Thursday, August 1st Outrageous: Political Terrorists The extension of Obama's press office – MSNBC – hasn't taken too kindly to the idea of defunding Obama Care. Lapdog media member Chris Matthews went as far as to call Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Lee “the political terrorists of the right.” He calls their strategy to defund Obama Care “terrorism: This is the first time I've seen a political party, or even a fraction of it, say that their number one goal is to shutdown the American government, kill a bill that's already been passed by congress, and refuse to pay bills already run up by con

 REASON MAGAZINE 6 Hours Ago Innocent Couple Visited by Feds After Google Searching for Backpacks and Pressure Cookers by  Mike Riggs NSAYes, the federal government knows what you search for on Google. We know this not just because the  Guardian  reported it yesterday , but because of what recently happened to Michele Catalono, a music journalist, and her husband.  I'll let her explain : Most of it was innocent enough. I had researched pressure cookers. My husband was looking for a backpack. And maybe in another time those two things together would have seemed innocuous, but we are in "these times" now. This was weeks ago. I don't know what took them so long to get here. Maybe they were waiting for some other devious Google search to show up but "what the hell do I do with quinoa" and "Is A-Rod suspended yet" didn't fit into the equation so they just moved in based on those older searches. What happened was this: At about 9:00 am, my husband, w

 THESMOKINGGUN.COM 7 Hours Ago Hacker Forces Colin Powell To Deny Affair by  Carl Bernstein AUGUST 1--As a notorious hacker seeks to distribute "very personal" e-mails sent to Colin Powell by a female Romanian diplomat, the retired general is denying that he engaged in an extramarital affair with the woman while he served as Secretary of State, though he recently advised her to delete all their online exchanges, The Smoking Gun has learned. In a  statement  addressing his relationship with Corina Cretu, a member of the European Parliament who previously held a series of senior posts in the Romanian government, Powell, 76, wrote that he has known Cretu for about 10 years, having first met her "when I was the Secretary of State and she was an assistant to the President of Romania. We occasionally attended the same diplomatic and international meetings." Powell, who served in President George W. Bush's cabinet for four years, said that he kept in touch with Cretu,

 THEGATEWAYPUNDIT.COM 5 Hours Ago PURE EVIL… Teamster Protesters Taunt Mourners at Funeral Home – Unleash German Shepard on Grieving Family by  Jim Hoft Obama supporters, no doubt. A judge ordered to suspend Teamster picketing against 16 area funeral homes after receiving complaints by grieving families. The protesters harassed mourners and unleashed a German Shepard on a family. The Washington Free Beacon  reported: A judge ordered one of Chicago's most politically powerful labor unions to suspend picketing against 16 funeral homes last week after receiving reports that striking Teamsters had, among other things, disturbed a child's funeral. SCI Illinois Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest funeral home chains, asked a district court to intervene after striking funeral directors and drivers with Teamsters Local 727 allegedly harassed grieving families. "We are grateful that the court agreed to issue this temporary restraining order, and we are hopeful that it w

 THE FOUNDRY 5 Hours Ago Marco Rubio on Defunding Obamacare: "We Have to Do This" (VIDEO) by  Rachel Taylor Rachel Taylor August 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on Fox News' "Hannity" last night to urge conservatives to  defund Obamacare . "This is the last, best chance," he warned. "We have to do this." Rubio said no issue is a bigger threat to the U.S. economy than the President's unpopular and unworkable health-care law. The only way to stop Obamacare is to defund it, Rubio argued. He said the law was "built on broken promises." "If we're not willing to draw a line in the sand on Obamacare," Rubio said, "what issue are we willing to do that on?" While liberals are  threatening a government "shutdown,"  Rubio argued that this issue isn't about party politics. He said Obamacare is hurting all Americans, and there is no other alternative but to defund it. Obamacare is

 MINUTEMENNEWS.COM 4 Hours Ago Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Rand Paul's Proposal To Stop $1.5 Billion In Egypt Aid In the middle of July, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)  introduced legislation  that would end US money for Egypt aid. The Kentucky Senator cited law that was already in place which should have been followed by Barack Obama when decided to continue to send funds to aid Egypt following the Egyptian military's ousting of former President Mohammed Morsi. On Wednesday, the Senate roundly rejected a proposal to redirect aid for Egypt into bridge-building projects in the U.S. after a potential Republican presidential candidate and tea party favorite challenged the Obama administration's refusal to label the ouster of Egypt's president a military coup. The Senate voted 86-13 against the measure. Paul's amendment to next year's transportation bill would have put a stop to $1.5 billion of American tax dollars being provided to Egypt each year, mainly for military

 FREEDOMOUTPOST.COM 3 Hours Ago Alabama Concealed Carry Is Now "Must Issue" by  Tim Brown Starting today, August 1, 2013, Alabama's new comprehensive gun law goes into effect. Among other things, the state become a 'shall issue' state as opposed to a 'may issue' state in regards to concealed carry. The new law also allows for firearm owners to store their guns in their vehicles while they are at work. The new legislation,  Senate Bill 286 , is explained in an interview with Madison County Chief Deputy Chris Stevens. "I think that the open carry blanket statement is painting it with a broad brush. There are limitations out there. I think it is the responsibility of every gun owner to educate themselves about the law," said Stevens . WHNT  provides answer to questions people in Alabama may have: -Can I openly carry a pistol on public property?  Yes. There is no law preventing you from openly carrying a pistol in Alabama, if you may legally possess

 FIRE ANDREA MITCHELL! 2 Hours Ago Obama has Drew Johnson of Chattanooga Times Free Press fired for negative article Drew Johnson of Chattanooga Times Free Press wrote an article last week entitled 'Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President: Your policies have harmed Chattanooga enough.' The article was an op-ed as Obama delivered his propaganda speech at an Amazon factor in Tennessee last week. Now, Drew Johnson of Chattanooga Times Free Press has been fired because of that article. I just became the first person in the history of newspapers to be fired for writing a paper's most-read article.  http://t.co/BPOTzihZoT — Drew Johnson (@Drews_Views)  August 1, 2013 Welcome to Obama's America. Write a negative article about King Obama, get fired. The Chattanooga Times Free Press should ditch the whole 'free press' thing because they obviously aren't for dumping Johnson. August 1, 2013 · Filed Under  Liberal Media Bias Comments Obama has Drew Johnson of Ch