A View From the Nest Weekend Edition 3/22/2015


 

 

 

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Economist: The American Fiscal House Is Ready to Fall

Some pretty dire testimony before Congress was reported by CNS News: ” Economist Tells Congress: U.S. May Be in ‘Worse Fiscal Shape’ Than Greece.” The U.S. has a $210 trillion “fiscal gap” and “may well be in worse fiscal shape than any developed country, including Greece,” Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff told members of the Senate Budget Committee in written and oral testimony on Feb.


Why the 14th Amendment can’t possibly require same-sex marriage

Does the U.S. Constitution require same-sex marriage? No, the U.S. Constitution requires the Court to leave this issue to the states. If you believe otherwise, then amend the Constitution. Tweet to @Frank_Turek The Supreme Court is about to decide if the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the states to redefine marriage to include same-sex relationships.


From the Cuckoo’s Nest

What where they thinking?

The Embarrassing Result of School Lunch Reform – TheCollegeConservative

In all cheesy school movies, there is in the inevitable scene where some kid yells “Food Fight!” and, before anyone knows it, the entire cafeteria is filled with flying gobs of food.


Tail Feathers

Other news and views from across the cyberscape

Confirmed: Reality TV Model’s Accused Murderer Is An Obama DREAMer, Was Slated For Deportation

U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Thom Tillis have confirmed that a 19-year-old gang member accused of murdering four people, including a former reality TV model, was granted amnesty in 2013 even though he was slated for removal because of a 2012 drug possession charge. Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez is the suspect in question.


There are FOUR fake colleges in California set up just to let immigrants stay here ILLEGALLY


Conservative Student Group Commits ‘Act of Violence’ for Defending Christian Values, Refusing to Participate in LGBT Sensitivity Training

A conservative student group at The George Washington University faces punishment, including the loss of its funding, for refusing to engage in LGBT sensitivity training on campus. The students are now being condemned and attacked on campus by those who claim they’re committing an “act of violence” for standing up for their members’ individual rights and Judeo-Christian values.

I wonder how those same LGBT community groups would respond if they faced a loss their funding if they did not attend a Christian sensitivity training course? Why is it that only those who disagree with a POLITICALLY correct position are somehow hateful but those who disagree with a long-held societal norm are not? Doesn’t the demand for the ouster or the defunding of a long-standing organization or business qualify as intolerant? After all the only reason they are being protested or targeted is because those who are targeting them disagree with their viewpoints.


6.5 Million Social Security Numbers Exist for People Over the Age of 112


The Looney Bin

Crazy but true stories

The evolution of shower dangers: from hot water to just too much

The EPA is in the news for wanting to monitor how long hotel guests spend in the shower, which one critic says is not a new idea from the federal agency. “We’ve seen this movie before,” says Bonner Cohen of the National Center for Public Policy Research.


If You Drink Coffee From Pods, You May Want to Reconsider

“I don’t have one. They’re kind of expensive to use,” John Sylvan told me frankly, of Keurig K-Cups, the single-serve brewing pods that have fundamentally changed the coffee experience in recent years. “Plus it’s not like drip coffee is tough to make.” Which would seem like a pretty banal sentiment, were Sylvan not the inventor of the K-Cup.

I get a big kick out of all these environmental loons who strain at gnats to swallow camels. Now I do not know how it is where you live but tiny plastic cups are not a HUGE problem since our landfills are being filled everyday with HUGE PLASTIC garbage bags of stuff. Every retail store in America hands out millions of plastic bags every day oh how I pine for the olden days of paper bags.

However, this non-problem was starting to take care of itself through the market since reusable K-cups were invented and being used, so much so that Keurig designed a second generation brewer that would only take K-cups to continue the use of these expensive coffee pods.


The Duck Pond

Where you find all the QUACKS

If You Wonder Why Businesses in Your State Are Struggling Next Year, You Can Blame This

You may not realize that air quality has improved dramatically over the past few decades. A careful review of the science shows that EPA’s current ozone standard of 75 ppb (parts per billion) protects public health and air pollution continues to decline with today’s more efficient and environmentally conscious manufacturing and cleaner fuels.


Court to lesbian couple: Fatherhood can’t be contractually erased

A lesbian couple in New Jersey may be forced to share parental rights with a sperm donor they used to conceive their 1-year-old son. Sheena and Tiara Yates are appealing a September court ruling that awarded visitation rights to a private sperm donor they hoped would have no relationship with their child.

Things are bound to get worse as families are becoming even more fractured as courts, and not biology, decides what constitutes a parent, or for that matter a family.

