TRIFECTA: SLOUCHING TOWARD LIBERTY, PART 1

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 489

NYT: While you were sleeping, Obama re-upped us for another year in Afghanistan

Alinsky Does Amnesty

ObamaCare 2016: If you like your plan, you'll love it when we pick a different one

Obama to Congress: It's My Way or My Way

Top Obama Donor and Co-founder of Gay Rights Group Indicted for Child Sex Abuse

Practical Federalism: 'First Line of Defense Against Intrusive Federal Executive Should Be Congress'

Two New Black Panther Party Members Arrested in Ferguson Bomb Plot

Waste: The Pentagon Spent $46 Billion to Develop Weapon Systems It Never Bought

ISIS Gone Wild Week at College Insurrection

Left Unity's John Tummon and Leftist Support for Jihad

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: NOVEMBER 22, 2014

'Waiting for Code Pink response': Obama 'changes course' on Afghanistan pledge

.@BarackObama is POTUS b/c he said he could 1. Change culture of DC 2. End war in Iraq/Afghanistan 0 for 6 years http://t.co/FT8RVa96PZ
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) November 22, 2014

'Threw you a real curve ball': Item in bag of Curt Schilling’s son catches TSA's attention

Bomb squad arrives...
— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) November 22, 2014

Yale vs. Harvard brings out the #GameDaySigns (with bonus HealthCare.Gov mockery)

SO EXCITED COLLEGE GAME DAY is coming to Harvard v Yale today First time in our history they've come here Go Harvard! pic.twitter.com/uuKE5QZlBU
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) November 22, 2014

Yale is apparently the Florida of the Ivy League: #GameDaySigns pic.twitter.com/fPINDzUik6
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 22, 2014

Well played @Harvard -- "Yale cites Wikipedia" #GameDaySigns pic.twitter.com/QAGc05fr6x
— J. Duke Logan (@jdlogan88) November 22, 2014

Damage control: MSNBC reporter adds 'context' to tweet quoting Hillary Clinton

Whenever a Democrat says something a Republican would be crucified for, there is ALWAYS “context.” https://t.co/CwYMmQanh6
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) November 22, 2014

Can Cory Booker save Mary Landrieu's Senate seat?

@CoryBooker You'd be better off to make friends with @BillCassidy. @MaryLandrieu is done.
— Miles Lee Elder (@mlelder) November 22, 2014

'Obama and an American hero hit the links': Derek Jeter joins presidential foursome

Ah, the simple life of America’s first emperor RT @dcexaminer: Obama golfed with Derek Jeter in Vegas http://t.co/WH3Ac7qGNS
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) November 22, 2014

Fact: OFA promises GDP boost of 'tens of billions of dollars' from executive amnesty

@BarackObama that's not a fact, actually. At best, it's a projection. At best.
— Jon Blumenthal (@JonBlumenthal) November 22, 2014

Gazillions & quadrillions @BarackObama: FACT: President Obama's #ImmigrationAction will boost the U.S. GDP by tens of billions of dollars.”
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) November 22, 2014

'Just lost my business': Delta Air Lines newsroom tweets support for executive amnesty

@DeltaNewsroom @Delta @WhiteHouse Well of course you do. Got to drive down the wages of those baggage handlers #ImmigrationAction #Fairtax
— Donald Scott (@DonsSISELKAfEE) November 21, 2014

Matt Drudge finds 'great stocking stuffer' in Obamacare mall kiosk

Makes a great stocking stuffer... But what is the return policy? pic.twitter.com/58SpEth2XN
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) November 23, 2014

No gift wrap, please: Ferguson demonstrators set up Amazon wedding registry

#FergusonFireside support the #Ferguson freedom fighters - join the protestor supply drive. pic.twitter.com/ncuC0IrAQs
— Pledge of Resistance (@LeslieMac) November 20, 2014

FIREWALL: A CRASH IN THE MOJAVE

PJTV'S UP OR DOWN: NOVEMBER 22, 3014

By 2030, we may have no more chocolate...will the world fall to chaos? And, each time you kiss your significant other, you're spreading 80 million bacteria.

