Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Statue of Liberty Has Nothing to Do with Immigration | Rush

The Statue of Liberty Has Nothing to Do with Immigration | Rush:

"and there were a bunch of people that were shocked to learn the Statue of Liberty wasn’t about immigration. It shows you how successful left-wing-created narratives have been. Let me tell you the truth about this, as abbreviated as I can with the lack of time I’ve got. The Statue of Liberty represents Libertas, Roman goddess of Liberty. She bears a torch liberty. She bears a torch and a tabula ansata. It’s a tabula that evokes the law on which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence.

That’s what words are on the Statue of Liberty, words that commemorate July 4th, 1776. A broken chain lies at the feet of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty had absolutely nothing to do with immigration. So why do people think that it does? Well, there was a socialist poet. (Are poets anything other than socialists and communists?) Her name was Emma Lazarus, and her poem was called The New Colossus, and it included the lines, “Give me your tired, give me your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”"


‘We need to start killing people’: Pro-Black Lives Matter preschool teacher unleashes F-bomb rant – TheBlaze

‘We need to start killing people’: Pro-Black Lives Matter preschool teacher unleashes F-bomb rant – TheBlaze:

"A self-proclaimed preschool teacher grabbed a megaphone and reportedly told a crowd during a protest against Republican President Donald Trump that “we need to start killing people” and “we need to start killing the White House.”

Wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, the teacher unleashed the F-bomb-laced rant against whites, the White House, presidents, capitalism and police reportedly in Seattle on Saturday night."


Maybe with a ticket and a passport this lunatic will be able to discover the truth about oppression.  

Why schools have stopped teaching American history | New York Post

Why schools have stopped teaching American history | New York Post:

"“Don’t know much about history . . .,” goes the famous song. It’s an apt motto for the Common Core’s elementary school curriculum.
And it’s becoming a serious problem.

A 2014 report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that an abysmal 18 percent of American high school kids were proficient in US history. When colleges such as Stanford decline to require Western Civilization classes or high schools propose changing their curriculum so that history is taught only from 1877 onward (this happened in North Carolina), it’s merely a blip in our news cycle."


The 7 Nations Covered by Trump Executive Order

The 7 Nations Covered by Trump Executive Order:

"The media is misrepresenting President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee admission as a “Muslim ban” – or, more cleverly, a ban on immigration from “Muslim-majority countries.”
In truth, the ban applies to everyone from seven specific countries. In fact, one of the first families caught at the airport when the executive order went into effect was a Christian family from Syria.

These seven nations were not chosen at random. They were all singled out as exceptional security risks in the Terrorist Prevention Act of 2015 and its 2016 extension."

Matt Walsh: Goodbye, Boy Scouts of America. You spineless cowards. – TheBlaze

Matt Walsh: Goodbye, Boy Scouts of America. You spineless cowards. – TheBlaze:

"Goodbye, Boy Scouts. You fools. You invertebrates. You caved once again and will now allow “transgender boys” — also known as girls — to enter your ranks. I guess you forgot that the girls already have their own branch of the Scouts. It’s called the Girl Scouts. You know, the one with the cookies. Will the Boy Scouts start selling cookies now, too? That would be one upside to all of this, at least.

Your chief executive declared yesterday that it’s “not sufficient” to use a birth certificate as reference point to determine a person’s gender. "


Here Are Foreign-Born Terrorists Reporters Can’t Believe Exist

Here Are Foreign-Born Terrorists Reporters Can’t Believe Exist:
"The executive order by the Trump administration on immigration led to an urgent desire to proclaim there is no terrorism threat from immigrants. False.
When arguing with the Left about matters of national security and terrorism, one becomes accustomed to their habitual moving of goal posts and artificial construction of sample sizes that deliberately exclude relevant cases.
...The recent executive order by the Trump administration on immigration led to an urgent desire to proclaim that there is no terrorism threat from immigrants. 
The most egregious example: A tweet from The New York Times’ White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, who is also a CNN analyst. She posed the question, “Other than San Bernardino shootings, has there been a terrorist attack involving a non-US-born attacker since 9/11?”
Of course, there is no sensible reason for excluding San Bernardino shooter Tasheen Malik, who was born in Pakistan, from a list of terror attacks.
The attack killed 14 and took place only last year.
But even within the confines of such a ludicrously constructed sample, the question surprised more up-to-speed denizens of Twitter, who quickly bombarded Haberman with lists of successful and unsuccessful attacks carried out by non-U.S.-born individuals, including some of the most notorious recent terror attacks.
Yes, Foreign-Born Immigrants Have Committed Terrorism

