Marathon Pundit: Chiraq: 2 teens shot, 1 fatally, in drive-by 1/2 m...

Marathon Pundit: Chiraq: 2 teens shot, 1 fatally, in drive-by 1/2 m...: Obama mansion in 2008 President Obama and his family won't be returning to Chicago after his term expires for at least a year.



This latest shooting, which claimed the life of one (presumably black) teenager, and wounded another, occurred about one-half mile from the Chicago home of The Wan, the Winner Of The Nobel Peace Prize, The Community Organizer In Chief, our very own Prezzzzzident Obama.



One would think Himself would be eager to return home, to spread his classic magic of peace and love back in his own 'hood, no? After all, since draconian gun laws, like those in Chicago, ensure the safety of the streets, Himself would ergo be residing in the safest of neighborhoods.

Senator Scott Shares Personal Experiences with Law Enforcement Officers ...

This truly deserves careful viewing, and listening. Tim Scott is a staunch conservative from South Carolina, one of his generation's best and brightest. Listen to his accounts of treatment at the hands of American law enforcement, and ponder what the experience of so many must be who do not have the benefit of his education, accomplishments, and demeanor.

Yes, most cops are Good People--but...without accountability, without proper supervision, bullies can arise among them. OS has experienced it first-hand, as a middle-aged white guy dealing with small town cops, in his own small town. The words 'I OWN YOU', snarled by the cop, burned in OS's brain for some months, until the police chief was removed by the State of Tennessee when it was revealed he had hired felons for his police force--not kidding it happened. This sort of thing has happened more than once, and that phrase has been used more than once, and not just in OS's little town. Some cops love that little rush of power...and see their role as generator of revenue and fear amongst the citizenry. Do this often enough, long enough, brutally enough, brazenly enough, and be not shocked when a small town near St. Louis erupts over a shooting, even though forensics proved it justified. It was stupid law enforcement practices that opened the door for the anarchists now parading as reformers.

Tennessee also has a tradition of state police officers serving (with gun and badge) with serious criminal records in their pasts. Pretty scary stuff, and OS deliberately hung the jury in a DUI case long years ago when it became obvious the trooper was lying through his teeth, and the prosecutor was urging him on. The defendant was probably guilty, but the trooper was the most dangerous person in the room.

So--take a few minutes, and think this through with Senator Scott.

And Donald--before you pull the trigger and name Mike Pence as your VP choice....maybe look this guy over one more time?

Geert Wilders: Freedom Spring--People Want Their Country Back--Resist Islamization

There was a time when OS looked a bit askance at Mr. Wilders, thinking perhaps the gent was a bit too extreme.

OS was wrong, dead wrong.

To begin to correct course, OS urges his legions of readers to view this latest message from Mr. Wilders. It is not radical, it is sane, the essence of sanity.

Enuf is enuf is enuf is enuf.

Everyone Stay Calm, Ya'll--And Remember Why Brexit Is The Correct Path Forward

This video from Daniel Hannan, filmed at Oxford Union earlier this year, is an eloquent reminder of what faces the EU -- and the US -- in our present world. Hannan is a solid conservative (lower case 'c') as well as a Tory member of the EU Parliament. This is well worth viewing.

It's fascinating to hear him say the very same things (in his plummy Oxbridge command of English) that The Donald and (to some extent) The Bernie are saying.

Great quotes throughout, and for his command of English and logic.



The Masters of Europe, beginning with Junker and Merkel, are well and goodly enraged by the decision of the British people. They have zero interest in the opinion and wishes of folks on the ground. The Austrians came within a bare whisker of overturning the Establishment politicos, and the French and Spanish are itching to have the opportunity to vote on the question themselves.

Hannan rightly calls the EU a 'cartel', and cartels always lead to poverty and failure, and sometimes war.

So, everybody, stay calm, and stay on course. Ya'll did the right thing, UK cousins, and you will prosper as they stagnate, in every way.