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 488

President Palpatine: Obama Dissolves the Old Republic

Obama's Amnesty Shreds the Constitution

4 Things You Should Know About DOJ's Legal Justification For Obama's Amnesty

How a GOP president could use Obama's executive action to cut taxes

Should Republicans Embrace the Obama Non-Enforcement Doctrine?

Gruber and Obama's Big Lie

Conflict between the circuits: Gay marriage back on the Supreme Court's table

The De Blasio Democrats: Liberal, extreme, and contemptuous of public opinion

Black Skin Privilege and Ferguson

Division and Remembrance: Syria Past and Present

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: NOVEMBER 21, 2014

#Fruitpickers and #Bedmakers: Proud, Obama? Bigoted amnesty speech sparks 2 hashtags (Bonus brutal point)

No mention of Obama's #bedmakers & #fruitpickers comment on @msnbc twitter. Weird. @edshow @hardball @TheLastWord @maddow @allinwithchris
— Jonathan (@JR_Delage) November 21, 2014

At least Obama refrained from referencing "Speedy Gonzalez" #FruitPickers
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) November 21, 2014

Someone ask Hillary if she agrees that the #Dreamers are #FruitPickers...Please.
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) November 21, 2014

Hey @NCLR This is what Barack Obama thinks of you #FruitPickers https://t.co/AJVAFGelRN
— S.M (@redsteeze) November 21, 2014

'Constitutional concerns.' Not every Dem is happy with Pres. Obama's executive immigration order

Expressions of concern about POTUS action from Dems @SenDonnelly @clairecmc @Sen_JoeManchin and Indie @SenAngusKing
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 21, 2014

.@SenAngusKing raises constitutional concerns about Obama executive action. Will more follow?http://t.co/YcTORW0UWo
— Fred Bauer (@fredbauerblog) November 20, 2014

@SenDonnelly is 1st Sen dem I've seen come out against POTUS action. "President shouldn’t make such significant policy changes on his own.”
— Nancy Cordes (@nancycordes) November 20, 2014

Read my statement on President Obama’s decision to issue executive actions on immigration reform: http://t.co/ZLJFs08Idt
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) November 20, 2014

'Did he take truth drugs?' Jay Carney admits POTUS 'literally' just did what he said was 'unconstitutional'

Jay Carney: Yes, Obama Is 'Literally' Doing What He Previously Called Unconstitutional http://t.co/FZZZlQUb5v
— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) November 21, 2014

Freed from his need to lie professionally, Jay Carney concedes that Obama has done a 180. http://t.co/yuo0oRqjME
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 21, 2014

Fact-checks on Obama speech come from AP, WaPo … and Jay Carney? - Hot Air http://t.co/ci7NoqJeGS
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) November 21, 2014

@weeklystandard Carney has lied so much that there is no amount of truth that will set him free. His words hold no merit.
— Trish (@mommode2) November 21, 2014

Softballs incoming! Obama's only interview following amnesty speech to be with 'Democrat operative'

I'll be interviewing Pres. Obama for @ThisWeekABC and asking abt immigration, foreign policy + Ferguson. What other Qs would YOU ask?
— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) November 21, 2014

Obama's only interview after immigration action w/ @GStephanopoulos - airs Sun on @ThisWeekABC http://t.co/uWhYF2bVuj
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) November 21, 2014

Now we know why ABC didn’t cover #Gruber. https://t.co/BLmhxGkG5h @rickklein
— RB (@RBPundit) November 21, 2014

@RBPundit when he found out he got the interview, I wonder if George cried with joy like he did when Obama was elected.
— SquarestDownOurWay (@MStevensG8r) November 21, 2014

'GAME. ON.': Darrell Issa calls Jonathan Gruber to testify before House committee

