredible tragedy?
Because it totally undermines and upends their narratives about the most prominent danger young students face in the world today.
For starters, the horrible attack didn’t take place in America, nor was it committed with the type of weapon the liberal media most often frets over. Thus they have decided to ignore the tragedy as much as possible.
Normally the media would provide wall-to-wall coverage of a school attack that left nine students dead, but since the murders occurred in China and the murderer used a knife to do his evil deed, the media can’t rail against the Second Amendment and demand everyone to “do something” about gun control.
Death toll rises to 9 in school stabbing attack in China https://t.co/kZgilsyssZ pic.twitter.com/6GxvkkjrcX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) Apr/29/18

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 2, 2018 at 10:11am

Lindsey Graham: President Trump Should Get The Nobel Peace Prize.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) backed Trump’s efforts that led to the monumental developments involving North and South Korea, reports CNS News.
On Fox & Friends, Graham praised the historic agreement between the two countries, crediting it largely to President Trump, and saying he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
“It wouldn’t have happened without Trump!,” Graham said. “It may not happen, but this is the biggest change since the end of the hostilities. The fact that the North Korean and South Korean president met, and they vowed to end the war.”
“What happened?” Graham continued. “Donald Trump convinced North Korea and China he was serious about bringing about change. We’re not there yet. But if this happens, President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Graham applauded Trump’s composure even after feeling pressured to dismiss his “fire and fury” approach to North Korea.
“He has convinced North Korea you got two options,” Graham said. “You can become a normal country, or we will take you down if you keep trying to build missiles to hit the American homeland.”
The senator also claims that North Koreans knew President Trump would do all he could to put a stop to their nuclear program.
“Every president before him tried this. What is different about Trump? They believe, in North Korea, if he had to as a last resort, he would stop their nuclear program.
We’re not there yet, but if we get there, it will be because of President Trump,” Graham continued.

Graham gave a “word of warning” to the North Korean leader, advising him to stay true to his word.

“A word of warning,” Graham added. “The worst thing Kim Jong-un could do is play Trump — to go through all these motions and go back to the old way of doing business. Donald Trump will not tolerate being played. We’re either going to have peace or we’re going to have a war now, because Kim Jong-un has made a mistake if he’s not serious; and that’s playing Trump.”

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 1, 2018 at 8:29pm

Judge Roy Moore Is Taking All Of His Accusers To Court.
Apr/30/18 By Luke Rohlfing
Last year’s special election to find a replacement for Alabama’s Junior Senator was rocked when Judge Roy Moore, who was poised to win the seat, was hounded by rumors of sexual assault from three women.
Those claims were so damaging to his reputation that Doug Jones, an unknown Democrat candidate, was able to beat Moore on election night.
While the media played up the accusations against Moore being from nine or more people, Judge Moore’s legal counsel made it clear at a press conference that there were three women accusers, and any inflated numbers were false.
Melissa Isaac, who is representing Judge Moore and his family, stated that they are suing all three accusers, along with two people connected to the accusations made against Moore.
The five people being sued are Richard Hagadorn, Marjorie Leigh Corfman, Debbie Wesson Gibson, Beverly Young Nelson, Tina Turner Johnson.
The complaint against the three accusers, and two accomplices, is being filed in Etowah County, where the allegations against Moore took place, and where the five being sued all live.
The complaint against them is for political conspiracy, among other charges.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 1, 2018 at 8:01pm

Sheriff Joe Notches Major Endorsement
5/1/18 by: AAN
World-class rocker and diehard Second Amendment supporter Ted Nugent came out in support of Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Senate.
The Nuge has long had a close relationship with Arpaio, who the Maricopa County Sheriff deputized back in 2012.
Although Arpaio's late entrance into the critical Arizona Senate race poised to shake things up, recent polling shows he's slipped behind former State Sen. Dr. Kelli Ward and Representative Martha McSally.
Nugent's enthusiasm was palpable:
"The liberal-left cannot tolerate a straight shooter like Joe Arpaio in the U.S. Senate, and they will pull out all the stops to defeat him once and for all."
We can't let this huge opportunity for Joe, for America, and for freedom slip away – let's send America's Sheriff to the U.S. Senate!"
Arpaio remains a favorite target of the left for his aggressive enforcement of immigration laws in America's fourth-most populous county.
5/1/18 by: AAN
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World-class rocker and diehard Second Amendment supporter Ted Nugent came out in support of Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Senate.
The Nuge has long had a close relationship with Arpaio, who the Maricopa County Sheriff deputized back in 2012.
Although Arpaio's late entrance into the critical Arizona Senate race poised to shake things up, recent polling shows he's slipped behind former State Sen. Dr. Kelli Ward and Representative Martha McSally.
Nugent's enthusiasm was palpable:
"The liberal-left cannot tolerate a straight shooter like Joe Arpaio in the U.S. Senate, and they will pull out all the stops to defeat him once and for all."
"We can't let this huge opportunity for Joe, for America, and for freedom slip away – let's send America's Sheriff to the U.S. Senate!"
Arpaio remains a favorite target of the left for his aggressive enforcement of immigration laws in America's fourth-most populous county.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 1, 2018 at 7:26pm

