What country is Obama living in?

What a stupid thing (back hand at GOP governors) he said yesterday—that we shouldn’t have a preference for Syrian Christians or Moslems.  Christians are being massacred by Muslim jihadists on both sides.  Where are the surrounding Muslim nations that can take in the Muslim refugees?  Why ship them across the ocean to our country so our naïve, whiny college students can radicalize them?

  In five years, the U.S. has taken in 53 Christians from that war torn area, and thousands of Muslims.  But it is the Christians facing genocide. Meanwhile Jordan and Turkey are buying cheap oil from ISIS, and Obama glad hands them.

This man has no heart; only political goals masquerading as values and ethics, and I might add, pretending to care.  And according to the constitution, he has one job—to keep the country safe. If he didn’t like the job description, why did he run?

http://shoebat.com/2015/02/24/the-massacre-of-the-assyrian-christians-is-on-the-way-isis-kidnaps-117-christians-in-syria-while-christian-fighters-tried-to-defend-them-ran-out-of-ammunition-because-they-had-no-help-from-western-p/

http://www.christianpost.com/news/largest-massacre-of-christians-in-syria-ignored-109566/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/is-this-the-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east.html?_r=0

http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/17229-world-turns-away-as-rebel-massacres-of-syrian-christians-intensify

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/08/syrian-rebels-take-christian-village/2781763/

Obama has forgotten, but we haven’t

“We have not forgotten these refugees and asylum beneficiaries -- the Tsarnaev brothers who bombed the Boston Marathon. It's not just Syrians who are problematic. It is the evil and violent geopolitical ideology of Islam. (It's not a religion. Mohammad was a brutal misogynist and dictator). Let's help people stay in the Middle East and deal with the root problem -- Islam: Sharia and Jihad.” Christians for a sustainable economy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/details-emerge-on-suspected-boston-bombers/2013/04/19/ef2c2566-a8e4-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html

Neo-fascism on college campuses

Daniel Swindell: “On the same day that Missouri University (MU) President Timothy M. Wolfe resigned over ‘racism,’ the MU Black Studies Department co-sponsored a lecture by David Sheen, a journalist who regularly compares Israelis to Nazis. The lecture was called ‘Racism in Israel.’ The event was hosted by the MU Socialists, who posted the following description: ‘Remember the systematic racism experienced at Mizzou is part of the violent global system of white supremacy. Come to our event tomorrow night to learn more about connections between racism in Israel & racism on campus.’”
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/260795/mizzou-black-studies-dept-co-sponsors-speaker-who-daniel-swindell#.Vkozs8WvSUw.facebook

Ed Rogers, Washington Post, defending Obama

“Even though I’m no fan of his, it still stings when non-Americans run down our president. To be fair, I also got a lot of heat about President George W. Bush in his final year in office when I traveled abroad, and I defended him as well. But trying to defend your president from angry charges that he is too tough is easier than defending your president to foreigners who are worried and anxious about him being too weak. Actually, I travel a lot, and these days, no one in any foreign capitals I visit will defend Obama’s foreign policy. Based on what I see, when it comes to the president’s foreign policy, the Democratic national security elite don’t defend him, his former advisers don’t defend him and even current U.S. ambassadors don’t really know what to say. There are a lot of awkward pauses and attempts to change the subject”

James Taranto (WSJ) reported this and says there is no date stamp, but it appears to have been BEFORE Friday’s attack on Paris.

Mr. Obama once described the ISIS as a junior varsity terror outfit and as recently as Friday said “we have contained” it.

Remember when Europe lined up in 2008 to swoon over him? It looked like Berlin in the 1930s with another bad ruler.

Stacy Washington says:

“If you're working or just doing real life stuff, you just missed the most stompy foot, insipid, reactionary display of non leadership - EVER, from our very own president "ISIL is contained!" Obama.

He's angry at Americans for wanting to refuse to take in 200,000 Syrian "Refugees" after a few refugees just killed and maimed hundreds of Parisians. Dude is TICKED because we Americans want these so called refugees vetted.

