BY TONY RUBOLOTTA
​After the Boston Marathon bombing, the Constitution was essentially suspended as a militarized police force conducted house to house searches for ONE MAN! American citizens were forced out of their homes at gun point. Pundits have argued that search warrants were not required and if they were, it would make no difference as courts would issue warrants without hesitation. Imagine the level of Constitutional violations if TWO MEN were being sought.

The right to travel freely is the right to travel without impediment, particularly without being subject to unreasonable searches during that travel. The Constitutional protection against such searches and seizures has been suspended at airports. In the insane pursuit of “equality”, everyone is treated as a terrorist suspect, subject to intensive, intrusive searches and seizure of property at the whim of the state (TSA). Profiling, that is a common sense approach to identifying potential terrorist based of observed patterns of behavior, race and religion are cast aside. Yet the same bureaucratic mindset that devises such rules posts signs in airport, train stations and bus terminals telling us we should be aware of our surroundings and report suspicious activity. In other words, we should profile and then be subjected to personal criticism depending upon the mood of the official receiving our information.

Gun free zones are places where the government has ruled the Constitution does not apply. Criminals could care less about these Constitutional issues and are only concerned about making a statement or their survival, or both. If an individual wishes to make his private property a “gun free zone”, that is his right as long as there is no law or condition compelling an individual to visit that property and thus be forced to surrender a right.

People with malevolent intentions have made schools their stage and can do so with relative safety. The response by government, that is politicians both Left (establishment Republican) and far Left (Democrat), is to make schools secure by providing armed government employees, warrant less searches and prison-like security measures. Some bureaucrats go even further so that any behavior they deem “inappropriate” is subject to punishment.

All of these measures are quite reasonable for a nation that makes up its morality on the fly in a godless environment where right and wrong are the province of majority votes and not unchanging truth. Two of our Founders recognized this and offered these gems of wisdom which have been ignored to our detriment and for which we now pay the price:

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” - John Adams

​BY FRANK SALVATO
With the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in Israel – and with the continuing struggle between the Sunni and Shiite Islamists for dominance not only in the region but in the dogma, blood is sure to be spilled. So too will the propaganda machines whir and churn?
 
Since the official ceremonies to open the new US embassy in Jerusalem, 37 Palestinians have been killed in protests. These are protests that have taken place in Gaza, not Jerusalem. Hamas and many suspect Hezbollah are encouraging and coordinating these protests; protests that goad innocents into doing the bidding of the violently ideological.
 
The move of the US embassy to Jerusalem was guaranteed to spark unrest in the Middle East. Islamists and non-Islamists have been battling for the Holy Land since the advent of Islam; since the age of the Crusades, which were actions to retake Jerusalem from interloper Islamists. Jerusalem was – and is – a battle between Christianity and Islam; a battle between a religion based on forgiveness and a dogma based on conquest and totalitarian control.
 
Ayman al Zawahiri, the head of al Qaeda, has called for all Islamists to wage aggressive war against Israel and the West following the move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
 
This event, for the moment, stalls the confrontation between the Sunni (Saudi Arabia) and the Shiite (Iran) for dominance in the region and within the dogma. Iran is making great inroads in Iraq, what with the lead of Moqtada al Sadr in the political polls. Al Sadr is a puppet mullah to the Iranian mullahs. Should al Sadr win it will practically erase any and all political freedoms established by the US and coalition forces in the Iraq War.
 
With the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the Sunni and Shiite (Saudi Arabia and Iran) have an opportunity for hudna (a cessation of hostilities) in order to fight a common foe, Israel, for the age-old struggle of control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. It is guaranteed that Israel will react firmly and decisively, and the Trump Administration will have Israel’s back, something that wasn’t happening under the Obama Administration.
 
Events in Israel and the Middle East should be watched very carefully. With all the players in place and with everyone having the ability to wage extremely large campaigns of war, a global conflict is not far from becoming a reality.
 