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  • Among such individuals: the Tsarnaev brothers of the Boston Marathon bombing, who were both born abroad. Tamerlan was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1986, and Dzhokhar was reportedly born in Dagestan.
  • The 2015 Chattanooga Recruiting Center shooter, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, was born in Kuwait and lived in Jordan before migrating to the United States at the age of six. He killed five people.
  • Ohio State University attacker Abdul Razak Artan, who ran over several fellow students with a car before attacking them with a butcher knife, was a refugee born in Somalia who had only been in the United States for two years.
  • Ahmad Khan Rahimi, born in Afghanistan, detonated a bomb near a 5K run event, then another in downtown Manhattan in October of last year.
  • Dahir Adan, a Somali born in Kenya who immigrated to the United States as a child, launched a mass stabbing attack at a St. Cloud Minnesota mall in 2016. 

And these are only a few recent examples..."
Read on!

Taken last Thu.-----Voters back idea of Trump's travel halt for Iraq, Syria, five other Muslim countries

Voters back idea of Trump's travel halt for Iraq, Syria, five other Muslim countries - Washington Times:
Image result for Trump's travel halt for Iraq, Syria, five other Muslim countries"A majority of voters back the concept of halting admissions from seven terrorist-connected countries, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll Monday that found general broad support for the kind of executive order President Trump signed on Friday.
That order has sparked confusion and protests at airports and outrage on Capitol Hill, where both Democrats and Republicans say it was poorly crafted and snagged too many people. Some Republicans even warned it could make the U.S. less safe by becoming a new recruiting tool for terrorists.
But voters are more enthusiastic about the policy, Rasmussen said, with 56 percent saying a pause in visas for Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and Libya makes sense. (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/most_support_temporary_ban_on_newcomers_from_seven_nations)
Less than a third of those surveyed opposed the temporary ban, and 11 percent were undecided,
The poll was taken Wednesday and Thursday, before Mr. Trump actually signed the order and the chaos ensued.

Sorry, Liberals…Trump Didn’t Choose Which Muslim Nations To Ban. Obama Did | The Proud Conservative

Sorry, Liberals…Trump Didn’t Choose Which Muslim Nations To Ban. Obama Did | The Proud Conservative:

"As you have surely heard by now, liberals are absolutely losing their mind about President Trump’s executive order on immigration to the US. However, what the left is conveniently forgetting is that Trump didn’t choose what countries to ban from entry…Barack Obama did."


Sen. Chris Murphy Wants 'No Screening' for Immigrants, More Gun Control

Sen. Chris Murphy Wants 'No Screening' for Immigrants, More Gun Control - Breitbart:
"During a January 30 appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) criticized President Trump’s immigration suspension and said he would rather see a move toward “no screening” and the passage of more gun control.
Image result for terrorists in usa...He expounded:
"So, I would go towards a sort of European bent in looking at screening..."
Also on the morning of January 30, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman appeared on CNN and suggested more gun control would keep the U.S. safer than President Trump’s immigration suspension.
Like Murphy, Friedman focused on “assault weapons,” claiming the focus should be on barring persons on the terror watch list from buying such guns.
Both Murphy and Friedman overlooked the fact that neither of the San Bernardino attackers (December 2, 2015) nor the Orlando Pulse attacker (June 12, 2016) were on a terror watch list, so the passage of such gun control would have been impotent to stop them.
The key to stopping attacks is keeping attackers out of the country or sending them out via deportation, once we realize they are here."

