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The only reason they are such a formidable force is because they got their hands on or were given easy access to US weaponry. Not to mention, certain dictators have been toppled allowing them access to training grounds and populations to conquer.
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Just be happy you were fortunate enough to not have been born in the hermit kingdom where you have to keep your mouth shut about all the wrongs of the leadership or be banished to prison camps for life at times while your family gets exiled to the countryside where food is extremely hard to come by.
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While I'm not a fan of Obama nor Sanders as I whole-heartedly disagree w/ most of their policies, I do agree that these secret government surveillance and covert agencies are more of a threat to the country and the world because they are always focused on expanding their unchecked powers and have seemingly unlimited amounts of money to do their dirty work with. It kind of puts into perspective why Obama purged most of the military commanders that didn't follow his every word in recent times. These agencies are supposedly stacked w/ people that passed deep security clearances so you'd expect them to all be above reproach as far as character is concerned but as they say, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Thanks for sharing.
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Presidential hopeful Rand Paul talks about campaign, Charleston shooting PADUCAH, Ky - Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was in the Local 6 area on Friday. Paul helped local ophthalmologist Dr. Barbara Bowers celebrate her new eye care facility with a ribbon cutting, then they scrubbed and got ready for eye surgery. Paul took time before the festivities and surgery to talk about his run for the Republican nomination and reflect on the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Paul called the tragedy "mind-boggling." "To me it represents a deeper problem," he said. "Obviously there is a law enforcement response. We need to capture and separate this person or punish this person so this thing doesn't happen, but there's also to me a sense of what's wrong with this person? What's wrong with society that someone would kill innocent people, particularly in a church?" He said he knows gun control will become a hot topic again but said he doesn't think guns are the problem. "I think guns can be good or bad, but I think guns in self-defense are a good thing," he said. Paul addressed the growing crowd of GOP candidates and told Local 6 he believes he stands out. "I'm one of the few Republicans that says, 'Let's think before we act. Let's look before we leap,' and not everything we've intervened in the Middle East its been good for our country," he said. He added that he's been targeting different voters who haven't heard his message and thinks that's making him a true competitor of Hillary Clinton. "As this all comes together, that's consistent with my message that sometimes big government messes things up," he said. "I think that it's starting to resonate and I think that's why we're leading Hillary Clinton among independent across the country." Video and pics... http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/29364704/presidential-hopeful-rand-paul-talks-about-campaign-charleston-shooting
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Rand Paul dominates the Republican presidential pack on FacebookAs cable news’ influence continues to shrink, especially among the young, the importance of social media in political campaigns continues to grow. According to Pew Research Center and NBC, Millennials overwhelmingly get their news from Facebook over that of traditional media. “A Pew Research Center study found that 61 percent of Millennials (aged 18-33 currently) get political news from Facebook at least once a week, compared with 39 percent of Baby Boomers (aged 50-68).” In fact, social media played a significant role in Obama’s 2008 and 2012 victories. Republicans couldn’t even keep up. Right now, Senate Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is leading the Republican pack on Facebook in some important states. Bloomberg reports that Paul is “the most talked about Republican” in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina on social media “in terms of unique users.” Earlier this month it was reported that Paul holds the most “likes” of any other presidential candidate on Facebook. Rand Paul (R) — 2 million Ben Carson (R) — 1.4 million Ted Cruz (R) — 1.2 million Rick Perry (R) — 1.1 million Marco Rubio (R) — 875 thousand Hillary Clinton (D) — 873 thousand Bernie Sanders (D) 534 thousand Rick Santorum (R) — 216 thousand Lindsey Graham (R) — 112 thousand Martin O’Malley (D) — 70 thousand Carly Fiorina (R) — 60 thousand George Pataki (R) — 15 thousand ... http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-dominates-the-republican-presidential-pack-on-facebook/
