Blog Heap of Links for the day 26 February 2015

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted sweeping new regulations sought by President Obama for how Americans use and do business on the Internet… voted 3-2 to adopt its so-called net neutrality plan — a proposal that remained secret in the run-up to the final vote. …would put the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone by classifying it like a public utility…

[And nothing improves service like government regulation, lots and lots of regulation.]

The collection in the Ninawa museum dates back to the Assyrian empire [video]

"A new plan has been drawn up to build a tornado in downtown Tulsa." What could be wrong with that??

MONTAGE: Obama and Michelle Apologizing and Criticizing of America

"Why don’t they apologize to all of the Americans they’ve slandered over the years? They can start with the bitter clingers."

[Video, 1:42, Hannity on Fox, upl by LSUDVM on YouTube]

"The young man responded, 'Oh, I am Catholic, can I have some ashes?'"

"After she was rejected by her mother and two surrogate mothers, a baby gorilla born at the Oklahoma City Zoo finally has a new mom. …" [Cute picture]

"The Oklahoma House has passed a bill that would prohibit abortions in which doctors use clamps, forceps or similar instruments to dismember a fetus in the womb. … House members voted 84-2 on Thursday. The bill … now goes to the Senate."

"Look, the remedies for our economy and job opportunity creation are not that hard. The right solutions and policies to restore our education system are clear. The means by which we ignite a new American energy renaissance is within our reach.

"However, if we cannot do the most simple thing, protect the American people and destroy an evident evil — then nothing else matters. We cannot live in fear. We should not live in fear. The enemy must live in fear." -Allen West

"As promised, President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic, with a ban on one of the most-used AR bullets by sportsmen and target shooters. …"

Their opposition is running up against a critical deadline. A stopgap measure that has kept Homeland Security running will expire on Feb. 27.

Conservatives say they are not concerned with the deadline and will vote against the Senate deal.

“I think the American people and the members of the United States Congress are dissatisfied with any plan that does not stop the president’s illegal and unconstitutional conduct,” Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala, told the Washington Examiner.

[Dianny has left All the Right Snark to start Patriot Retort.]

"Ah, Net Neutrality. It’ll make you long for the days of your Compu-Serve account." [Graphic]

Vic cuts loose with links and commentary starting here.

"On this day in 1987 the Tower Commission "rebuked" RR over the Iran-Contra deal proving once again that if you go after commies the commie Dems and RINOs in Congress will go after you."

"From the very first moments of the terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her top aides were advised that the compound was under a terrorist attack. In fact, less than two hours into the attack, they were told that the al-Qaeda affiliate in Libya, Ansar al-Sharia, had claimed responsibility.

"These revelations and others are disclosed by a trove of e-mails and other documents pried from the State Department by Judicial Watch…"