Forget Autonomous Cars—Autonomous Ships Are Almost Here

Forget Autonomous Cars—Autonomous Ships Are Almost Here - IEEE Spectrum:

If Rolls-Royce has its way, commercial vessels will soon have no crew on board

It’s midnight on the North Atlantic, where a massive container ship receives the latest weather report. There’s a nasty storm brewing ahead.
/image/Mjg1Njc0Nw.jpegQuietly, the ship changes course and speed, to skirt the worst of it and ensure an on-time arrival at its destination.
The ship’s owners and the harbormaster at its next port of call are advised of the revised route.
And as it nears shore, the giant ship must correct course once again, this time to steer clear of a fishing vessel off its starboard bow.
Just another day for trans-Atlantic shipping, it might seem.
In fact, it’s not.
You see, this ship has no one aboard.
It’s commanded from an operating center on the other side of the world, where technicians are monitoring and controlling this vessel and others like it through a satellite data link—that is, when the ship isn’t just controlling itself.
Although robotic ships of this sort are some ways off in the future, it’s not a question of if they will happen but when.
My colleagues and I at Rolls-Royce anticipate that the first commercial vessel to navigate entirely by itself could be a harbor tug or a ferry designed to carry cars the short distance across the mouth of a river or a fjord and that it or similar ships will be in commercial operation within the next few years. And we expect fully autonomous oceangoing cargo ships to be routinely plying the world’s seas in 10 or 15 years’ time..."

Lunch video-----Debunking Planned Parenthood's "3%" Abortion Myth

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These 73 sitting Democrats voted to ban visas from some Muslim countries. That law still exists.

These 73 sitting Democrats voted to ban visas from some Muslim countries. That law still exists.:

"Trump’s executive order is so modest that the foundation of it is essentially existing law. That law was passed unanimously by both bodies of Congress in 2002. In fact, it garnered the support of 16 Democrat senators and 57 Democrat House members who are still serving in their respective bodies!"


Normalizing Violence

JustOneMinute: Normalizing Violence:
Normalizing Violence
Have you punched a Nazi today
Or even someone with a political vision that differs from yours? 
Hollywood and the NY Times are down with you
Here is Cara Buckley pretending that political violence is OK if the cause is just:
SAG Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Turn Pointedly Political
Any doubts that Hollywood would take sharp aim at President Trump’s immigration order were swiftly vanquished at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night. Amid upsets, winner after winner lashed out at the policy, pleaded for acceptance of differences in a bitterly divided time and, in the case of the cast of “Stranger Things,” adopted the stance of political firebrands.
“We will get past the lies, we will hunt monsters,” said David Harbour, a cast member of the Netflix series, which won for best television drama, as the audience roared its approval. “And when we are lost amid the hypocrisy and casual violence, we will punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy the weak and the disenfranchised and the marginalized.”
...But perhaps more interestingly, that is not what David Harbour originally wrote, if I can believe the Mediate presentation and my lying ears. 
Roll the tape [Youtube version here], my emphasis [and I am switching sides here after listening a few more time. 
My bad. 
It's easier to hear correctly when NOT reading along, as students of confirmation bias will know.]:
And when we are at a loss amidst the hypocrisy and casual violence of certain individuals and institutions, we will, as per Chief Jim Hopper, punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy what we have envisioned for ourselves and the marginalized.
As written, "what we have envisioned for ourselves" can go well beyond protecting the weak, etc. and can easily encompass all manner of political differences...
...But how does he feel about those pro-lifers limiting a woman's right to choose? 
Is punching them OK? 
What about folks who don't want to raise the minimum wage - are they oppressing the weak? 
Are people who don't favor an amnesty for our undocumented friends from south of the border harming the disenfranchised? 
Hey, punch 'em out! 
Per Ms. Buckley, that is merely "the stance" of a "political firebrand".
David Burge, as Iowahawk, had a classic tweet noting masked thugs breaking windows during the Inaugural demonstrations in order to protest the imminent arrival of fascism. 
...JUST WHAT HE WANTED: This is the new political order Mr. Harbour advocated and for which the SAG crowd cheered. 
From the Portland Airport, a Trump supporter knocked unconscious
Although he may have been sucker-punched in the back of the head, not the face.