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EXCLUSIVE — RAND PAUL ON HIS NEW FLAT TAX PLAN: ‘IT’S THE BOLDEST PLAN OUT THERE’Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells Breitbart News he thinks his new tax reform plan—which would institute a flat tax of 14.5 percent for all individuals and businesses, do away with the current IRS tax code completely, and eliminate the payroll tax—is the “boldest plan out there.” “The current tax code is 70,000 pages and we think it’s been chasing American jobs overseas and chasing American companies out of our country,” Paul said when asked about the new plan, which he unveiled this week. We thought about whether we could fix it or not, and really we think it’s beyond fixing—so we figured we should just scrap the whole thing, start over and see what we can do with a flat tax for personal income and for business. What’s unique about ours—there have been flat taxes proposed in the past—but what’s unique about our flat tax is we were actually able to eliminate the payroll tax, we eliminate FICA. I think some of the flat tax proposals have struggled in the past because Democrats have said, ‘oh they’re just for the rich.’ But the interesting thing about ours is somebody making $30,000 gets over a $2,000 tax cut. It’s a significant tax cut for people who don’t pay much already in income tax but their main tax is a payroll tax. I think this would be a great way to have a tax cut that everybody gets a little bit of. Paul said that putting forward a plan like this allows conservatives and Republicans to go straight after Democrats in a legitimate effort to discredit the argument that a bigger federal government is the way to grow the economy and create jobs. ... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/19/exclusive-rand-paul-on-his-new-flat-tax-plan-its-the-boldest-plan-out-there/
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Rand Paul doubles down on bill to make Congress more transparentSen. Rand Paul is doubling down on passing legislation he says would increase congressional transparency. The Kentucky Republican, who is running for president, has reintroduced proposals that would limit the subject of any bill to one topic, as well as a separate measure that aims to ensure lawmakers have read a proposal before it's voted on. Paul suggested his legislation would give Americans more input into the legislative process and prevent Congress from passing legislation "without hearings, amendments, or debate." "I firmly believe the American people have a right to be part of the legislative process," Paul said in a statement. "My bills will allow citizens sufficient time to read and give input to members of Congress as they consider legislation impacting the lives of all Americans." Paul's One Subject at a Time Act would require legislation to "embrace no more than one subject," according to the language. It would also block spending bills from containing measures that aren't relevant to departments or agencies being funded by the bill. ... http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/245538-paul-doubles-down-on-transparency-push
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Sen Rand Paul (R): My Fair & Flat Tax Plan Eliminates Payroll Tax & Cuts Deductions - On Fox News Cashin' In w/ Eric Bolling (this morning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUUJgSoDESEThey also cover Donald Trump's entrance into the GOP primary and how Rand outpolls Hillary in 5 states that Obama won in 2012. Great segment. |
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A New ‘Pro-Rand Paul’ Super PAC is Making Paul’s Official Super PAC NervousThe phone calls were confounding, until they multiplied. People at the top of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's network were being asked about a new group that wanted to turn donations into campaign wins. What, they asked, was the Concerned American Voters super PAC? The short answer: A headache. The new iteration of the CAV super PAC is the child of a movement that mostly helps but sometimes bedevils Rand Paul. It was relaunched this week, with much fanfare, when long-time FreedomWorks CEO Matt Kibbe announced that he'd left the Tea Party group to become a senior PAC advisor. The new PAC would try to organize Iowa for Paul, starting with 40-full time organizers. Kibbe's goal, he told reporter Byron Tau, was to prevent 2016 from being another "train wreck for the GOP" by out-organizing the Republican establishment.At FreedomWorks, Kibbe had endorsed Paul's work whenever he could. In 2013, he and FreedomWorks endorsed Paul's filibuster over the legality of drone warfare. In 2014, he stood behind Paul to endorse the senator's civil suit over the NSA's bulk data collection program, "on behalf of our six million-plus members." Yet people close to Paul discouraged Kibbe from building up his own PAC. It was nothing personal; it was just that the candidate had already sanctioned America's Liberty PAC. One source euphemistically described Kibbe's move as entrepreneurial, to emphasize that the senator had not been pining for a second super PAC. "We have no animosity and Mr. Kibbe is free to support Rand in any way he likes," America's Liberty PAC Jesse Benton told Bloomberg in an e-mail. "America's Liberty PAC, however, will remain the only Super PAC endorsed by Senator Paul, and the only PAC that will host Senator Paul at events." ... http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-19/a-new-pro-rand-paul-super-pac-is-making-paul-s-official-super-pac-nervousThis new PAC is only a headache in that it's an alternative to Benton's America's Liberty PAC. To start organizing Iowa for Rand w/ millions of fresh money plus 40 full time staffers is a major boon for Rand's chances. Kibby used to run FreedomWorks, a major libertarian/tea party organization w/ 6 million members and lots of ties to right wing radio talk hosts, so this guy has lots of allies and big donors at his disposal.
