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To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 4:26:53 PM
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Weiner's inner circle says he's prepping for future comeback

To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 4:36:11 PM
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Jerk of the Week - Shand Stamper ............................................................................ RightWingPatriot.com ^ \| September 7, 2013 \| RightWingPatriot Our usual contenders for Jerk of the Week honors here at RightWingPatriot.com are those who stand upon the national stage, seeking to destroy our culture and way of life. There are time when we are reminded that we have to keep our eyes focused not only upon national discourse, but also closer to home. Our winner this week is an art teacher at the McCracken County High School in Kentucky who chose to desecrate the American flag, Old Glory. Shand Stamper, an art teacher at the high school, set up the display that recreated a controversial exhibit at the Chicago Institute of Art back in 1989 by "Dread" Scott Tyler. The art exhibit has an American flag lying upon the ground with a music stand upon the flag. Students were encouraged to stand upon the flag and write down their thoughts on how they felt standing upon the flag. Local residents were infuriated and the exhibit was removed. School administrators have said that they did not sanction the exhibit and that the flag would be properly disposed of by burning as it had touched the ground. The art teacher, Shand Stamper, released a statement saying, “I love our flag and the nation it stands for. I love the freedom I enjoy because of our brave veterans. I feel sick and deeply sad that through my actions I have dishonored these men and women and also poorly represented you all. (To say) I am devastated by my actions bringing outrage and negativity on you is a gross understatement.” My reply is that this is utter bull. If the art teacher wanted to start a conversation about the original art exhibit, she could have brought it up in class or shown an image of the exhibit in question. Stamper says that the exhibit was student-driven and that she had told her students that she would fully support their decision. She also said that she should “have gotten permission before proceeding with a lesson that could be deemed offensive.” Are not teachers supposed to be adults? Are they not supposed to set an example for their students? She should have seen immediately that such a display is offensive and then had the students talk about it. It blows my mind when someone says that having people stand upon the flag "could be deemed offensive." Could? How about hell yes, it's offensive! It's obvious that Stamper is back-pedaling to cover her backside. My belief is that she was stoked about the project and is now trying to save her job. Personally, I think you have the freedom and right to desecrate an American flag. Do I agree with such desecration? No, I do not. In fact, I want to throw a punch into the face of anyone who disrespects our flag. However, I must defend unpopular free speech as much as popular free speech. That doesn't excuse any consequences for a person's actions. If the taxpayers of McCracken County think they would be better served by firing Shand Stamper and replacing her with another teacher, I'm fine with that. The thing we need to take away from this situation is that we must be forever vigilant on what is being taught in our local schools. Progressive liberal teachers love brainwashing the youth of our country as we told our kids what our parents said to us, that we should respect our teachers. The sad situation is that teaching has changed dramatically in the last few decades as liberal progressives have successfully conquered education under our very noses. Talk to your children and go over their notes. Discuss their teachers and meet with their teachers to find out where they stand. It behooves all parents to act as a bulwark against the liberal indoctrination of their children

To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 4:40:26 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1578965

Feet on the flag. feet on the Oval Office desk. Common progressive trait.

