Blog Heap of Links for the day 29 March 2015
Nature can be Deadly
SAND SPRINGS, Oklahoma …The eagle parents are circling the park with their piercing calls, looking for their nests and their chicks which were all killed. … The EF-2 tornado destroyed a natural habitat for one of our national treasures and protected animals, the bald eagle. … reports that over four nests were destroyed. That resulted in seven baby chicks losing their lives. …
Hang Those Who Betray Public Trust
…When Barack Obama came under fire for his mishandling of the horrific treatment of US veterans at the VA in Phoenix, and in fact throughout the entire system, he did what he usually did: deploy Susan Rice to come up with some optics. So we, as a people, were treated to the sight of the Compassionate Leader, who had, after monumental effort and at great personal cost, moved mountains to make sure that No Man Was Left Behind. We were told this action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the US Military, but we were not told that the Man Was Left Behind because he decided to walk away from his post and join the Islamic enemy. Six men, however, were left behind…
Untied States
BISMARCK, N.D. …Last week, Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed a bill into law authorizing the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same….
Wild Oklahoma
…At 89 years old, Thibault’s health is failing, and she’s ready to leave her perch not far from the bar, but she would like to see the restaurant continue to serve customers. …hopes to sell The Haunted House to a new proprietor at an auction April 16… “I hope to sell it to someone who loves the restaurant business…. This place has been my life for more than 50 years.” … Thibault and her late husband, Arthur Thibault, opened The Haunted House restaurant in 1964, which then sat not far off the old Route 66 highway….
Spiritual Matters
[Oregon-based Presbyterian USA Minister John Shuck:] "We all have been trained to think that Christianity is about believing things," Shuck said in the article. "Its symbols and artifacts (God, Bible, Jesus, Heaven, etc) must be accepted in a certain way.
And when times change and these beliefs are no longer credible, the choices we are left with are either rejection or fundamentalism."
[Emphasis added. Sad. Confused. Dangerous to others. … You'll never hear about "a powerful man of faithlessness."]
It's All in Your Mind
…There is very little footage of Hubbard himself, who went into hiding after sneaking back in the U.S. in the 1970s. But Gibney did obtain video of Hubbard being interviewed by Granada Television, and it makes for one of the documentary's most chilling moments.
"Do you ever think that you might be quite mad?" the reporter asks.
Gibney lingers perhaps unnecessarily on Hubbard's yellowed smile. "Oh yes," he answers. "The one man in the world who never believes he's mad is a madman."
Animal Companions
…The pachyderm is among a group of tame African elephants helping the U.S. military develop an artificial "nose" that could safely and effectively detect bombs and other explosive devices, officials say.
The U.S. Army Research Office experiments, which take place at the Adventures with Elephants ranch here, are part of an effort to better understand—and eventually reproduce—elephants’ stellar sense of smell.
The objective, says Stephen Lee of the U.S. Army Research Office, is not to put elephants in the field of combat or use them for mine detection.…
Louisiana …The vehicle was pulled over on the side of the road. It was tipping over, but a couple of elephants…
Transport Safety
…possibly the most massive single road project in Oklahoma history. …three million cubic yards of dirt is going to be moved during the five-mile realignment effort that started a year ago just to the west of Osage Hills State Park. The $37 million project will level and straighten the dangerous two-lane stretch, in addition to adding much-needed shoulders. … Replacement of three 80-year-old bridges — which transportation recently called “some of the worst bridges we have in the state” — is also being accomplished….
People Die
FAIRLAND, Okla. …Missouri man was killed when he was run over by a train… found lying between two sets of tracks… apparently fell off and underneath the westbound train.…
US Military
…In a message she posted via Facebook, Shannon Allen, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Mark Allen, wrote 'Meet my husband, injuries directly brought to you by the actions of this traitor. He can't give an account of what went down, because he can no longer speak. Now, which guy is a "hero" again?!? Sick.' …
Rep.Louie Gohmert (TX-01) talked to Tucker Carlson on Fox and Friends about the Obama Administration's prisoner swap and handling of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl matter.
[Video, 3:27]
Human Right
The decision not to charge a Colorado woman with murder for the death of an unborn seven-month-old baby has reinvigorated a debate over when states should legally recognize a fetus as a human being….
US Congress
[Boener:] …it isn't all that easy to be in public service and have a name that looks like "boner."
America the Beautiful
…"We enlisted an 8 year old boy, suffering from a rare and life-threatening disorder, into the Texas Army National Guard. His nurse, is one of our guardsmen, and found out that being a Soldier was his dream…."
…"I have never been so proud to be an American in my life. It was just beyond perfect.” – Rowan’s mom…
“Best day ever of my whole entire life”
Breitbart is Here
Hat's roundup of links on Obama Scandals, Gun Rights, Hide the Decline, Obamacare, War & Terror, National News, Economy & Taxes, International News, Opinion
Who needs coffee when Vic's news can get your blood boiling. Starts here today.
"On this day in 1638 Swedish colonists established the first European settlement in what is now Delaware, naming it New Sweden.…"
US Election 2016
If you wanted Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers to drop a lot more than the slight amount they have considering that the wonderful e mail debacle, the thing you’d do is launch the singularly most offensive campaign in the history of poor political campaigns… so offensive that it tends to make you believe it to be a dirty tricks ad launched by anti-Clintonistas…
Ted Cruz • Young America’s Foundation • Freedom Conference • New Hampshire • 3/27/15