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Why Bear False Witness Against President Obama?

Why Bear False Witness Against President Obama?

He’s not Kenyan or a communist.
He is not a secret radical Jihadist.
He didn’t take over the healthcare system.
He didn’t raise your taxes.
He didn’t increase the deficit.
He didn’t give out free phones.
He didn’t set up FEMA camps for white people.
He didn’t go on an apology tour.
He didn’t invade Texas during Jade Helm.

President Barack Hussein Obama is more popular than Ronald Reagan when he finished his last term. So why do so many still believe the lies about our President?

President Obama and the Deficit

The Clinton Emails: That’s it?

Article I, section 9 No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

This simple phrase is a crucial feature of the America legal system.  Individuals can not be accused of a crime or violation of policy if the law or policy did not exists at the time.  The United State Constitution requires a law to exist before it can be broken.  The manufactured allegations against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton violate this principle.

From 2008 to 2012 Clinton used a private email server and then printed those records after leaving office.  The preservation of these records meet, in fact, the standards and practices that existed at the time.  Subsequently, the federal government raised the bar.   The Secretary herself has said that, in hindsight, she could have done better.

In 2009, IRM introduced SMART throughout the Department, enabling employees to preserve a record copy of emails through their Department email accounts without having to print and file them. However, the Office of the Secretary elected not to use SMART to preserve emails, in part because of concerns that the system would allow overly broad access to sensitive materials. As a result, printing and filing remained the only method by which emails could properly be preserved within the Office of the Secretary in full compliance with existing FAM guidance.  In August 2012, OMB and NARA issued a memorandum requiring agencies to eliminate paper recordkeeping and manage all email records in an electronic format by December 31, 2016. [Warning PDF]

Oklahoma Conservatives Kill Jobs and the Middle Class

Killing jobs. Killing a state. Is it any wonder, young people have to leave the state to find a decent job? Public services are essential for a middle class to survive.

The budget agreement announced today by legislative leaders and the Governor proposes a total of $6.778 billion in state appropriated dollars for FY 2017. This is a decrease of 5.1 percent from the initial FY 2016 budget and of 1.2 percent from the final FY 2016 budget after mid-year budget cuts and supplemental appropriations. Next year’s budget would be 6.3 percent smaller than in FY 2015 and the smallest since FY 2007. Adjusted for inflation, next year’s budget looks to be $936 million, or 12.1 percent, smaller than that of ten years ago.

Coupe du monde de la boulangerie

“Pour son feuilleton hebdomadaire, France 2 a suivi l’équipe de France des boulangers, qui tente de décrocher le titre mondial.”

• “Déborah, boulangère dans la région de Strasbourg (Alsace) prépare la Coupe du monde depuis trois ans.”
• “L’équipe hollandaise, qui ouvre la compétition, a huit heures pour réaliser plus de 300 produits. Une viennoiserie surprise doit être réalisée avec des ingrédients tirés au sort.”
• “Ils ont huit heures pour produire les meilleurs pains et les meilleures viennoiseries. Sur un stand voisin, un entraîneur français encourage en chinois son équipe venue de Shanghai….Thème de l’épreuve artistique : le sport. L’équipe de France a choisi le cyclisme.”
• “Soulagement. La France termine tout juste dans les temps. Claude respire, il semble sortir d’une apnée de 8 heures. Le moment est venu de présenter la production au jury. Les juges observent, sentent et dégustent.”
• “Au moment du palmarès, l’amoureux de Déborah est lui aussi dans le public. La France obtient la 3eme place du podium. Taiwan est deuxième et la Coupe du monde de la boulangerie revient finalement à la Corée du Sud, dont l’archer a séduit le jury.”

Conservatives Really Don’t Care About the Deficit

Pulled Pork Tacos

Turning a pork shoulder into a tasty meal is worth the wait.

I quartered the pork shoulder to brown each side.  Browning is always worth the wait.    I then removed the quarters and browned the onions and bell peppers, adding some Tony‘s to the hot pork and the vegetables.

Once the onions and peppers were soft and brown, I added a can of Rotel and two smoked turkey necks.

All of these cooked ingredients went into the crock pot with vegetable stock, fresh oregano, and Tex-Mex seasoning (cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, chipotle powder, pepper and salt.  It cooked for about 6 hours in low.

After cooling over night, I dumped the pork into a bowl and pulled about.  I was careful to remove and chunks of fat.  It wasn’t hard to find because of the texture.  Everything went back into the crock pot to reheat and serve.

God is love.

 

32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.