John Gruber and CMS Adminstrator Tavenner called by @GOPoversight to Testify about #Obamacare Deceptions --> http://t.co/tmaxceEr7j
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Obama admin admits inflating #Obamacare Numbers by 400K after @GOPoversight discovered the deception.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

From the outset, #Obamacare has been the poster child for this Administration’s broken transparency promises.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Americans were told that if they liked their plans and doctors, they could keep them. #Obamacare
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

We were told the individual mandate wasn’t a tax. None of these were true. #Obamacare
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Jonathan Gruber, one of #Obamacare’s chief architects, publicly lauded the ‘lack of transparency’ that was necessary to pass the law.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Gruber even credited ‘the stupidity of the American voter’ for allowing the Obama Admin to mislead the public.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

The American people deserve honesty, transparency and respect from those who forced the federal government into their healthcare. #Obamacare
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Read the full @GOPoversight statement about Gruber and Tavenner being called to testify on #Obamacare here -> http://t.co/tmaxceEr7j
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) November 21, 2014

Nancy Pelosi vs. Bush-critic Jonathan Turley and his Obamacare lawsuit: He's just a 'TV lawyer'

HOUSE FILES CHALLENGE OVER THE CHANGES TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT http://t.co/PRbPyOkD13
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) November 21, 2014

It seems Turley and Pelosi don’t get along. Turley: "Speaker Nancy Pelosi has continued her search for book sales…” http://t.co/AOZbT6PHfF
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 21, 2014

In statement on GOP ligitation, Pelosi swipes Jonathan Turley as “a TV lawyer” working on a “meritless lawsuit.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 21, 2014

@sahilkapur At least she knows who Turley is; she had no idea who Gruber was last week.
— Pradheep Shanker MD (@Neoavatara) November 21, 2014

Hilarious answers to Ben Smith's question, 'What do people think reporters' jobs are??'

What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 21, 2014

@BuzzFeedBen 1) Making important friends. 2) Eating free food.
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) November 21, 2014

@MiriamElder @BuzzFeedBen 3) Drinking?
— Liliana Segura (@LilianaSegura) November 21, 2014

@redsteeze @BuzzFeedBen making sure a person who makes a bad joke feels the full wrath of the internet and gets fired?
— Inevitable Trade (@TStivali) November 21, 2014

I used to think it was to inform the public, not push an agenda. RT @BuzzFeedBen What do people think reporters' jobs are??
— RB (@RBPundit) November 21, 2014

'#Grubering': Dan Pfeiffer says Americans don't feel as good about economy 'as they should'

Oh really? Top Obama Adviser on Economy: ‘People Don’t Feel As Good About it as They Should’ http://t.co/TGRSXRq3fT pic.twitter.com/T5TWKrFNRr
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) November 21, 2014

.@NoahCRothman More jobs are created when people feel better about things.. Also unicorns.
— S.M (@redsteeze) November 21, 2014

The economy is great.. It's how you feel that's the problem.
— S.M (@redsteeze) November 21, 2014

Turn that economic frown upside down - @pfeiffer44
— S.M (@redsteeze) November 21, 2014

@FreeBeacon Obviously it's a messaging issue because Americans are too stupid to understand how good the economy really is #Grubering
— John Teller (@judicialabuse) November 21, 2014

@NoahCRothman @FreeBeacon Elitism at its best
— James Hewitt (@JamesoHewitt) November 21, 2014

'NO! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!' Another WH staffer makes the big leap to MSNBC

Is everyone sitting down? I don’t want to shock you, but someone is moving from the White House to MSNBC. http://t.co/Xi4YoM2Xr4
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 21, 2014

FUCK YOU! NO! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! @JohnEkdahl
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) November 21, 2014

@AceofSpadesHQ It’s crazy. I’ve been curled up for a little while in disbelief.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 21, 2014

30,000 lost Lois Lerner emails recovered; New York Times to 'crowdsource' review?

