OPINIONS: Will High Court Overturn ObamaCare’s Vast Overreach

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1. VIDEO: NJ Governor Chris Christie : The Teacher’s Union is a “Political Thuggery Operation” [It rules through fear and intimidation]
2. SHOCKING VIDEO: Nation of Islam Leader Farrakhan Says Fort Hood Shooter Is Not a Terrorist Just a Good Muslim Who Was Driven Crazy By The Terrorist American Soldiers Who Rape Muslim Men, Woman & Families
3. VIDEO: U.S. Marines Train in Israel [The land of their best ally]
4. VIDEO: Sen. Patrick Leahy Wants to Cut Aid to Israeli Defense Forces on Grounds of ‘Human Rights Violations’
5. VIDEO: The coming price explosion of ObamaCare
6. VIDEO: Special Interests…EXPOSED!!!
7. VIDEO: MSNBC’S Ed Schultz Admits Selective Edit Deception; Not False Racism Charge
8. Every Single One: The Politicized Hiring of Eric Holder’s Education Section
9. VIDEO: Obama Ag Secretary: More People On Food Stamps Means More Jobs
10. VIDEO: MSNBC’s Matthews: President Needs To Offer Alternative To Capitalism

Palestinian Authority Plans to Turn Western Wall Prayer Area into Arab Housing Estate

Jewish presence in Jerusalem will be erased from history.

Itamar Marcus, Nan Jacques Zilberdik

The Western Wall is one of the most sacred sites of Judaism, but the Palestinian Authority is stating it will be desecrated to provide housing for “Palestinians.”

Another Al-Jazeera Journalist Suspected of Terror Ties

Cliff Kincaid

The TV channel Al-Jazeera, which airs on cable in New York, has once again had another of its journalists accused of involvement in terrorism.

Ahmadinejad and New York Maid Service

Claudia Rosett

When Iran’s president breezes into NYC for the opening of the UN General Assembly, he will have even more influence in the United Nations than he did last year.

Today’s Hot Topics

• Would a eurozone government calm the markets? The Week – 22 hrs agoGerman and French leaders say setting common budget and tax policies will help end Europe’s debt crisis. But jittery investors appear skeptical More »Would a eurozone government calm the markets? 

  

  German and French leaders say setting common budget and tax policies will help end Europe’s debt crisis. But jittery investors appear skeptical

• The ‘sharp rise’ of dog-napping The Week – 4 hrs agoMore and more dogs are being literally stolen from their owners. More »The ‘sharp rise’ of dog-napping 

  More and more dogs are being literally stolen from their owners.

• Lessons learned from the Palin debacle The Week – 17 hrs agoHow to avoid another disastrous Republican national nomination More »Lessons learned from the Palin debacle 

  How to avoid another disastrous Republican national nomination

• Using Facebook to incite London riots: Is a 4-year sentence too harsh? The Week – 17 hrs agoTwo Facebook users in their 20s used the network to promote debauchery as if it were a social event — and they’re paying a surprisingly steep price More »Using Facebook to incite London riots: Is a 4-year sentence too harsh? 

  Two Facebook users in their 20s used the network to promote debauchery as if it were a social event — and they’re paying a surprisingly steep price

• Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All The Nation – 18 hrs agoThe Nation — The Verizon Corporation is asking its workforce to accept wage and benefit reductions—despite being a very profitable company. Morgan Stanley’s recent analysis … More »Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All 

  The Nation — The Verizon Corporation is asking its workforce to accept wage and benefit reductions—despite being a very profitable company. Morgan Stanley’s recent analysis shows Verizon’s net income from ongoing operations was $13.9 billion in 2010, up more than 16 percent from 2007. No wonder Verizon’s stock has outpaced …

• Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—But Media Attention Does, Too The Nation – 19 hrs agoThe Nation — The stock market is floundering, the unemployment rate hovers at nine percent and the congressional “super-committee” working on the budget deficit seems … More »Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—But Media Attention Does, Too 

  The Nation — The stock market is floundering, the unemployment rate hovers at nine percent and the congressional “super-committee” working on the budget deficit seems poised to make massive cuts to public services. America’s severe economic woes were the backdrop to talk show host Tavis Smiley and Princeton Professor Cornel …

• Russia’s $165,000 per night space hotel The Week – 20 hrs agoRussia may have come in second in the race to the moon, but it plans on being first in the race for boutique space hotels More »Russia’s $165,000 per night space hotel 

  Russia may have come in second in the race to the moon, but it plans on being first in the race for boutique space hotels

• Abercrombie to The Situation: We’ll pay you not to wear our clothes The Week – 20 hrs agoThe sexy-preppy stalwart issues a statement begging the Jersey Shore star to put some distance between its image and his abs More »Abercrombie to The Situation: We’ll pay you not to wear our clothes 

  The sexy-preppy stalwart issues a statement begging the Jersey Shore star to put some distance between its image and his abs

• Will Obama’s jobs speech matter? The Week – 20 hrs agoIn a big speech after Labor Day, the president will reportedly outline his plan to beat unemployment. Can he say anything to give people hope? More »Will Obama’s jobs speech matter? 

  In a big speech after Labor Day, the president will reportedly outline his plan to beat unemployment. Can he say anything to give people hope?

• Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies The Nation – 21 hrs agoThe Nation — One of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s oft-touted strengths in the Republican primary is his demonstrated prowess at fundraising. Less widely known is how he … More »Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies 

  The Nation — One of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s oft-touted strengths in the Republican primary is his demonstrated prowess at fundraising. Less widely known is how he has raised that money and what he has done in return for it. According to Texas good government and environmental watchdogs, Perry has raised much of his …

• Rick Perry: The Biggest Little Hypocrite in Texas The Nation – 21 hrs agoThe Nation — This story originally appeared at Truthdig. Robert Scheer is the author of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched … More »Rick Perry: The Biggest Little Hypocrite in Texas 

  The Nation — This story originally appeared at Truthdig. Robert Scheer is the author of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street (Nation Books). It is unfathomable that yet another Texas blowhard governor has emerged as a front-runner for the …

• The Texas Rangers’ ‘eye-rollingly silly’ movement to ban the Wave The Week – 21 hrs agoSigns posted around the baseball team’s ballpark read, “Any children doing the Wave will be sold to the circus” — what’s going on here? More »The Texas Rangers’ ‘eye-rollingly silly’ movement to ban the Wave 

  Signs posted around the baseball team’s ballpark read, “Any children doing the Wave will be sold to the circus” — what’s going on here?

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  Would a eurozone government calm the markets? The Week – 22 hrs agoGerman and French leaders say setting common budget and tax policies will help end Europe’s debt crisis. But jittery investors appear skeptical More » 

Obama: The Affirmative Action President
Matt Patterson
It is embarrassing to see a president so willing to advertise his own powerlessness, so comfortable with his own incompetence. But really, what were we to expect? More

The Era of Confronting Obama at Public Events
J.R. Dunn
So here we have “former-Bush official Brad Blakeman” being quoted by the media as attacking Tea Party stalwart Ryan Rhodes over Rhodes’s confrontation with Obama. More

Are the Black Flash Mob Attacks on Whites Obama’s Fault?
Lloyd Marcus
It is not a stretch to suggest that highly impressionable black youths might retaliate against a white America perceived to be dissing their African-American idol. More

Which Model for Postwar Iraq — Vietnam or Korea?
Jim Guirard
At this point, there are two Cold War models from which to choose — the still-successful South Korea model of the 1950s or the tragic, congressionally mandated cut-and-run South Vietnam model of the 1970s. More

What About the Enlisted Ranks?
Ed Timperlake
The recent announcement from the Defense Business Board about changing the retirement promise to members of the Armed Forces brought class warfare to the military ranks. More

Time to Leave the ‘No Child’ Law Behind
Peter Heck
This law accomplishes nothing more than challenging state lawmakers and government bureaucrats to come up with innovative ways to manipulate numbers so that it appears we’re making progress. More

PBS and Global Warming Skeptics’ Lockout
Russell Cook
Adventures in getting the PBS NewHour to live up to its standards, up the food chain to Jim Lehrer. More

• Would a eurozone government calm the markets?

  

  German and French leaders say setting common budget and tax policies will help end Europe’s debt crisis. But jittery investors appear skeptical

• Will Congress’ abysmal approval rating save Obama? The Week – 23 hrs agoThe president’s falling poll numbers signal possible trouble in the 2012 election. But will voters be distracted by their fury at Republicans?   More »Will Congress’ abysmal approval rating save Obama? 

  The president’s falling poll numbers signal possible trouble in the 2012 election. But will voters be distracted by their fury at Republicans?

• 7 most controversial Rick Perry moments The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011The Texas governor calls Ben Bernanke a traitor, the BP oil spill an “act of God,” and toys with the idea of a Texas secession. And that’s just the beginning More »7 most controversial Rick Perry moments 

  The Texas governor calls Ben Bernanke a traitor, the BP oil spill an “act of God,” and toys with the idea of a Texas secession. And that’s just the beginning

• What U.S. war expenditures could have bought instead: By the numbers The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are costing, on average, $9.7 billion a month — roughly the equivalent of six space shuttle flights More »What U.S. war expenditures could have bought instead: By the numbers 

  The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are costing, on average, $9.7 billion a month — roughly the equivalent of six space shuttle flights

• Will Paul Ryan run for president? The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011The GOP House budget guru is “strongly considering” entering the race, says The Weekly Standard. Just wishful thinking from unhappy conservatives? More »Will Paul Ryan run for president? 

  The GOP House budget guru is “strongly considering” entering the race, says The Weekly Standard. Just wishful thinking from unhappy conservatives?

• Why the French are (finally) getting fat The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011Fast food is becoming increasingly popular in France, wreaking havoc on the food culture — and the waistlines More »Why the French are (finally) getting fat 

  Fast food is becoming increasingly popular in France, wreaking havoc on the food culture — and the waistlines

• Do ‘tanorexics’ need addiction therapy? The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011Despite the health risks, some tanners continue to seek out UV radiation — even after getting treated for skin cancer More »Do ‘tanorexics’ need addiction therapy? 

  Despite the health risks, some tanners continue to seek out UV radiation — even after getting treated for skin cancer

• America’s first postpartum depression clinic: An instant guide The Week – Wed, Aug 17, 2011A devastating condition, postpartum depression requires the kind of specialized treatment this new clinic offers. Will other medical centers follow their lead? More » 

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The Anti-Defamation League’s Flat-Footed, Off-Key Shouter

Alyssa A. Lappen

An open letter to the head of the ADL, denouncing his condemnations of those who see Sharia as a threat to American values and liberty.

What Do Rioters Really Want?

Joan Lachkar, PhD, Nancy Kobrin, PhD

U.K. rioters and looters have no respect for authority and for the society at large, and are unlikely to improve, but the youngest generation needs help to avoid becoming like them.

It is Islam, Dummy!

Amil Imani

People tie themselves in knots trying to differentiate between “radical” or “political” Islam and peaceful Islam. It is all Islam, but in varying degrees of intensity.

Liberalism’s “New” Strategy: The Same Old Lies

Christopher Adamo

Perhaps the most profound quality common to liberals is their ability to keep straight faces (or even look gravely serious) while spewing the most hysterical and laughable lies.