Libs Who Want To Move To Canada Post-Election Hit A Wall

Libs Who Want To Move To Canada Post-Election Hit A Wall | The Daily Caller:
"Liberals seeking to move to Canada because they are unhappy with the election results are finding that Canada won’t take them because its immigration policies exclude those who won’t contribute to the economy.
Image result for liberals moving to canandaOne of the policies of President Donald Trump that has some Democrats claiming they want to jump ship is his pledge to limit immigration from people whose lives in America would be dependent on welfare.
Trump promises “extreme vetting” before accepting immigrants or refugees.
But Democrats looking to move from the U.S. to Australia, Canada and other wealthy English-speaking nations are learning that those nations already have similar policies.
A top law firm known for obtaining Canadian visas for U.S. citizens says there are three main ways to get in: by having in-demand job skills, by owning a business or having a high net worth, or by having relatives already there."

Must read!-----Donald Trump’s Refugee Executive Order: No Muslim Ban -- Separating Fact from Hysteria

Donald Trump’s Refugee Executive Order: No Muslim Ban -- Separating Fact from Hysteria | National Review:
"The hysterical rhetoric about President Trump’s executive order on refugees is out of control. 
Let’s slow down and take a look at the facts. 
To read the online commentary, one would think that President Trump just fundamentally corrupted the American character. 
Image result for hysterical liberals the screamYou would think that the executive order on refugees he signed yesterday betrayed America’s Founding ideals. 
You might even think he banned people from an entire faith from American shores...
CNN, doing its best Huffington Post impersonation, ran a headline declaring “Trump bans 134,000,000 from the U.S.” 
The Huffington Post, outdoing itself, just put the Statue of Liberty upside down on its front page. 
So, what did Trump do? 
Did he implement his promised Muslim ban? 
No, far from it. 
He backed down dramatically from his campaign promises and instead signed an executive order dominated mainly by moderate refugee restrictions and temporary provisions aimed directly at limiting immigration from jihadist conflict zones. 
Let’s analyze the key provisions, separate the fact from the hysteria, and introduce just a bit of historical perspective..."
Read on!

Past 6 Presidents Barred Immigrants | The Federalist Papers

Past 6 Presidents Barred Immigrants | The Federalist Papers:

"Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 states: “Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”
A recent Daily Caller report details how the past six presidents have used an executive order to bar entry to the United States for certain classes of immigrants.

Here’s a list of who did what:"

VIOLENT LEFTISTS Knock Trump Supporter UNCONSCIOUS at Portland Airport - THEN TAUNT HIM!

VIOLENT LEFTISTS Knock Trump Supporter UNCONSCIOUS at Portland Airport - THEN TAUNT HIM!:


It the video you can tell it was ten on four… Ten thugs against four Trump supporters.
You can see them CHASE DOWN and BEAT the Trump Supporters.
The leftist mob start screaming at the man has he lay unconscious on the ground!
They were screaming, “That’s right Nazi boy!” as the man lay on the ground!

Violence erupts at  airport after pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters clash. Police move in rubber billets being shot


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BMA warns against using 'expectant mothers' for pregnant women as it 'may offend intersex men' | London Evening Standard

BMA warns against using 'expectant mothers' for pregnant women as it 'may offend intersex men' | London Evening Standard:

"Pregnant women should not be called “expectant mothers” over fears it could upset transgender people, it was claimed.

The British Medical Association has urged for them to be known as "pregnant
people" so it can include intersex or transgender men."

Gov downplays push to make cops immigration enforcers

Gov downplays push to make cops immigration enforcers:

"On Thursday, Snyder reinforced his commitment to welcoming immigrants and refugees to Michigan.

The governor said he is “going to continue to promote Michigan as a welcoming place for immigrants” and that allowing them into the state is “something that ties right into my theme in terms of growing Michigan.”"


History for January 31


History for January 31 - On-This-Day.com:
Franz Schubert 1797, Zane Grey 1872, Jackie Robinson 1919


Norman Mailer 1929 - Author, Ernie Banks 1931 - Baseball player, Suzanne Pleshette 1937


1606 - Guy Fawkes was executed after being convicted for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I.


1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.


1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office.


1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the U.S. Civil War to be executed for desertion.


1950 - U.S. President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.


1958 - Explorer I was put into orbit around the earth. It was the first U.S. earth satellite.


1990 - McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow, Russia.