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Herman Cain: Rand Paul nails it with his tax code replacement proposalRip it up, roots and all, and start over. (And this feels kind of familiar too.) I like very much when I see candidates for any office - but especially for the presidency - propose ideas that don't just nudge things a bit in one direction or another, but that actually solve problems. So I really liked when Rand Paul, via an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal published yesterday, proposed to rip out the tax code by its foundations and start over with a simple, flat tax of 14.5 percent on individuals and businesses. The best thing about this proposal is that Paul recognizes what too many of his rivals for the Republican nomination seem to miss, which is that you're not going to get the federal tax code right by fiddling with it and tweaking it. The Leviathan we find ourselves with today is so riddled with complexities and traps - all of them designed to empower politicians and the IRS - there's no way you eliminate the problems it creates by adding a tax credit here or lowering a rate there. You have to kill it. Dead. Then you have to institute something new is designed solely to fund government operations, without giving Congress and the IRS tricky little mechanisms by which to manipulate people's behavior - while also having the virtue of being easy to understand and simple to comply with. I see that Sen. Paul consulted with economists Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer, and with former Forbes publisher and presidential candidate Steve Forbes, in the development of his plan. Excellent. I know all three men, and I have sought their advice to varying degrees over the years. And when I read the Paul plan, it sounded kind of familiar. The major difference between what he calls the Flat and Fair Tax and my 9-9-9 plan is that he doesn't propose a national sales tax as part of the package - opting instead for a tax with a somewhat higher rate that applies only to income earned by individuals and businesses. Here are some more details about how it works: ... http://www.hermancain.com/rand-paul-nails-it-with-his-ta
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Someone just took a green dildo's worth of interest into litecoin.  Good thing I didn't sell yesterday like a dumbass. |
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Raised Around Cry For Smaller Government, Rand Paul Carries The TorchSen. Rand Paul made headlines recently with his one-man effort to roll back government surveillance. And that's the just beginning of Paul's plan to dismantle big chunks of the federal government. "The Washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny of our lives must be stopped," Paul declared in April, as he announced his presidential campaign. But Paul's hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas, only exists because of a shotgun wedding between big government and industry. The city was hastily built near the Texas Gulf Coast in the 1940s to house workers at a nearby Dow Chemical plant, so that they could produce the magnesium the military needed during World War II. "The U.S. government stepped in and they made it happen," said Robert Rule, executive director of the Lake Jackson Historical Association. Lake Jackson's curving streets were master-planned to protect the city's live oak trees — a stark contrast to the unregulated sprawl of Houston, 50 miles to the north. More... http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/18/413928387/raised-around-cry-for-smaller-government-rand-paul-carries-the-torch
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Charleston church victims’ families forgive suspect in courtCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They forgave him. They advised him to repent for his sins, and asked for God’s mercy on his soul. One even told Dylann Storm Roof to repent and confess, and “you’ll be OK.” Relatives of the nine people shot down during a Bible study session inside their historic black church confronted the 21-year-old suspect Friday during his initial hearing. They described their pain and anger, but also spoke of love. “I forgive you, my family forgives you,” said Anthony Thompson, whose relative Myra Thompson was killed. “We would like you to take this opportunity to repent. … Do that and you’ll be better off than you are right now.” Roof was ordered held until a bond is set on murder charges. He appeared by video from the county jail, looking somber in a striped jumpsuit and speaking only briefly in response to the judge’s questions. The victims included the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator who doubled as the church’s lead pastor, and eight others who played multiple roles in their families and communities: ministers and coaches, teachers and a librarian, counselors and choir singers and the elderly sexton who made sure the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was kept clean. More... http://wtop.com/national/2015/06/gunman-feared-blacks-were-taking-over-the-world/
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From victims’ families, forgiveness for accused Charleston gunman Dylann RoofCHARLESTON, S.C. — President Obama challenged the nation Friday to confront the “terrible toll of gun violence” a day after a white man opened fire in a historic black church, killing nine people whose mourning relatives addressed the alleged killer for the first time with a message of despair and forgiveness. In an emotional courtroom encounter here, a mother and daughter, a sister and grandson, among others, spoke directly to Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old charged Friday with nine counts of murder. He appeared for the bond hearing from jail through closed-circuit television. As Roof’s face filled much of the screen — his eyes lowered, two guards in body armor flanking him from behind — surviving relatives told Roof his crime had devastated their families. But some said they forgave him, and, recalling the spirit of the venue where he staged his attack, pledged to pray for his soul. “We welcomed you Wednesday night in our Bible study with welcome arms,” Felicia Sanders, whose son Tywanza Sanders was allegedly killed by Roof. Police say Roof spent an hour among the parishioners Wednesday evening before opening fire. “Tywanza Sanders was my son. But Tywanza Sanders was my hero. Tywanza was my hero,’’ she said, her voice trembling. “May God have mercy on you.” More... http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/south-carolina-governor-urges-death-penalty-charges-in-church-slayings/2015/06/19/3c039722-1678-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html