God help us all.

In this segment we talk about the McDill Air Force Base Air Show, The US Embassy moving to Jerusalem and the repercussions of that, the Islamist takeover of Iraq and more!

BY TONY RUBOLOTTA
​As quickly as social media was set ablaze by the classless behavior and display of the so-called "Teacher of the Year", Mandy Manning toward President Trump, it was extinguished just as quickly as an apparent backlash started to develop. Manning must have thought herself very clever to accept the award from Trump while wearing explicitly and deliberately provocative political badges and remaining silent in a photo-op. Manning no doubt fulfilled the expectations of the Leftist elite who selected her to receive the award. So what lesson was learned by watching this "Teacher of the Year"?

First, before that question can be answered, we should understand how "Teacher of the Year" is selected. Do a web search for "how is teacher of the year selected" and it will produce an abundance of hits mostly describing a very similar process under the control of educators using highly subjective criteria in numerous school districts and states. In some jurisdictions, the criteria is completely arbitrary but the process is headed by a professional educator, that is selection of the selection committee is usually at the discretion of the superintendent of schools. While no doubt some very good teachers do receive appropriate recognition in this process, the odds heavily favor the more radical liberals, not because of teaching ability and quality, but because of politics. Manning's decision to use the award ceremony as a political platform certainly fits the selection criteria and must have pleased her electors.

As the quality of American education crashes to new lows, it is no small wonder that the people responsible for the decline, primarily teachers' unions and their political consorts, would nominate like minded individuals that excel at the indoctrination of young minds. Certainly high on the list of noteworthy teachers would be those who are outspoken politically in public and on the Left.

I couldn't find any in depth articles about what Manning actually does except this excerpt from USA Today: "'She uses experiential projects like map-making to help her students process trauma, celebrate their home countries and culture, and learn about their new community,' the [Council of Chief States School Officers] said." Let that sink in. If it sounds like a mishmash of gobbledygook, it usually is. Note the buzzwords; "experiential", "process", "trauma", "celebrate", "culture" and "community". No mention of her students success learning English or adapting to their new homeland as she helps them "celebrate their home countries and culture". Apparently, what becomes of her students is not important enough to consider and report. All her students need do is like her.

Back to the original question: What lesson do young people learn from Mandy Manning's behavior? Manning is an ill-mannered, disrespectful lout that took advantage of the President's decency to score some political points. That is how she came across and will be remembered as her stunt backfired from most comments I have read in social media. Of course, her students will be told she stood up to Trump and showed him a thing or two. I can't say I'm surprised that "Teacher of the Year" would sink to the depths of the Oscars, but it has and that is the way the Left operates.

BY REBECCA HARPER
The college landscape of today is a dismal glimpse into the nation’s future. Cry closets, safe spaces, coping animals, canceled classes and cry-ins alone show us the kinds of adults that higher education is shaping for the future.
 
Struggle and hardship, offense and hurt feelings are not new concepts to the human psyche. Why have we never needed these special coddling measures before?
 
Today’s young culture is different – and not in a good way. Young people are increasingly sensitive, adopting the carefully manicured victimhood mentality groomed into them by the leftist-dominated media, and public school systems. As public school teacher protests and activism are increasing, for instance, reading and math proficiency among fourth-grade students is a mere 40 percent, and only 33 percent among eighth-graders.
 
The trend of failure is maintained by colleges and universities. A study found that 45 percent of college students “did not demonstrate any significant improvement in learning” in their first two years, and 40 percent “didn’t learn anything at all over all four years.” Compared to a similar study conducted several decades earlier, today’s students reported a 50 percent decline in study time, and more than double time spent on recreational activities.
 
Grades have inflated, and college grade point averages have increased, all while proficiency and responsibility have declined. More students are graduating, but is that real success when they’re overwhelmingly unprepared for the real world?
 