WH: Factsheet About Our Broken Immigration System.
Jan/30/18
For the past decade, attempts at immigration reform have failed because open borders special interests in both parties have dominated the discussion. The framework laid out by the White House represents mainstream, common sense approach to immigration.
SECURING THE BORDER:
President Donald J. Trump’s Administration has taken action to secure the border, but the United States has seen an uptick in attempted illegal entries and more resources are needed to accomplish the job.
◾In fiscal year (FY) 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded 310,531 apprehensions by Border Patrol agents, 303,916 of which were on the Southwest border.
◾More than 97% of all CBP apprehensions occurred on the Southwest border.
◾In FY 2017, 10% of aliens apprehended by CBP had been previously apprehended on at least one other occasion.
◾Criminal organizations continually exploit border vulnerabilities and legal loopholes to help illegal aliens gain entry into the United States.
◾In FY 2017, CBP apprehended 20,131 criminal aliens and another 10,908 individuals wanted by law enforcement.
◾Dec/17 marked the eighth month in a row that southwest border apprehensions increased.
◾CBP remains concerned about the steady increase in the flow of unaccompanied children and family units. ◾Family-unit apprehensions and inadmissible cases at the Southwest border reached approximately 105,000 by the end of the year.
◾CBP’s daily southwest border inadmissible/apprehended numbers averaged 1,132 in Jan/18 to-date.
◾The U.S. cannot truly secure its borders without legislative reforms to close loopholes that prevent the prompt return of illegal aliens who do not have a legitimate claim for asylum.
ENDING EXTENDED-FAMILY CHAIN MIGRATION: President Trump wants to keep nuclear families together while reforming our current legal immigration system, so it no longer serves as a conduit for low-skilled immigration.
◾Under our current immigration system, more than 70 percent of immigrants entering the United States do so based on family ties rather than on skill or merit.
◾Our current law allows new immigrants to sponsor various members of their extended families for immigration to the United States.
◾Between 2005 and 2016, the U.S. admitted more than 70% of lawful immigrants based on family ties alone.
◾Chain migration has been a leading source of low-skilled immigration into the United States, hurting vulnerable American workers.
◾Our current immigration system puts a strain on federal resources and burdens American taxpayers.
◾Half of all immigrant-headed households receive benefits from at least one welfare program.
CANCELING THE VISA LOTTERY: President Trump has called for the cancelation of the visa lottery system, which selects applicants at random and has been subject to fraud and abuse.

Comment by Bullheaded Texan on May 1, 2018 at 7:26pm

◾Currently, about 50,000 immigrants enter the United States each year through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, commonly called the visa lottery or Green Card lottery.
◾Individuals are selected at random to apply for a visa that permits permanent residence in the United States, and the qualifying criteria are very low.
◾Eligible countries have low levels of immigration to the U.S. over the last 5 years.
◾The program requires participants to have only a high school education or two years of work experience.
◾Upon entering the United States, those who have received a Green Card may eventually gain U.S. citizenship through naturalization.
◾The visa lottery has been highly vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
◾A 2003 report by the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found the visa lottery system is subject to widespread abuse.
◾A 2007 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the program was vulnerable to fraudulent activity.
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR A DACA FIX THAT ENDS CHAIN MIGRATION, ELIMINATES THE VISA LOTTERY, AND SECURES THE BORDER:
Recent polling shows Americans support turning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy into a lawful policy in exchange for ending chain migration, the visa lottery, and border security.
◾According to a recent Harvard-Harris poll, 58 percent of those polled oppose shutting down the government over the DACA program.
◾65% of those polled would support an immigration deal that gives work permits and a path to citizenship to aliens brought to the U.S. by their parents in exchange for prioritizing merit-based immigration over family ties, ending the visa lottery, and providing border security funding.
◾More than three quarters of those polled, 79%, believe immigration policy should be based on a person’s ability to contribute to America rather than on family ties.
◾68% opposed the visa lottery system which randomly selects up to 50,000 foreign nationals to become permanent residents of the United States.

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