Archive for 6 Jan 2012

PTSD and the Media…

Posted: 6 Jan 2012 in Lies, Media, Media Bias, Military, Veterans
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PTSD and the lying ass media. Read this excellent article from VAntage Point…

The Mt. Rainier Shooting and PTSD: How the Media Got It Wrong

The massacre at Ft. Hood two years ago stunned the nation in its cold-blooded calculation. The high body count was just as shocking as the fact soldiers were killed not in combat, but on the grounds of a military installation. Before the slain soldiers were buried, many in the media speculated on a link between combat stress and the shooting, the correlation being that war trauma had driven a soldier to commit those crimes.

When news reports finally explained that Nidal Hasan hadn’t deployed during his Army career, the narrative shifted to secondary PTSD. The thought was that his work as a psychiatrist could have caused it. The reality, however, was that Hasan’s personal beliefs about the United States and the military were among the chief motivations behind the killings. Taken together, the prevailing narrative from those early reports—intentional or not—was this: Post-traumatic stress is a strong factor in violent crimes, and anyone who has deployed to a combat zone is capable of the same.

That narrative—fairly common since John Rambo hit movie screens in 1982—bubbled to the surface once again with the killing of Park Ranger Margaret Anderson on January 1st by Benjamin Colton Barnes, a 24 year-old Iraq Veteran. Within hours of the Rainier shooting, journalists and writers clamored to mention Barnes’ war record, combat stress, and even his duty station in a dizzying effort to find a connection:

via The Mt. Rainier Shooting and PTSD: How the Media Got It Wrong | VAntage Point.

U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Sailors…

Posted: 6 Jan 2012 in Humor, Military, US Navy
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Irony is dish that is best served, delicious…

(CNN) — U.S. sailors from a carrier strike group whose recent presence in the Persian Gulf drew the ire of Iranian military officials have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country’s sailors from a hijacked fishing boat, a military spokesman said Friday.

The destroyer USS Kidd came to the aid of the ship Thursday in the North Arabian sea, near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, according to the Navy.

The rescue prompted the captain of the freed ship to offer his “sincere gratitude,” according to Josh Schminky, a Navy Criminal Investigative Service agent aboard the Kidd.

“He was afraid that without our help, they could have been there for months,” said Schminky

The rescue Thursday came two days after Iran said the United States should not send any more warships into the Persian Gulf.

via U.S. Navy rescues Iranian sailors – CNN.com.

Obama Breaks the Law…

Posted: 6 Jan 2012 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Congress, Democrats, Failure, Government, Lies, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Socialism, WTF Files
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It is time to impeach. Let any other president try this prior to him and the libtards would crap all over themselves. I thought you Democrats were all about freedom and stopping the man? Guess that’s only true if he’s not YOUR man. I don’t care what letter follows your name in the political realm of things. This is blatantly violating the Constitution. It is illegal and should be treated as a high crime and impeachment proceedings should commence.

And where the hell is  the media on this? They’re sucking his balls yet again.

God help this country if this fool is reelected.

 

Obama: The Mask is Off

By Steve McCann

 The mask is fully off. Barack Obama is the most corrupt, power-mad president in this nation’s illustrious history. By his actions in bypassing Congress and making appointments that should be subject to Senate approval while the Senate is still in session and innumerable extra-constitutional actions since he became president, he is following in the footsteps of the despots who dominated the 20th century.

In late September of 2008, it became clear to me that Barack Obama would be elected president. Based on his background, education, motivation, and indoctrination, I saw a man who could single-handedly destroy the country and someone with no respect for the history, the Constitution, or the people of the United States. The specter of a megalomaniac who was a stranger to the truth and would or say or do anything to achieve or retain power overcame me. In Barack Obama and his fellow travelers, I saw what I feared the most since I came to this country: a person and a political mindset that would, if allowed, spell the end of the noblest experiment in the history of mankind.

via Articles: Obama: The Mask is Off.

 

Playing Politics with the Constitution and the Law

 

Posted by Roger Pilon

Today POLITICO Arena asks:

Did Obama have the authority to make the Cordray and the NLRB appointments, since the Senate is technically not in recess? And will the president’s shift from bipartisan conciliator to partisan agitator pay off?

My response:
All of Obama’s appointments yesterday are illegal under the Constitution. And, in addition, as too little noted by the media, his appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is legally futile. Under the plain language of the Dodd-Frank Act that created the CFPB, Cordray will have no authority whatsoever.