It appears that college students are more prepared to be devoted Democrat voters above anything else. It’s not as though they’re prepared for anything else after absorbing anti-American curriculum emphasizing gender studies, diversity and inclusiveness, and white privilege.
 
College students are taught how to break down and blame others for any negativity experienced in their life. Hurt feelings? It’s someone else’s hate speech. Didn’t get a job? It’s discrimination. Didn’t get rich with a liberal arts degree? Systemic oppression.
 
Instead of learning how to deal with the difficult feelings, to be stronger and more capable individuals ready to cope with hardships, they’re sheltered – and totally unprepared for the real world.
 
There are no safe spaces to avoid responsibility and reality of adulthood. American institutions cannot function properly if key members are incapable of handling tough situations. Life-altering professionals such as law enforcement or healthcare don’t get to pause for a cry break when someone’s life is in their hands.
 
These students we see protesting free speech, screaming at the sky, or rallying against Constitutional rights with sheer ignorance, will one day become our future leaders.
 
Yes, among these sensitive and unprepared young adults, lies future members of federal and state governments, Congress, and even the Presidency.
 
Who among the students of today’s colleges will be able to face foreign affairs – or the threat of war – without the pressures causing them to run away from their problems? Will a cry closet become a future president’s coping mechanism in the Oval Office?

BY BRIAN CHERRY
If you were raised on Star Wars films and didn’t get your first kiss until long after you were old enough to drink, then your familiar with the phrase “It’s a trap!” This is what Admiral Ackbar bellowed while the rebels were attacking the second Death Star. Princess Leia and company got tricked into a fight that left the entire fleet of good guys open to the evil doer’s big guns. Only divine intervention from the force saved the day and the galaxy.
 
Ackbar yelling, “It’s a Trap”, should be the ringtone for every Republican candidate as they go into the summer campaign season. It will remind them what happens when their opponent wants to stop discussing issues and talk about race. Here is how the trap works.

Your Democrat opponent will assign a position to you on race issues. They will then argue against the position THEY have allocated to you. Historically, the Republican candidate will immediately surrender to the premise and spend the rest of the campaign arguing that they are not a racist. “Nuh uh” is never an effective debate position.
 
The conversation has now been effectively steered away from the great economy, jobs numbers, tax cuts, and all the successes of the Trump administration. Republicans step into this trap almost every time. It’s as predictable as Sideshow Bob stepping on a rake and getting a handle to the face. Instead of trying to prove they aren’t racists, Republican’s should reject the premise and remind everyone who the real racists are.  
 
Democrat’s run most urban cities, where their minority voter base live in relative poverty. It seems as if the Democrat slave owners who ran the south simply moved African Americans from the plantations to the projects. Instead of producing cotton, they’re now expected to produce votes. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone either. Democrat President, Lyndon Johnson, hatched this plan several decades ago.
 
In the LBJ biography, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream the former President outlines the Democrat strategy for African Americans. In a conversation with Senator Richard Russell he says, “These Negroes, they’re getting pretty uppity these days and that’s a problem for us since they’ve got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we’ve got to do something about this, we’ve got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference.”
 
LBJ, as the leader of the Democrat party, expected a big return on the “little something” he would give to African Americans. In the book Inside the White House, author Ronald Kessler reports Johnson expectations. In a conversation aboard Air Force One LBJ stated that “I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years.” Fifty years later its self-evident that the strategy is still in play. Modern liberal policies provide poor minorities with just enough to get by, but not quite enough to grow beyond public assistance. Today they still give them “just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference.” Anyone with a Where’s Waldo level of observation skills can spot the real racists in the room.
 
African Americans are treated as property of the Democrat party. If anyone tries to escape the plantation, liberal personalities in the broadcast media along with trolls on social media will viciously attack and silence that person for being uppity enough to think outside the party’s box. YouTube personalities Diamond and Silk, journalist Candace Owens and rapper Kanye West are examples of the lynching reserved for those who speak out of turn.
 