As hard as they try a man-made contract does not negate the laws of nature and of natures God. You see to reproduce you need a FATHER and a MOTHER. Two mommies can not have a baby nor can two daddies. In order for them to reproduce they need a third member of the opposite sex to procreate. The introduction of that third-party into a marriage which is supposed to be between two people opens up the door to all kinds of legal issues both now and well into the future.

Let’s see what happens when the infant child of three parents gets old enough to decide for themselves whom they consider to be their ACTUAL parents. Will biology or contracts rule the day?


In a companion piece there is this:

Regulating the ‘marketplace of children’


The Last Word

Commentary on the news from a Conservative Christian viewpoint

Sin Killed the American Dream

The American Dream used to include thoughts of retirement, where one could live off the fruits of a lifetime of toil and enjoy family, friends, and maybe a bit of travel to see the world. Now, many of us have absolutely no thought of ever stopping, and will be in the workforce until no one will pay us anymore.


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Dems Efforts to Re-Write Constitution Prior to Obama’s Election


According to this video report Democrats in Congress made no less than 8 attempts to re-write the Constitutions eligibility clause to allow non natural-born citizens to be elected President. The timing of such efforts casts suspicion upon the democrat party apparently they knew that Obama was not eligible for election but wanted him anyway. Since the Democrats have a history of re-writing or totally ignoring the Constitution anytime it conflicts with their agenda this report is not hard to believe. Actually the documents in this report can be verified making the charges credible.

The video ends with the Congressional ruling that John McCain was eligible for election and in the wording of that document they were able to say the natural-born citizen clause of the Constitution does not mean what it says. In addition Obama has spent a great deal of money and twarted any effort to gain access to any records that would indicate his citizen status. He even met secretly with 8 of the 9 Supreme court justices concerning legal cases pending at the Supreme court regarding his citizenship and eligilbility status.

All this on its face is certainly worth considering. Since we know the Democrats will stop at nothing to advance their agenda this really does not surprise me, nor do I find it unfathomable. Tell me what you think.

But as for me the sooner we get rid of this bunch of thieves, liars and tyrants the better off America will be.

Look at this Face…


and then tell me how spending 9 Trillion dollars of her inheritance is going
to make life better for her?

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A Party of No



Sometimes No is the right answer!
No more spending our children’s money!
No to federalizing private industries and businesses!
No more bail outs!
NO NO NO to universal health care!
NO MORE OBAMANOMICS!

Yes sometimes we simply need to say NO!

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Wearing Masks


…“for the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the
outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7b (NRSVA)

teddy bearAfter a relaxing, week-long summer vacation in Florida with their 10-year-old son, Robert and Angela Barry of Grove City, Ohio, left for the airport to return home. Just before they left, a young girl staying at the Barry’s hotel showed up at their room and gave their son a teddy bear as a gift. As they went through security at Orlando International Airport, the teddy bear went through the x-ray machine like the rest of their luggage, and the Barry’s learned that appearances can fool you.

A Transportation Security Administration worker noticed the outline of a gun inside the bear. Opening up the bear, airport security workers found a loaded .22 caliber handgun stuffed inside. Later reports indicated the gun was stolen in California a few years prior to showing up inside the teddy bear.

Today the calendar marks the observance of Halloween. A time when youngsters old and young dress up and play make-believe for the evening. Each donning masks of their favorite cartoon character, super hero or perhaps a pirate, angel, princess, or witch. These little imposters roam through the streets of our towns knocking on doors and proclaiming trick or treat as they fill their sacks with candy and goodies looted from their willing neighbors and friends. Many spend a great deal of time transforming their appearance to match the character they are attempting to imitate. As these costumed clad youngsters meander to and fro it is custom to attempt to determine the true identities of these little actors and actresses.

comedytragedyProfessional character actors get paid large sums of money to portray a certain hero or heroine in a film or TV program. Costume designers and make-up artists transform these otherwise normal people into villains, monsters, aliens or whatever the program requires. About a month ago I was privileged to attend an off Broadway production of “The Lion King”. I was completely amazed at the costumes and puppetry used to tell the now classic ‘Disney’ story. The pageantry was mesmerizing, the animal portrayals where amazing! It was well worth the money spent to attend this performance.

On the stage and screen and the streets of our towns during Halloween, one expects to see costumed characters pretending to be someone they are not, but in the houses of worship each week, it is not appropriate to attend wearing masks and costumes. For the Lord is seeking a people who will worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
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