30,000 missing Lois Lerner emails have been recovered, 5 months after they were deemed lost forever http://t.co/XrxtE0krNM
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 21, 2014

@JohnEkdahl @VodkaPundit @dcexaminer Amazing it happened after the bloodbath at the midterms and increasing likelihood of a GOP WH in 2016.
— Trev (@CP4070) November 21, 2014

'Patronizing jack hole' Hillary Clinton gives amnesty shout-out to the people 'who served us tonight'

Hillary Clinton now on immigration order: "This is about people's lives, people, I would venture to guess, who served us tonight."
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 22, 2014

Oh Hillary. Oh honey no. This is the most cringetastic HRC quote in some time https://t.co/tmm5LuONoE via @aseitzwald ht @JimmyPrinceton
— mcbc (@mcbc) November 22, 2014

@aseitzwald Wonder how this would be reported if a conservative made the same comment? Spoiler Alert: The tone would be a wee bit different
— Andy Waldron (@AndyWIII) November 22, 2014

@aseitzwald @Alicia_Smith19 she definitely got a white man's burden attitude going on there. Ugh. I am embarrassed for her.
— Lilycat (@Catroversy) November 22, 2014

@aseitzwald Did she throw a "you people" in there for good measure?
— Phelony Jones (@phelony_jones) November 22, 2014

Never change, @HillaryClinton. Never change.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) November 22, 2014

@aseitzwald Interesting in that Hillary probably thought she was showing 'awareness.' She was equally tone-deaf in 1992-2000.
— James Stanhope (@ManchurianDevil) November 22, 2014

DEFENDING THE DUGGARS FROM THE LYNCH MOB

TLC's 19 Kids and Counting is the latest target of activists determined to allow men who claim they are women to use women's bathrooms

The invaluable LifeSiteNews has launched a petition drive to counter yet another example of transsexual activist bullying:

In the past few days, liberal extremists have launched a full-scale attack on the Duggars, demanding that The Learning Channel cancel the Duggars' popular reality TV show.

Their reason? Michelle Duggar openly opposed an extreme 'transgender' bill in Fayetteville. The bill would have given biological males who say they are women the right to use women's bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and other female-only facilities!

As of this writing, that petition has over 80,000 signatures, and is growing fast, with media like the Huffington Post leading the charge! We need to launch a counter-attack, letting TLC know that the American people stand by the Duggars and their defense of traditional family values.

Rather than being extreme, the Duggars represent the majority of people in state after state who have stood up for the traditional family.

The real extremists are those who are demanding that a TV network penalize America's beloved family because they support the truth about family, which they have always expressed in a loving, compassionate fashion.

I haven't watched 19 Kids and Counting in years. It just fell out of my usual television viewing rotation. That doesn't mean I want to see it become the next victim of toxic progressive pitchforking.

The next target may be your favorite show.

Sign the petition to defend the Duggars here.  Also, a second petition has been started, which can be signed here.

Also read:

Thousands of Pro-Lifers Support Duggar Family, Tell TLC to Keep 19 Kids and Counting

Benham Brothers, Steve Crowder urge support for the Duggars amidst media attack

THE JIM AND MICKEY SHOW - EPISODE 12 #TJAMS

RT @JimandMickey: Love what You're hearing? Hate it? Lust it? Are you #TeamJim or #TeamMickey https://t.co/EC2t1fQZMQ #TJAMS
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) November 22, 2014

PJTV'S THE RUNDOWN: NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The Keystone Pipeline bill goes down in defeat! Terror deaths are on the rise and Hero or Zero of the week!

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: NOVEMBER 21, 2014

EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Obama Immigration Order Brings Relief to Some, But At What Cost?