Monday, January 30, 2017

What does the Bible really say about taking in Syrian refugees? | Herman Cain

What does the Bible really say about taking in Syrian refugees? | Herman Cain:

"What the left wants to do in the case of the Syrian refugees is use the power of the state to force an entire nation to welcome people into their midst without any effort to ensure that members of ISIS with evil intentions were filtered out. That's not compassion. That's national suicide. And if you think God wants nations to commit suicide, just skim through the Old Testament and consider the many instructions He gave to Israelite kings to attack foreign armies - even killing and plundering those they conquered. When it came to warfare, God instructed the kings of Israel to be pretty ruthless in dealing with their enemies.


The Syrian refugee situation is a tricky conundrum because there surely are many among the group who have no evil intentions and genuninely need help. America should want to help. But there are ways to do that without risking our own security. It would make more sense for them to be resettled in majority Muslim countries anyway, and we can do a lot of things to support that process.

But the responsibility of government is to protect its people from harm, and the government is well aware of the fact that previous terrorist attacks have been perpetrated by people who slipped in as refugees or asylum-seekers. Knowing full well that this one of the enemy's tactics, and doing absolutely nothing to prevent them from succeeding at it, is not "Christian compassion." It's a dereliction of duty."

DC Women’s March Leader Angry That U.S. Hasn’t Adopted Sharia Law – Eagle Rising

DC Women’s March Leader Angry That U.S. Hasn’t Adopted Sharia Law – Eagle Rising:

"So, what is it that we have here? Nothing but a bunch of out of control, lawless murderers, whores, hypocrites and feminists that want to lay the guilt of their choices onto the innocent in the womb, in which they themselves are guilty (1 John 3:1).

To take it a step further, look who is the leader of the DC Women’s March. It’s none other than Linda Sarsour.  Sarsour is a Palestinian-American activist and executive director of the Arab American Association of New York."



Trump Takes the First Step in Restoring the US Military

Trump Takes the First Step in Restoring the US Military:

"The order, titled “Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces,” has not yet been officially posted to the White House website. But a draft of the order, accompanied by news reports, gives us enough details to be able to assess it.
The order directs Secretary of Defense James Mattis to conduct a 30-day review of the readiness of the armed forces to assess their ability to conduct the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, and other forms of radical Islamic terrorism, as well as near peer competitors and regional adversaries."



The media war against Donald Trump

The media war against Donald Trump | MelaniePhillips.com
"At the end of Donald Trump’s first week in office, any hope that the tumult he had provoked would settle down has been dashed.
The new President shocked his opponents to the core once again by breaking with all known political convention and proceeding instantly to set in train what he had promised the American people he would do.
From the moment he got his feet under the Oval Office desk, he produced a stream of executive orders: building the wall on the Mexican border, penalising sanctuary cities, clearing the way for the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines and more.
The result was apoplexy on the left and an escalating war with the media.
There are legitimate concerns to be had about Donald Trump’s character.
However, the sustained and bilious bias and mendacity of the media coverage designed to paint him as an unhinged monster is absolutely shocking.
On Thursday, the Washington Post published a story about the first interview with the new President on ABC TV.
This story said the interview “revealed a man who is obsessed with his own popularity and eager to provide evidence of his likability, even if that information doesn’t match reality”.
The Washington Post story dwelt upon quotes from Trump boasting about the size of his standing ovations at the CIA; claimed that he was “preoccupied with two variables that are gumming up his claim of being widely beloved: losing the popular vote to Clinton and hosting an inauguration crowd that was smaller than in previous years”; quoted him boasting he could have won more of the popular vote had it not been for voter fraud; and said he kept claiming the crowd at the inauguration was “massive”, and that unlike his interviewer David Muir he was anxious to drag the conversation back to the size of that crowd.
The clips from the interview video that accompanied this story were cut accordingly to match this account.
If you read only that, you’d be pretty alarmed that someone with a serious psychological disorder was now the leader of the free world. 
But the full transcript of this ABC interview, also published in the Washington Post, paints a very different picture indeed.
Most of it was about substantive issues, such as the Mexico wall, illegal immigrants, ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, voter fraud.
Only a small part of the interview concerned Trump’s popularity. 
It was Muir who brought up the subject, referring to the crowd size at the inauguration and asking Trump when his popularity would “matter just a little less”...
Read on!!