To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 4:50:56 PM
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Marine Corps retreats on court-martial charges in Taliban urination case .................................................................................. The Washington Times ^ \| 9/7/2013 \| By Rowan Scarborough Enlarge Photo FILE This image made on Jan. 12, 2012, from an undated video ... more > The Marine Corps has suddenly dropped criminal charges against an officer in the infamous Taliban urination video case, heading off what promised to be an embarrassing pre-trial hearing for the commandant on Wednesday. Defense attorneys for Capt. James V. Clement had won a judge’s order, over objections from Marine prosecutors, for two staff attorneys to testify in open court about how senior commanders had interfered in the case to get a guilty verdict. PHOTOS: President Obama's favorite footstool: The famous Resolute desk The lawyers also were seeking to question Gen. James Amos, the commandant, and wanted access to his private emails. But the criminal case ended Friday when Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, who heads Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., and was overseeing the prosecution, filed a brief court paper withdrawing the charges. John Dowd, Capt. Clement’s principal defense counsel, had accused the commandant of engineering the largest case of unlawful command influence in the Corps‘ history. “The withdrawal of the charges was another act of cowardice by the the commandant, his counsel and the the Judge Advocate Division of [ Marine Corps headquarters] to cover up the worst case of unlawful command influence in the history of the Marine Corps, which was beginning next Wednesday to be uncovered in a hearing before the Chief Judge … on several motions to compel discovery,” Mr. Dowd said Saturday. The defense attorney said he wanted to see email traffic between the commandant, his counsel and his legal division. “That email traffic would have revealed that [the commandant] and his lawyers had engaged in a secret, corrupt effort to rig and control the investigations and dispositions of the so-called desecration cases until Capt. Clement refused to submit to a corrupt process [of being] charged with crimes he did not commit,” he said. Capt. Clement’s defense counsel obtained a sworn statement from Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, who had been overseeing all urination cases as the convening authority. He told of a one-on-one meeting in 2012 with Gen. Amos in which the commandant said he wanted Marine defendants “crushed” via courts-martial. Gen. Waldhauser went on to become Defense Secretary’s Chuck Hagel’s senior military adviser. Citing that conversation, Capt. Clement’s attorneys accused the commandant of blatant unlawful command influence that denied their client a fair court-martial. They filed a motion to dismiss the charges, thus setting up a series of public pre-trial hearings on Gen. Amos‘ conduct to begin with Wednesday’s scheduled session. Capt. Clement had been charged with dereliction of duty for not properly supervising Marines who urinated on Taliban corpses. A video of the act went viral on YouTube, drawing harsh criticism from the White House. He denies any misconduct. Maj. James Weirick, a staff attorney at Quantico who was to testify on Wednesday, filed a complaint with the Pentagon inspector general over Gen. Amos‘ actions. An investigation is underway. Gen. Amos, through an aide, later told Gen. Waldhauser he regretted his orders and decided to replace him. A Marine spokesman said earlier this summer: “The commandant immediately realized that he had compromised the situation and took immediate action to ensure that the investigation and cases were given to an appropriate new convening authority who could exercise independent and unfettered discretion to take action in those cases.” The Washington Times was not able to get an immediate comment from the Corps. Gen. Glueck’s order did not explain why he was dropping the charges. He ordered that Capt. Clement undergo an administrative board of inquiry, which will determine if he committed misconduct. The board can decide if he should be retained or separated under less than honorable conditions. Read more: washingtontimes.com

To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 4:51:55 PM
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Worldview: How Obama got Syria so wrong .................................................................................. The Inquirer ^ \| 8 Sep 13 \| Trudy Rubin

To: FJB who wrote (737813)	9/7/2013 5:07:33 PM
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President Obama's favorite footstool: The famous Resolute desk President Obama sparked a stir recently on social media by being photographed with his foot on the famous Resolute desk. A look at his time in the Oval Office shows the Resolute to be one of his favorite resting spots. President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Speaker of the House Boehner, Saturday, August 31, 2013. Vice President Joe Biden listens at right. (credit: White House photo/ Pete Souza) President Barack Obama rests his foot on the Resolute Desk during a call with British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office, Dec. 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Feb. 4, 2009 “The President talks with aides during an impromptu meeting around the Resolute desk.” (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama talks with senior advisors in the Oval Office, May 8, 2013. Standing, from left, are: Chief of Staff Denis McDonough; National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; and Miguel Rodriguez, Director of Legislative Affairs. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Home Multimedia Photo Galleries Radio Log In E-Mail Alerts Subscribe Classifieds E-Edition President Obama's favorite footstool: The famous Resolute deskPresident Obama sparked a stir recently on social media by being photographed with his foot on the famous Resolute desk. A look at his time in the Oval Office shows the Resolute to be one of his favorite resting spots. President Barack Obama talks with Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, Nov. 3, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama takes a down moment in the Oval Office with his feet up. (Credit: Pete Souza) President Barack Obama sits on the edge of the Resolute Desk during a meeting in the Oval Office, Dec. 19, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) washingtontimes.com