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DoJ's risky Arizona lawsuit gamble

Kerry Picket

On Tuesday, President Obama’s Department of Justice moved to sue Arizona in an effort to overturn the state’s recently passed immigration law known as S.B. 1070. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is named as a defendant along with the state, responded in a statement saying “The irony is that President Obama’s Administration has chosen to sue Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law and not sue local governments that have adopted a patchwork of ‘sanctuary’ policies that directly violate federal law. These patchwork local ‘sanctuary’ policies instruct the police not to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner: New Black Panthers harassed black GOP'er too

Kerry Picket

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Ashley Taylor told Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly that it was not just white voters who were intimidated by the New Black Panthers in Philadelphia during the 2008 election year. He talks about a black Republican poll watcher who was also harassed by the Black Panthers who were standing in front of a Philadelphia polling station.

Obama: My policies don't hurt Israel's security

Kerry Picket

Freedom's Light House has posted the video clip above of President Barack Obama responding to a question from a reporter during a joint White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Obama is asked whether he thinks his policy distances the U.S. from Israel and Netanyahu was “a mistake.”

RNC's Steele flashback: If you don't want me in the job, fire me

Kerry Picket

This is not the first time Chairman Steele has found himself in hot water with Republicans and conservatives since his elections. The calls for Mr. Steele's resignation appears to be more of a build up of Republican frustration with Steele. This is not just about one remark about Afghanistan but a pattern of behavior coming from the Chairman.

Rep. Stark: I'll sell ladders to illegals at border wall

Kerry Picket

Rep. Pete Stark, California Democrat, appears to think security on our borders is not an important issue. The Goldengate minutemen posted video of an exchange during a recent town hall meeting on June 26 in Fremont, where the congressman asked a border security advocate in attendance, "Who are you going to kill today?" Mr. Stark continued to heckle and mock the town hall attendees who reacted in disbelief as the congressman disrespected his own constituents. Rep. Pete Stark, California Democrat, appears to think security on our borders in not an important issue. The Goldengate minutemen posted video of an exchange during a recent town hall meeting on June 26 in Fremont, where the congressman asked a border security advocate in attendance, "Who are you going to kill today?" Mr. Stark continued to heckle and mock the town hall attendees who reacted in disbelief as the congressman disrespected his own constituents.

NRA disputes gag order rumor on Kagan nomination

Kerry Picket

The National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action's Executive Director Chris Cox disputed the notion that the NRA had a gag order placed on its Board of Directors regarding the Supreme Court nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan. He joined NRA News radio host Cam Edwards on Tuesday telling the radio talker, “A blog out there said that the National Rifle Association has put a gag order on its board of directors as it relates to Elena Kagan. Well first of all, that’s just outrageous. It’s a lie---just the reality of trying to put a gag on Ted Nugent?”

Accused spies fought Russians over home ownership

Kerry Picket

Two of the eleven alleged agents of Moscow's SVR intelligence service, living in Montclair New Jersey, apparently complained to their bosses at the Moscow Centre that they wanted to buy a house, so they could “do as the Romans do,” reports the Telegraph.