Instead of stepping into the “racist” trap, Republican politicians can jujitsu this issue to show that the beating heart of American racism is blue in color. Then use the “race” argument to pivot to the economy and how minorities are doing far better under Trump’s policies then under “America’s first Black President” (Clinton), or even Obama. This puts Democrats in the uncomfy explaining how low African American unemployment is somehow a bad thing.
 
It’s always fun watching bad people squirming in their own trap.

BY REBECCA HARPER

It happened again – law enforcement officers murdered in cold blood. The recent killings of law enforcement officers in Florida and Texas serve as sobering reminders of the divide still existing amongst Americans.
 
In Gilchrist County, Florida, two officers were ambushed as they dined in uniform. Details revealed the gunman entered the restaurant to fire at the officers, and then took his own life. The incident took place at the Ace China restaurant in downtown Trenton, a town with less than 2,100 residents. A motive still hasn’t been established.
 
Just days later, another shooting took place in Dallas, Texas. Officers responded to a shoplifting call at Home Depot, and detained the suspect after discovering an active warrant. Officers attempted to take the suspect into custody when he drew a handgun from his pockets and shot two officers. One officer succumbed to their injuries, while the other officer remains in serious condition.
 
From small-town America to bustling big cities, evil can display its face anywhere. It just so happens that evil appears to be targeting the very people sworn to serve and protect the rest of us. While law enforcement deaths are not at all-time highs, the causes of their death are something to look at.
 
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund compared office fatalities in 2018 to the same time period in 2017. While the number of fatalities was not significantly different, the causes are alarming. Of the 44 deaths in early 2017, 15 were caused by firearms. Of the 45 deaths in early 2018, 25 were caused by firearms – an increase of 67 percent.
 
Murders against police aren’t new, but why are an increasing number murdered by firearms? Is it mere coincidence that firearm-related police fatalities have increased while racial and party divisions have simultaneously widened?
 
After all, a third of the public hold neutral or cold perceptions of police, according to Pew Research. The numbers are worse when race comes into play. Among blacks under age 50, 46 percent report a cold rating of police officers. Even 29 percent of adults under age 30 rate police as cold.
 
A 2016 Pew Research survey showed 48 percent believed race relations were “generally bad,” with 53 percent blaming President Obama for failing to improve or worsening race relations. Combine that with the aftermath following the deaths of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown, the rise of the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements, and widespread protests complete with violence toward police -- it’s no wonder attitudes toward law enforcement are in shambles.  
 
For a multitude of reasons, America continues to be divided. It’s unclear what the specific solutions are, or what President Trump may be considering in an attempt to mend the divide. As of now, law enforcement still faces grave threats, and so too does the future of this great nation. 

​BY FRANK SALVATO
By now everyone who is up to speed on current events knows that Randa Jarrar, a “professor” at California State University at Fresno, took to Twitter after the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush, to lambaste her memory. This cretin then bragged she couldn’t be fired because she was “tenured.”
 
Jarrar tweeted: “I’m happy the witch is dead. Can’t wait for the rest of her family to fall to their demise the way 1.5 million iraqis have. byyyeeeeeee.” She then called anyone who criticized her for disparaging someone who is recently deceased – whether one agrees politically or ideologically or not wit them – “racists going crazy in my mentions.” She claimed she was being attacked because she was “An Arab American Muslim American woman with some clout.”
 
I won’t even comment on the over “hyphenization” (to create a word) of her ethnicity.
 
Jarrar’s claim that she can’t be fired because she is tenured is about as ignorant as her smear against the now deceased First Lady. Tenured professors can be terminated.
 
Gregory Scholtz, the director of the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure & Governance of the American Association of University Professors (a more Left-leaning organization), insists that the idea that a tenured professor cannot be terminated is an absolute misconception, saying a university can seek a termination if a professor’s words – even if outside the classroom or university setting – raises “grave doubts” about fitness for the position.
 
Jarrar is a “creative writing professor” who is currently on leave.
 