The Opening Prayer of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA Was Addressed To (Wait for it!!)...Allah.

Jeff Foxworthy's famous line is 'Folks, I just can't make this stuff up'.

Well, evidently the leadership of the PCUSA, that staid and rapidly-shrinking denomination, can:

Here is the transcript of the imam's prayer:

“Allah bless us and bless our families and bless our Lord. Lead us on the straight path – the path of all the prophets: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Peace be upon them all Amen.
“In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful, let us praise the Lord. The creator of the universe, the most merciful, the most compassionate and the Lord of the universe who has created us and made us into nations and tribes, from male and females that we may know each other, not that we might despise each other, or may despise each other. Incline towards peace and justice and trust in God, for the Lord is one that hears and knows everything and the servants of God, the most compassionate, the most merciful, gracious are those who walk in the earth in humility and when bigots and hateful and Islamaphobes address them, they say peace. Peace be upon them and peace be upon Allah.”

And, just in case you think OS is spoofing you--here's the video, published by the PCUSA themselves. The prayer is at the 14-minute mark, but if you wish to warm up a bit to it, you can bask in the early 60's folk-song rendition of 'We Shall Overcome' that serves as the call to worship...

Congratulations British Brethren and Sisters--You Stood Up For Yourselves And Your Children, And For Freedom

OS and The Wonderful Lovely Mrs. OS stayed up late into the evening watching the results from the Brexit vote. We get the BBC News channel on satellite, and those guys were completely flummoxed.

Fox Business did a fine job--they were expecting the vote to go the other way, and had to regroup a bit, which they did with broad grins on their Murdochian faces.

The Sky News coverage, streamed via Drudge, won the night. They were on top of it!

We knew the Remain goose was well and truly cooked when the results arrived from Birmingham (Leave), Wales (Leave), and Cameron's own constituency (Remain, but not that wide a margin). The Leave margins were always wider than the Remain margins, except in places like Cambridge, which live in their own academic/business/banker bubble, immunized from reality.

The next couple of days of market selloff and GBP selloff were to be expected, and may continue. So be it. Equilibrium will return, when it is located. OS and the Mrs are looking forward to some travel to The Green and Pleasant Land while on the strong dollar!

This morning was priceless, when Nigel Farage showed back up in Brussels to give-em-hell. 

Ya'll just gotta take a few minutes to enjoy it.

So, congratulations. Don't gloat too long, and be kind to your neighbors who voted the other way. They are genuinely anxious about the future, and your positive attitude and good cheer will help pave the way for them. Remember what it felt like when a vote you passionately believed in didn't go your way, and act with compassion.

Janet Daley Says It Best -- The Elites Are Deeply Out Of Touch -- Time To Tell Cameron And The EU To Go Away

She is dead on.

So is Peter Hitchens in today's Daily Mail.

So why should it matter over on our side of the pond?

Because we do a lot business with the UK. OS knows folks who do business with UK institutions--already the long arm of Brussels is beginning to affect how business gets done, and not for the better.

Because there are soooo many families (including that of OS) that are comprised of both US and UK citizens. We are joined at the hip, and here in the Colonies, we never signed up for control from Brussels. That's why a lot of British cousins moved settled here, this being the land of opportunity.

Because if the UK stays, our security will be compromised, not the least because the immigration floodgates will open from Turkey and beyond. Labour leader Corbyn openly admits this.

Because if Brussels wins, our own elites will feel emboldened to sell us out, with more secret treaties, more backroom deals, more sacrifice of opportunity for ordinary families. OS sees the families around him struggle and struggle just to keep up, to build some sort of future for their children. He sees his younger colleagues, so eager and gifted, entering their careers with such huge ostacles facing them. He sees his own children working diligently, in an uphill battle.

Please, cousins--vote Leave, for the sake of us all.

Lynne Patton "The Trump Family That I Know" - A Black Female Trump Execu...