China wins gold at Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships

China wins gold at Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships | SummitDaily.com: "Sweden wins Silver, Mongolia-Erdene wins Bronze amidst highly-skilled field
BRECKENRIDGE — Team China won gold in the 27th annual International Snow Sculpture Championships with “Mermaid,” a piece that depicted an underwater scene highlighted by a swimming mermaid.
Jenn Cram, judge coordinator and director of public programs and engagement for Breckenridge Creative Arts commented on behalf of the judging panel: 
“This sculpture pushed the boundaries of the medium with its illusion of movement and delicate form; some of the features could have been made of paper. 
Team China seemingly freed the mermaid and sea creatures from the block of snow, creating a sculpture that is visually appealing from 360 degrees.”
Along with 15 other teams, Chinese sculptors worked with only hand tools for 65 hours across five days to create a temporary outdoor art gallery. 
Sculptures will remain on display at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge until Sunday, Feb. 5 (weather permitting). 
Visit SculptSnow.com for detailed event information."

Trump Signs New Executive Order, Proves Libs Wrong About Him | The Federalist Papers

Trump Signs New Executive Order, Proves Libs Wrong About Him | The Federalist Papers:

"Despite receiving immense backlash from the left regarding his Executive Order temporarily banning the entry of Muslim immigrants/refugees from certain Middle Eastern countries, President Trump has proven that he is a President of all Americans.

While the left would have you believe that this is the most “Islamophobic” document on the planet, the EO Donald Trump signed is actually the most pro-LGBT, pro-minority action to come out of the government in a long time."

What's the real deal on this 'Muslim ban'?

What's the real deal on this 'Muslim ban'? | Washington Examiner:
"What does this executive order do?

  • The Executive Order has four main policies

1) Places a 90 day moratorium on entry to the U.S. from the seven countries named in a 2015 law aimed at requiring stricter vetting for people entering from Iran or countries overrun by jihadist violence.
2) Suspends admission of refugees from any country for 120 days in order to conduct a review of the program.
3) Suspends admissions of refugees from Syria indefinitely.
4) Caps the number of refugees this year at 50,000
How does President Trump have the authority to do this?

  • Federal law, specifically the Immigration and Nationalization Act, gives the President pretty broad authority to block classes of immigrants from specific countries.

Here's the wording:
(f)Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President
Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.

  • Why those seven countries?

The Trump administration didn't come up with these seven countries. Iraq, Iran, Sudan, and Syria were listed in a 2015 and 2016 law 
(The "Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015" and its 2016 update adding Libya, Somalia, and Yemen). 
That Obama-era law (passed with overwhelming Democratic support) added extra scrutiny to anyone travelling into the U.S. from those countries.
These countries are either in near anarchy or have radical Islamic government. The argument is that we cannot trust these governments to provide the information needed to vet potential entrants.

  • Is it really a "Muslim Ban"?

That's a matter of taste.
The motivation for the ruling was clearly Islamic terrorism, and the first generation of this idea was Trump's idea to ban Muslims from entering the country. 
Every country listed in that 2015/2016 law is a Muslim-majority country.
But the order will stop immigrants from every religion. 
Anybody of any religion coming from these seven countries is barred for 90 days. Any refugee coming from anywhere — so this could be Buddhists, Jews, Atheists — are barred. 
Syrian refugees of any religion are barred indefinitely. 
The largest Muslim countries — such as Indonesia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia — are not covered in the 90-day ban.

  • Did a judge just strike down the order?

No, a judge in Brooklyn on Saturday night put a halt to one aspect of the enforcement of the EO: Federal officials stopping people who were getting off of planes today, and in at least one case, reportedly being sent back to Syria. 
Deporting these people has been stayed, but going forward, no judge has blocked the enforcement of the EO in terms of denying Visas to people who want to come here.

  • Has anything like this ever happened before?

Yes, President Obama barred Iraqi refugees for six months in 2011."

FLASHBACK: Watch Dems Cheer President Clinton’s Plan to Deport Illegals

FLASHBACK: Watch Dems Cheer President Clinton’s Plan to Deport Illegals [Video] » ConservativeVideos.com:
Democrats have likely forgotten that they cheered and gave President Bill Clinton a STANDING OVATION for his idea to build a wall and deport criminal illegals.