On Immigration, the Ends Don't Justify the Means

Vatican Panel Will Address Backlog of Clergy-Abuse Cases

Archbishop Chaput: The Church Needs to Say Any Kind of Extra-Marital Sex is "Disordered"

The Fruitful Complementarity of Man and Woman

12 Reasons to Get Angry about the Gates Foundation's Latest Project to Sterilize Women

Two Yangs Can't Make a Baby

The Love that Brings New Life Into the World

2 New Books for Advent from Ave Maria Press

Across the Stars: A Review of "Interstellar"

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Jim Geraghty joins guest host Brett Winterble to discuss Obama's immigration amnesty speech. Should the GOP be pleased that the action does not offer a path to citizenship? Is Obama daring Republicans to impeach him? Plus, the mainstream media fact-checks POTUS.



Did Obama just provide the opening for a border-security bill?

It might take a little political jujitsu to pull it off, but Barack Obama may have inadvertently opened the door for Republicans to move forward in their incremental approach to immigration reform. Until now, Obama and his fellow Democrats have argued that the humanitarian aspects of the current illegal immigrants in the U.S. demanded a comprehensive solution rather than a deliberative and sequential strategy that could make sure that one piece worked before adding another to the mix. Republicans are pushing back hard on Obama's declaration of executive amnesty last night, but it might have removed the argument for a comprehensive plan — especially if it produces the kind of results that Marc Ambinder predicted yesterday:

It will make America more of a magnet for undocumented immigrants. Come to America, find a job that Americans don't want to do, live in the shadows for a while, and wait for political pressure to boil over, forcing the president at the time to grant you some form of documented status. In 1986, President Reagan granted a form of amnesty for immigrants who came to the country before 1982. He actually used the word "amnesty." Reagan. A big difference: Congress agreed with him. But it continues a precedent that is hard to explain away to those who are struggling to escape poverty, crime, and desolation elsewhere.

"Illegal" immigration will probably increase in the near-term. It has, every time any form of amnesty has become law. Why? Politics and money, as Brad Plumer explains here. Congress did not fund border enforcement as well as they should have in 1986, and many of the employment provisions, which were designed to reduce the magnetic lure of the job market, were watered down to please various constituencies. Executive discretion dealing only with status issues will create unforeseen complications for employers today.

In other words, Obama's announcement last night will not only do little to solve the actual problems with illegal immigration, it will clearly make them worse. Rather than ensuring a rational process for dealing with the current population of "undocumented workers," this declaration and its inevitable consequences will make sorting people out later during any normalization process more difficult. It's exactly the same dynamic that occurred in 1986, except that Congress created it through law rather than a President doing so through an edict.

Thanks to Obama jumping the gun and supposedly addressing the humanitarian concerns of those already here, Republicans have the opening to argue that the serial approach is now the best way to solve the problem. That is what I meant by political jujitsu. In jujitsu, one does not confront an opponent's strength head on, but uses it against him. Obama clearly wanted to make himself look like the compassionate actor in this debate, and Republicans the heartless, cruel nativists. Instead of trying to fight that battle, make Obama own it and bypass it for the real battle the GOP wants to win on border security. Make Democrats vote against a border security bill, and make Obama veto one while his own amnesty remains in place.

How many Senate Democrats would be willing to sustain that veto before the 2016 election? I'm betting not too many. But Republicans have a perfect opportunity to turn the debate in that direction now and force Obama and his shrinking number of allies on Capitol Hill to go on the record...

Also read:

Boehner to Obama: You're damaging the presidency

Legal but Still Poor: The Economic Consequences of Amnesty

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 487

Obama's Imperial Transformation Is Now Complete

Thank you, Mr. President

Busted: To claim 7 million ObamaCare enrollees, the government simply changed its own rules

It's Happening: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio doesn't think Hillary is progressive enough

No, Moonbats, Reagan Did Not Offer an Amnesty by Lawless Executive Order

Conservatives Descend on Louisiana for Cassidy...No Unity Rallies for Mary Landrieu

When Liberals Use 'Science' To Attack Conservatives, They Demean Science

More Than 100 Pastors Sign "Marriage Pledge" to Preserve Traditional Marriage

Reconnecting an Unbound Generation

Radical Pro-Abortion Feminist Group Protests Pregnancy Center in Chicago

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Photo of Obama working on amnesty speech draws snark