OS generally does not participate in 'viral sharing'--but for this, he makes the exception. Five credible, moving minutes about the Trump family. It speaks for itself.

OS voted for Trump in the Tennessee primary, seems like an eternity ago. Not out of affection for the man, but because OS took some business trips, and encountered perfect strangers willing to talk about their lives.

Two in particular come to mind--one a young man working in a family business in the Northeast that has been extant since the 1870's, and now struggles against the headwinds of a government, tax system, social decay, and economy brought about over the past 25 years by leadership of BOTH parties. He's thirty, and wonders how they will survive.

The second was a chauffer--hotel to airport, in his 60's, an emigre from Africa from the early 80's. He has spent his career driving limos, and now owns a piece of the firm. Two children, born and raised here. One child graduates MBA from a major East Coast university, the second entering med school at an Ivy League school. He is so proud of them, parented them to be Americans. Sez he: 'Children, it's great you have your African heritage, but THIS is your country. You are Americans!!' A question posed about all the illegal immigration brought a disdainful response--he had gone about things properly, has no respect for the gate-crashers.

OS isn't a Trump 'fan', per se. But only The Donald speaks directly to the heart of the issues that we must face, and speaks for these people encountered on the road.

Last night, the subject came up with friends, who have a child in a military career. The Dad sez, 'You may disagree, but I'm voting for Trump. He's the only one who will value my child's life in the military, and gives us the best odds of the kid coming home to us in one piece.'

Now, take five minutes--decide for yourself.

Logan Officials Message to Clinton Campaign--You've Done Enough Damage, Please Go Away

Kudos to the city fathers of Logan, West Virginia as they pointedly un-invite Mizz Hillary, who wishes to use their town as a photo-op stop on her campaign to create even more havoc than she has already.



OS can see it now: Mizz Hillary arrives with her entourage to kiss babies, shake hands, eat the local grub, and pontificate on the terrrrible state of the local economy, and how she plans to pour all manner of Federal largesse into Logan to FixThisSituation. Of course, leaving out how she and her fellow leftists actually created ThisSituation!



The coal industry, which supplies the raw material that generates most of the nation's electricity, has been gutted by the Obama Administration; and with it, town after town, and family after family.

This account of present life in the region is heart-wrenching, and not in the least untypical of what is quietly happening across the American heartland.



And this before the inevitable spike in electric rates that will occur after the extensive insfrastructure for the mining and shipping of coal is allowed to fall into ruin. Venezuela, anyone? Argentina, anyone?



What has dawned upon the city fathers of Logan is that The Left actually seeks the outcome that has befallen Logan, WV. This, to The Left, is a success!! Businesses destroyed, households dependent upon government largesse, coal mines shut down, abandoned rail lines and stock. 



Perhaps, in ways large and small, in one town and neighborhood, we can all in our own way 'dis-invite' all those Friends of Mizzzz Hillary. Logan provides a good beginning, and a noteworthy example to follow.

Big Red Car--The Boss Explains How Trump's Wall Is Funded...and why we should build it, even out of our own pockets

OS urges his legions of readers to check out BRC--loads of wisdom, delivered with gentle wry humor.

This post, in particular, drives home the central points of Trump's ideas: We can secure the border, and the benefits overwhelm the costs. End of story.

OS will copy a bit of it for you to read--for the REAL payoff, you'll have to hit that little link....

Big Red Car here in the ATX on a lovely day. Got a call from Donald Trump, who said, “Big Red Car, you’re handy with numbers, right?” Before he said anything else, I knew he was talking about the WALL.
“Yes, Donald, I am,” says I.
“How would YOU finance the WALL, Big Red Car?”
To which I reply, “Well, Donald, I’d put a little tariff on imports and exports. That’s what I’d do.”
“Will that work, Big Red Car?” asks That Donald.
“Of course, it’ll work, Donald.”
“Thanks, Big Red Car.”
“Best to Melania, Donnie. See you when the WALL is finished.”
[Melania loves the Big Red Car. Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!]

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