Lunch video-----The Left Has Legitimized Domestic Terrorism

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Donald Trump’s Refugee Executive Order: No Muslim Ban -- Separating Fact from Hysteria | National Review

Donald Trump’s Refugee Executive Order: No Muslim Ban -- Separating Fact from Hysteria | National Review:

"Religious considerations are by law part of refugee policy. And it is entirely reasonable to give preference (though not exclusivity) to members of minority religions.
Finally, you can read the entire executive order from start to finish, reread it, then read it again, and you will not find a Muslim ban. It’s not there. Nowhere. At its most draconian, it temporarily halts entry from jihadist regions. In other words, Trump’s executive order is a dramatic climb-down from his worst campaign rhetoric."

Crimes against Humanity: "Normal" Treatment of Middle Eastern Women

Crimes against Humanity: "Normal" Treatment of Middle Eastern Women
  • Mullahs seem to prefer protecting inhuman laws to protecting humans.
  • Most full coverings for women are black, which absorbs heat, and are made not of cotton but of non-porous cloth - in the scorching heat.
  • In a province of Indonesia, Aceh, a woman, accused of being intimate with her boyfriend is caned, in front of a jeering crowd. Later, a photograph of the screaming woman is published as a token of pride for the men who had just exacted this "justice" -- on her; no consequence for the boyfriend. It was a lesson to remind women to submit to their place in society.
  • Turkey last year presented a bill for tackling its widespread child-marriage issue: the Turkish government introduced a bill that pardons a rapist if he marries his victim. The victim is not consulted.
  • Image result for islamic sexismAll forms of exploiting women are presented as divine law, sharia, in which women have no say, which they are unable to use in their own defence, and which they are forced to accept as their fate.
  • These are countries where men are not only permitted, but invited, to consider woman a pet -- to be killed, burned with acid, benzene or a weapon of choice supposedly to preserve a family's "honour".
  • These laws, put in place by the governments and the clergy, provide a safe escape for criminals, such as those who kill their women and claim it is in the name of "honour".
  • The deeper horror is that all these abuses -- child marriage, confinement, FGM, rape, torture, and legal discrimination -- have accomplices. These enablers are often well-meaning people from the West, "multiculturalists" who are reluctant to pass judgement on other people's customs no matter how brutal they might be.
  • Sadly, they are unable to see that they are actually part of the huge jihadi radicalization machine working under the very nose of even governments in the West.
  • As the British in India effectively got rid the people of the cultural practice of suttee, in which Hindu widows were required to throw themselves on their husband's funeral pyre, if people would really like to do "good", they will please help to stop similar crushing practices.

Fake news: CNN omits refugee's Trump praise

Fake news: CNN omits refugee's Trump praise - The American MirrorThe American Mirror:
"Refugees say the darndest things.
The mainstream media had their Donald Trump victim in the flesh when Hameed Khalid Darweesh was detained at JFK airport in New York on Saturday.
Darweesh was held after President Trump issued an executive order curtailing the acceptance of refugees from Syria and other jihadi-infected areas.
He appeared before cameras outside the airport after his release.
After he heaped praise on America, a reporter shouted, “What do you think of Donald Trump?”
“I like him,” Darweesh responded, as a look of shock came over the faces of Congressmembers Nydia Velazquez and Jerrold Nadler, before adding, “but I don’t know, this is a policy, I don’t know, he’s a president and I’m a normal person.”
Nadler chuckled while Velazquez just stared at the ground.
But here’s a portion CNN’s website story, which left out Darweesh’s narrative-busting praise for Trump:
According to court papers, both Darweesh and Alshawi were legally allowed to come into the US but were detained in accordance with Trump’s order.
Darweesh, who worked as an interpreter for the US during the Iraq War, was released from detention early Saturday afternoon.
“America is the land of freedom,” he told reporters at the airport shortly after his release. “America is the greatest nation.”
A source with knowledge of the case confirmed Darweesh will be allowed into the US due to provisions in Trump’s order that allow the State and Homeland Security departments to admit individuals into the US on a case-by-case base for certain reasons, including when the person is already in transit and it would cause undue hardship and would not pose a threat to the security of the US.
The suit said Darweesh held a special immigrant visa, which he was granted the day of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, due to his work for the US government from 2003 to 2013.


Why would CNN quote Darweesh’s praise for America, but not Trump? 
You know why…