MT @petesouza President Obama works on tomorrow night's immigration speech w Cody Keenan and David Litt pic.twitter.com/bRtBJV20fw
— jon gabriel (@exjon) November 20, 2014

@exjon pic.twitter.com/pQc6CHFj7s
— MrClarkJosephKent (@MrClarkJKent) November 20, 2014

'Sorry Progressives'! No, Pres. Obama's executive order is not at all like what Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush did

Sorry Progressives, Reagan Did Not Offer An Amnesty By Lawless Executive Order - http://t.co/PmKBlDBTrv pic.twitter.com/4jWYDMoOso
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) November 20, 2014

'Kill our dogs to save the planet?' Salon's worried about pets' 'carbon paw prints'

Canines' climate impact: Your beloved pet has a surprisingly large "carbon paw print" http://t.co/G9XQZV7411
— Salon Sustainability (@SalonSustain) November 20, 2014

@sarahbellumd @AsheSchow @SalonSustain kill all babies, kill all pets. It's for their own good.
— AJ Bulldis (@AJBulldis) November 20, 2014

If you compost a hipster you get a canine carbon offset @sarahbellumd @SalonSustain @lheal
— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) November 20, 2014

Jeb Bush digs heels in on Common Core because civil rights and stuff (Boy, is he ludicrous!)

.@JebBush Debate over the #commoncore standards "troubling." Says no one in China is debating about whether expectations should be lower.
— Politics K-12 (@PoliticsK12) November 20, 2014

Jeb Bush, in DC this morning: "In my view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms."
— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) November 20, 2014

Jeb doubling down on #CommonCore? Seems there's another Bush needing a lesson on #federalism...
— Bored 3L (@anythingbutdem) November 20, 2014

Let's give him one. RT @WashTimes Potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush ready for fight on #CommonCore - http://t.co/TETqcPYVLF
— Donny Ferguson (@DonnyFerguson) November 20, 2014

Of course @jebbush finds debate over Common Core "troubling." Big Govt control freaks are always troubled by dissent. http://t.co/P6xmTVKsbc
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 20, 2014

Depends on what your definition of 'disbarred' is: Reality check for libs citing Bill Clinton as legal expert

.@BillClinton: Obama on 'firm ground' with immigration order http://t.co/jidYZJeNAH
— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2014

@thehill @BillClinton advice from an impeached former president who was disbarred for lying under oath. I'd listen to him!
— Edward Placencia (@eplacentia) November 20, 2014

Katie Pavlich tries to #BreakTheInternet with her own 'offensive' shirt

Okay, now that's an offensive shirt! #Shirtgate #Shirtstorm #breaktheinternet http://t.co/wF9bTYYkuv
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 20, 2014

Disgusting @KatiePavlich Sexist, male exploitation, sack her now. #shameful #exploitation #shirtstorm #shirtgate I'm traumatized,
— lipska (@lipskathekat) November 20, 2014

Maddening summary of Obama's executive amnesty? Iowahawk has tomorrow's headline today

American voters repudiated in historic landslide 1-0 vote
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 20, 2014

So THAT'S how they did it! O-care enrollment data got a boost from dental plans

Hilarious. RT @politicalwire: Remember that 7 million Obamacare enrollment figure? It included dental-only plans http://t.co/AYMFzb12iu
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 20, 2014

LOL absent dental plans being secretly counted, Obamacare would've missed enrollment goal! Transparency, bitches! http://t.co/duoGHnyESp
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) November 20, 2014

The government is full of liars: http://t.co/qAsO5CieEA
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 20, 2014

Brutal: Allahpundit declares Obama's amnesty speech 'lowest moment of his presidency'

Lowest moment of his presidency. A total disgrace.
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 21, 2014

Block all the nominees
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 21, 2014

"King George" Bush, although pro-amnesty, gave up on immigration reform because he couldn't get it through Congress
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 21, 2014

Most racist speech ever? (Hint: Yes) You won't believe what Obama thinks all immigrants are