You wanna know who the president ISN'T angry at? Islam...ic State. He can't even get their name right for goodness sakes.

I blame him and Democrats in advance for what ever happens here next. Own your votes.

Obesity, autoimmune diseases and poverty

“Obesity often comes with a side of chronic inflammation, causing inflammatory chemicals and immune cells to flood adipose tissue, the hypothalamus, the liver, and other areas of the body. Inflammation is a big part of what makes obesity such an unhealthy condition, contributing to Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancers, autoimmune disorders, and possibly even neurodegenerative diseases.”  Read this interesting analysis of  Y. Endo et al., “Obesity drives Th17 cell differentiation by inducing the lipid metabolic kinase, ACC1,” Cell Reports, 12:1042-55, 2015.  Especially if you are plagued by any autoimmune diseases.

“High-income countries have greater rates of obesity than middle- and low-income countries.  Countries that develop wealth also develop obesity; for instance, with economic growth in China and India, obesity rates have increased by several-fold. The international trend is that greater obesity tracks with greater wealth.

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and accordingly has high obesity rates; one-third of the population has obesity plus another third is overweight. The situation is predicted to worsen; rising childhood obesity rates forewarn of worsening statistics (4). While it is agreed that both individual factors such as genetic susceptibility and behavior are important in life-long weight gain, evidence is ill-defined with respect to the nature of the environmental influences that impact obesity (5). “  . . .

“Sedentary individuals move 2 hours per day less than active individuals and expend less energy, and they are thereby prone to obesity, chronic metabolic disease, and cardiovascular death. . . “

“Poverty and Obesity in U.S.,”  James Levine

There’s an easy solution . . .

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and our media (and the British media) refuse to use the term Islamic terrorism.  So instead using the acronym, let’s all use the term they use: “Islamic State” (IS) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).  Of course, not all Moslems are terrorists, but many do support Shariia law and many do financially support organizations that feed into fundamentalism.

I liken this to the abortion movement in the United States.  There are many women who say, “I would never have an abortion myself, but I believe in a woman’s right to choose” and donate to Planned Parenthood. They financially support a killing machine. Islamic terrorism and Planned Parenthood are not equal, of course,—Planned Parenthood has killed many more human beings than ISIS.

Butternut squash and apples recipe

Recipe is from the November 2015 issue of Illinois Country Living.

Recent research on cranberries

For about 50 years I hardly used this handy piece that came with my Revere Ware set.  Things cook quickly and you don’t get water logged, tough vegetables.

I’ve been making a bowl of steamed carrots with a handful of cranberries and a touch of honey for breakfast.  Then the remaining water also makes a good hot drink, or is good for cooking brown rice.

• Recent research has shown that it's not the acidity of the cranberries, but the unusual nature of their proanthocyanidins (PACs) that is related to prevention of UTIs.
• recent research has shown that the anthocyanin content of cranberries (the phytonutrients that give the berries their amazing red color) is increased in direct proportion to the amount of natural sunlight striking the berry. If berries floating on top of water get exposed to increased amounts of natural sunlight
• whole cranberries consumed in dietary form—in comparison with purified cranberry extracts consumed in either liquid or dried supplement form—do a better job of protecting our cardiovascular system and our liver.
• The cancer-preventive benefits of cranberries are now known to extend to cancers of the breast, colon, lung, and prostate.

From the Whole Foods newsletter, November 16, 2015

Is it too early to think about Christmas cookies?

In 1993 I made a family recipe book for a reunion.  This page has cookies.  None of these are family secrets, to my knowledge, and Neno’s cookies never tasted quite as good when I made them, but were a real favorite with my husband’s family.

This isn’t my mother’s—I just thought it was funny.