The idea of tenure in a higher education system where ideology is being infused into students like plasma into an accident victim needs to be reexamined. Educators have transformed into foot-soldiers for the ideological Left (the Progressive Movement) and have expanded their authority over students from facilitating critical thinking skills to enforcing political and ideological thought processes. This is not teaching a student how to think, it is teaching a student what to think. This is not facilitating tools for a student’s life success, it is the creation of ideologues who would be used to change the very definition of freedom in our country and around the world.
 
Sadly, this mindset is prevalent in the education system from top to bottom. A quick read of Fabian Freeway will spotlight how Fabian Progressives planned to dominate the education and information (read: media) systems in the United States to transform it from a Constitutional Republic to a Socialist Democracy run by oligarchs. It is an important book and a quick read, and if you haven’t read it you are doing yourself – and our country – a great disservice.
 
If our country is to survive then we need to seriously examine our education system, both to purge ideology and return to fomenting critical thinking skills, and to restructure how we educate, moving from a grade-based system to a modular system that allows students to learn at their own pace without asking the teachers to do the impossible by diversifying curriculum to each child.
 
The Progressive Left will hate this.

David Hogg Needs his Falling Down Moment

In the 1993 film Falling Down, recently divorced and unemployed William Foster (played by Michael Douglas) is a man who life handed a lemon. Foster then skipped the step about making lemonade and went straight to solutions that included a rocket launcher and lots of dead lemons. For much of the story he believes he is a hero. The film’s most powerful scene is when William is facing down a police officer. At that moment he has an epiphany: “I’m the bad guy?” He says in surprise.

This is a movie David Hogg should see. While Parkland’s most vocal survivor runs around the country like his hair’s on fire, demanding unconstitutional laws that would pry guns out of the hands of legal gun owners, he has yet to realize that HE is the bad guy in this situation.

Let’s start with the only relevant fact to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, which is that Nikolas Cruz killed seventeen students there. Not Smith & Wesson, not the NRA, not Laura Ingraham. Charlton Heston didn’t rise from the grave to kill children and buy Winchester Arms stock options. Instead of blaming the actual killer, Hogg is building a political strawman on the bodies of his classmates. Mostly, it seems, so he can stretch out his fifteen minutes of fame.

He hates guns, we get it. What he doesn’t get is that his school was the gun free zone that he wants the entire country to be. When Cruz invaded that zone, there was nobody to stop him until the police arrived. The time between Cruz’s arrival on campus and police intervention is measured in corpses. This is what happens in gun-free zones. That is why they are so attractive to shooters. His school was a microcosm of what could happen nationwide if he got his way. Gun control will only apply to law-abiding citizens. Not armed criminals.

If this was really about the lives of kids, solutions such as what happened at Tennessee’s Sullivan Central High School would be in the conversation. In that circumstance Thomas Cowan entered the school brandishing a pair of handguns. He was quickly confronted by the school’s armed resource officer, Carolyn Gudger. She drew her gun and held him at bay until the police arrived. In the end only one person was killed, Thomas Cowan. Of course that doesn’t support Hogg’s narrative and certainly wouldn’t get him on CNN. For him this is about getting rid of guns, not protecting students.

David Hogg supports his unconstitutional crusade by traveling the country and demanding the free speech rights of people who don’t agree with him be silenced with boycotts. He tries to hurt businesses that work with the NRA on any level, endangering the jobs of thousands who work for those businesses while demonizing millions of his fellow Americans who are members of the NRA. Let’s not forget the NRA is a completely legal organization populated with law abiding citizens, none of whom have ever shot up a school. Attacking them because of the Parkland shooting is like trying to outlaw the Shriners because tiny cars and fuzzy Devo hats somehow contribute to global warming.

Mr. Hogg, you are the Bad Guy. Not the NRA.

This week we talk about the Second Amendment, Syria and Russia's response, the state of education in the United States today, and much more.