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To: FJB who wrote (729518)	7/28/2013 7:46:24 PM
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Jesse Jackson Vows to “Bring Down” Florida like South Africa frontpagemag.com July 28, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Article: Considering that the GDP of Illinois is behind Florida and Chicago is basically a Detroit waiting to happen, Jesse Jackson might look to his own backyard instead of trying to “bring down” a state which has oranges while his own hometown has gangs. But boycotting Florida has become the cool thing to do for civil rights activists who don’t seem to grasp that the boycotts will 1. Not change the Zimmerman verdict 2. Hurt black Floridians who are near the bottom of the economic ladder the most But since when has Jesse Jackson actually cared about black people? “We can boycott Florida, cut conventions in Florida, for its ‘stand your ground’ laws,” said Jackson, speaking on a panel at the National Urban League’s annual conference in Philadelphia. “If we can boycott South Africa and bring it down, we should boycott Florida and bring it down.” What does bringing down Florida mean anyway? Florida is a state with a democratically elected government. Does bringing it down mean reducing it to the level of Chicago? Full Story

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Egyptians Protest Obama by Photoshopping him as Osama frontpagemag.com July 28, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Article: The media isn’t eager to report it, but Obama isn’t exactly popular these days. The latest wave of signs show Egyptian protesters are taking up conservative photoshops of Obama in Muslim garb and fashion to denounce his support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Liberals in a Muslim country protesting by depicting Obama as a Muslim has to be a paradox to blow the minds of American liberals. There are a number of signs reading, “Morsi and Egypt Don’t Mix”. The slogan, presumably translated from Egypt, becomes a bit confusing here with “American government and people don’t mix… Love USA People”. But the overall message is clear and clarified even further by Obama photoshopped as Osama bin Laden. Here Obama has a more traditional Islamist beard. This may be a photoshop of him with Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie. Full Story