A clever poster making a statement about The University of Missouri protesters

http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-journal-the-roots-of-campus-illiberalism/C1628A58-0177-489C-98BE-0115EBAE2C2E.html

The threat of climate change

Still plan to accept more Syrian refugees

By 2017, the U.S. could accept as many as 100,000 refugees from Syria, up from its current annual total of 85,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Common sense would seem to dictate caution and more planning on the part of Congress and the President who want more non-vetted immigrants, but then that is in short supply in DC. I don't see this group harvesting crops or writing software for Google and Amazon to satisfy Big Ag or Big Tech lobbyists.

http://www.investing.com/news/world-news/obama-moves-to-accelerate-syrian-refugee-plan-in-wake-of-paris-attacks-371265

Write a note this Advent

North America, PBS

I was watching a PBS program on. . . possibly fossils, but it was all over the map on topics (I googled it an I think it is called Making North America).  Anyway, they were examining marine fossils in Kansas, so the narrator who had been deep sea diving looking at bacteria in an earlier segment was describing with nice graphics how oceans and seas came and went, rose and receded over millions of years across North America.  In the next program he'll probably be telling us that humans, especially American capitalists with global investments, are to blame for climate change.

Governor Jindal writes to President Obama

My letter to President Obama: In light of Paris terrorist attacks, time to pause process of refugees coming to the US.

Dear President Obama,

In the wake of another round of appalling terrorist attacks, I write to express great sadness at the events in Paris, as well as my grave concern about the unreported diffusion of Syrian refugees in the United States.

Last week, the city of New Orleans began receiving its first wave of Syrian refugees. As with former immigration crises and federal relocation policy, Louisiana has been kept in the dark about those seeking refuge in the state. It is irresponsible and severely disconcerting to place individuals, who may have ties to ISIS, in a state without the state’s knowledge or involvement.

As Governor of Louisiana, I demand information about the Syrian refugees being placed in Louisiana in hopes that the night of horror in Paris is not duplicated here. In the wake of these atrocities, I also ask for details on the below:

1) What level of background screening was conducted prior to entry in the United States?
2) In light of the fact that some of those responsible for last night’s attacks held Syrian passports, what additional protections and screenings will be put in place?
3) Will all Syrian refugees seeking relocation in the United States now be cleared by the Terrorist Screening Center?
4) What degree of monitoring will be sustained after initial placement in Louisiana?

As Americans, we embolden freedom and opportunity to the rest of the world, but by opening up our borders and refusing to collaborate or share information with states, you are threatening that reality.

Mr. President, in light of these attacks on Paris and reports that one of the attackers was a refugee from Syria, it would be prudent to pause the process of refugees coming to the United States. Authorities need to investigate what happened in Europe before this problem comes to the United States.

Sincerely,

Governor Bobby Jindal

Cc: The Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Cc: The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Cc: The Honorable James Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations

Trump Tabby

Probably the last time he’ll say that

College snowflakes demand their safe space

I wonder if the college kids demanding safe spaces would defend a little girl's right to have a toilet room safe from little boys who think they are little girls?

Black journalist claims first amendment not such a good idea.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/how-campus-activists-are-weaponizing-the-safe-space/415080/

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/426911/university-missouri-student-protests-safe-spaces

Because Perry has male anatomy, many students simply see her as a boy in a wig changing in the girls' locker room -- and that makes them uncomfortable. They whispered about her in hallways, complained to faculty and told their parents, who brought it up at the school board meeting on August 27.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/03/living/missouri-transgender-teen-feat/

Where is the United States in prophecy

I'm not a dispensationalist, but I'm familiar with their writings. About every 10-20 years someone finds a new phrase in the Bible that pin points exactly when Jesus comes back. I've always wondered why the United States never figures in those prophecies. Now I know.

We've got a very smart, pathological liar criminal on the left, and a very dumb, bombastic real estate mogul on the right running for president. The fringes are on fire for them and the middle is running in circles looking for the extinguishers. Which ever one wins, we all lose. There will be no U.S.A. when Jesus comes back.

BTW, both the Quran and the Hadith refer to Jesus' 2nd coming. But like Christians, Muslims don't agree on future events.