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Dylann Roof: Minor crimes, 'creepy' behavior, talk of 'Southern pride'Already in his young life, 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof was a study in contradictions. He lived in this tiny central South Carolina community, which is 90% black, and former classmates said he had many African American friends. But they also said he made racist jokes. John Mullins, a former high school classmate, said that Roof didn't seem dangerous but that he would make comments sometimes that were troubling, talking about “Southern pride.” “It was just jokes he would make, racist jokes,” Mullins said. But now Roof will face murder and hate-crime charges in Wednesday night's slaughter of nine African Americans who had gathered for a Bible class inside a historic church in Charleston, 100 miles away. And authorities were scrambling to sketch out a profile of a man who, even in an age of continuous self-advertisement and public sharing, left little trail. More... http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-charleston-shooter-profile-20150618-story.html
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TRUMP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO HILLARY LINKING HIM TO SOUTH CAROLINA SHOOTING: ‘SHE MUST BE NERVOUS’GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says he thinks Hillary Clinton lost all credibility when she blamed him for the massacre at a church in South Carolina. The 2016 Democratic presidential frontrunner hinted that the shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina is in some way connected to Donald Trump’s recent presidential announcement. Clinton told an interviewer: Public discourse is sometimes hotter and more negative than it should be, which can, in my opinion, trigger someone who is less than stable. I think we have to speak out against it. Like, for example, a recent entry into the Republican presidential campaign said some very inflammatory things about Mexicans. Everybody should stand up and say that’s not acceptable. Clinton was referring to Trump’s announcement speech, when he commented about the illegal aliens coming across the southern border from Mexico. “They’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people,” Trump said in his announcement speech. More... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/19/trump-campaign-responds-to-hillary-linking-him-to-south-carolina-shooting-she-must-be-nervous/
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Technical glitch cripples US government visa systemHigh quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. The US government’s visa system, crippled by a technical glitch, will not be back up and running until next week, forcing thousands of business travellers and others to postpone or cancel travel plans. The State department said a hardware failure on June 9 was preventing it from processing and transmitting the mandatory, security-related biometric data checks routinely carried out at embassies and consulates. “This is a global issue and we’re working around the clock to fix it,” said John Kirby, a State department spokesman. No evidence indicated that the problem was related to cyber security. But Mr Kirby said he did not expect the system to be back “online before next week. I can’t give you any more specific detail with respect to timing on that.” The glitch is having a knock-on affect for those people who have already submitted their documents because their passports have become locked up in the system. Documents are normally returned within four to five working days. But after the system went down applicants who needed their passports for other foreign travel have struggled to retrieve their documents. More... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/781c3442-1585-11e5-8e6a-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz3dZOaqDqs
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MEXICO DEPORTS MORE CENTRAL AMERICANS THAN THE UNITED STATESMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico now deports more Central American migrants than the United States, a dramatic shift since the U.S. asked Mexico for help a year ago with a spike in illegal migration, especially among unaccompanied minors. Between October and April, Mexico apprehended 92,889 Central Americans. In the same time period, the United States detained 70,226 "other than Mexican" migrants, the vast majority from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. That was a huge reversal from the same period a year earlier, when the wave of migrants and unaccompanied minors from Central America was building. From October 2013 to April 2014, the United States apprehended 159,103 "other than Mexicans," three times the 49,893 Central Americans detained by Mexico. The difference is Mexico's new Southern Border Program, an initiative that included sending 5,000 federal police to the border with Guatemala and more border and highway checkpoints. Raids on migrants increased and authorities focused on keeping migrants off the northbound freight train known as "the Beast," on which many have suffered mutilation injuries. More... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_DEPORTER_IN_CHIEF?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-06-18-15-21-19
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34 convicted aliens arrested statewide during immigration enforcementMADISON, Wis. - Thirty-four people arrested in Wisconsin after a monthlong initiative by immigration officials to arrest and deport convicted aliens, according to a release. Attack on Madison man at bar likely due to owing money Two hundred eighty convicted criminal aliens were arrested in six Midwest states during a monthlong initiative that ended Saturday, officials said. The enforcement operation started May 18, and is the latest effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations to prioritize the arrest and removal of convicted criminal aliens, according to the release. The arrests were made in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri. The 280 people arrested are from 22 countries and their convictions include aggravated battery, armed robbery, drug possession, burglary, aggravated drunken driving, illegal possession of a weapon by a felon, battery, hit-and-run and drug trafficking. ICE officers arrested 34 men in Wisconsin during the initiatives; 33 of them are Mexican nationals and one is from Ecuador, officials said. More... http://www.channel3000.com/news/34-convicted-aliens-arrested-statewide-during-immigration-enforcement/33636482
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