Obama just reduced the illegals to fruit pickers and maids!! OMG
— Susan Tutt (@mrstutt) November 21, 2014

And why does Obama think that we’re all fruit pickers?
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014

With his "bed makers" and "fruit pickers" designation, is Obama's speech the most racist since Woodrow Wilson?
— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) November 21, 2014

LoL. Obama just called Mexicans "fruit pickers" and got away with it? Wow. pic.twitter.com/awTwbx9T6C
— THE Clint Black (@CBlackTX) November 21, 2014

It takes just 2 lines from executive amnesty speech to expose Obama's utter lack of self-awareness

Um... https://t.co/f3UqQ5S7bg RT @MiaFarrow "It's important to have this debate without impugning each other's character."- Pres Obama
— Will Antonin (@Will_Antonin) November 21, 2014

OH COME ON, Now Obama is quoting scripture.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 21, 2014

President Obama now quoting scripture to justify breaking the law #immigration
— Jordan Sekulow (@JordanSekulow) November 21, 2014

Oh hell nah… he’s trying to bring up scripture now, Mr. Partial birth abortion? mmmkay`
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014

Obama quoting scripture. And the podium spontaneously catches fire.
— Razor (@hale_razor) November 21, 2014

You'll love these Photoshops of 'King' Obama

24 Times the Internet Crowned Obama Emperor -> http://t.co/TkP2UkQbph pic.twitter.com/jKTQJEnBIp
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 20, 2014

"Come, Republicans, let us reason together." pic.twitter.com/CUhFjbEBdW
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 20, 2014

"L'etat c'est moi." pic.twitter.com/ie4pbnLRbQ
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 20, 2014

FALSE! POLITIFACT RATES OBAMA'S LATEST CLAIM

PolitiFact rates false Obama's claim that his stance on executive amnesty 'hasn't changed'

Obama: My position on #immigration reform through executive action 'hasn't changed.' False. http://t.co/rexxvkNrS7 pic.twitter.com/xM60dndPHB
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) November 20, 2014

Leftist tilt or not, the people behind PolitiFact had practically no choice but to award last year's "Lie of the Year" to President Obama for his repeated promise, "If you like your plan, you can keep it." In advance of the president's executive amnesty speech tonight, PolitiFact has issued its judgement on the president's claim that his position on immigration reform through executive action "hasn't changed," which earned the Liar of the Year an upgrade to "False."

PolitiFact brings up the several instances where Obama told sympathetic audiences that he was neither a "king" or "emperor" who could make immigration reform happen with a wave of his scepter. Check out these remarks from a 2011 Univision town hall for a good laugh:

"With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that's just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed," Obama said. "Congress passes the law. The executive branch's job is to enforce and implement those laws. And then the judiciary has to interpret the laws.

"There are enough laws on the books by Congress that are very clear in terms of how we have to enforce our immigration system that for me to simply through executive order ignore those congressional mandates would not conform with my appropriate role as president."

@PolitiFact @Cameron_Gray Obama lies like a rug and spins like a top. #CCOT #PJNET
— Mike Connor (@mikejade757) November 20, 2014

@justkarl @PolitiFact That's a good question. How is this merely false and not an outright, shameless lie?
— John Sexton (@verumserum) November 20, 2014

EWTN THE WORLD OVER - NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In this week's EWTN The World Over, Raymond Arroyo reviews the headline news of the week, plus:

Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, is attending the Vatican Colloquium on marriage this week and speaks to Raymond from Rome about the conference and the importance of protecting the institution of traditional marriage.

Francis Cardinal George, archbishop emeritus of Chicago, discusses his tenure as archbishop, the recent controversy over the Synod of Bishops in Rome, and his reflections on his battle with cancer and the great gift of life. Raymond spoke to him recently at the Fall Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Martha Williamson, the former executive producer and writer of Touched by an Angel discusses her new film, Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas and the importance of great storytelling and creating inspirational family entertainment.