TRIFECTA: HUFFPO HAS A GO AT SCOTT WALKER

CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - JANUARY 27, 2015

NERDIST NEWS: JANUARY 27, 2015

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: JANUARY 27, 2015

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

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

The Totalitarianism of Same-Sex "Marriage"

Marquette and L'affaire McAdams

Catholic and Protestant Coalition Calls Christians to Defend Marriage

9 Wise, Funny and Totally Catholic Takes on Marriage

Vouchers Provide Much Needed Infusion of Students to Catholic Schools

Being Like Rabbits and Testing God

What Cardinal Burke Really Said About Men and the "Feminization" of the Church

Indian Christians Encouraged by Obama's 'Hard Talk' Supporting Religious Liberty

Marching Orders

5 Catholic Poets You Should Know

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JANUARY 27, 2015

National Review's Andrew Johnson and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's topics: House leaders pull a weak "border-security" bill, the steep price of the Bowe Bergdahl swap, and former Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich mulls a run for the White House.



Is the legacy of the Bergdahl swap putting American national security at risk?

"Since I've been President," Barack Obama said during his 2015 State of the Union address, "we've worked responsibly to cut the population of GTMO in half."

"Now it's time to finish the job," he continued. "And I will not relent in my determination to shut it down. It's not who we are."

Just how responsible the administration has been in pursuit of this mission is debatable. Perhaps understandably, the president failed to mention that his definition of what is responsible apparently includes breaking the law.

When the Pentagon agreed to the swap of five Taliban commanders detained in Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and rushed to spirit those prisoners away, the Government Accountability Office determined that the Pentagon violated the 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Act by failing to provide Congress with the minimum 30-day notice.

The dangerous precedents set as a result of that exchange are still coming to light...

Also read:

Former Army Ranger: U.S. Should Execute Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

Secretive 'Freedom Caucus' Claims Scalp On Border Bill Delay

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 547

Obama boasts of cheap gas but he didn't build that boom

Middle-class savings like blood in the water for Obama

What I Saw at the March for Life 2015

Limbaugh: If you want to beat the left in 2016, follow Scott Walker's blueprint

Reality Check on Huckabee

The United States' Unwritten Blasphemy Laws

From Fake Rapes To Petty 'Microaggressions,' American Colleges Have Lost Their Way

Congress Can Fix New D.C. Bills That Violate the Rights of Pro-Life Groups & Religious Schools

Heroic Kurds expel ISIS from Syria's Kobane

Sarah Palin Slips into Self-Parody

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JANUARY 26, 2015

'Perpetual hypocrisy': Breach of WH 'policy' spotted in John Kerry's Nigeria meetings

@TwitchyTeam wait I didn't think we were meeting with leaders close to elections. Never mind I can't keep up with stupid policy.
— Erin Wilkinson (@E_Wilkinson) January 26, 2015

'Pretty obvious': Drone found on White House lawn; Tweeters have suspicions

Lockdown at #WhiteHouse after 'device,' reportedly a drone, found in the grounds (AP photo): http://t.co/f1jE0ZZyIb pic.twitter.com/uqUCzKb8Tg
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 26, 2015

Drone-like 'quad copter' flown into White House is Amazon 'Top 10' toy http://t.co/I3MYyL2yvJ
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 26, 2015

"little higher...little hi...oh crap..uh oh" pic.twitter.com/bLVyahjX8I
— darth™ (@darth) January 26, 2015

Secret Service takes Biden's Quad' copter' Christmas present away for failing to only play with it indoors. @ABC pic.twitter.com/8AsI20Lj30
— Noah Wehrman (@NoahWehrman) January 26, 2015

Droney taught me how to live... and love. RIP, lil fella. pic.twitter.com/eDm5mKLFz1
— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) January 26, 2015

'How did this get through editing?' Politico's Dylan Byers is a grade-A jerk

Report: Fox News protestor shoots himself outside News Corp. building http://t.co/MV5gBdXlzy via @POLITICO
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) January 26, 2015

Well done, @DylanByers. RT @SamARosado Uhh. RT @AndrewKirell: Cringe so hard. RT @AntDeRosa: Really? pic.twitter.com/HFaISFxztS
— Matthew DesOrmeaux (@cynicusprime) January 26, 2015

'Stop … Just stop': Newest KFC concoction is 'like an obscene nightmare'

*vomits profusely* RT @ComplexMag KFC pulled off the impossible. http://t.co/jicakK1rDb pic.twitter.com/DRl8jCt3k6
— Jizzy Gillespie (@Acquired_Taste) January 26, 2015

'Mind boggling': Defense Dept's essay contest to honor late Saudi king sparks disbelief

Man who refuses to meet with Netanyahu has his Defense Dept run an "Honor Abdullah" essay contest. http://t.co/Kz0S8b5f1I
— Razor (@hale_razor) January 26, 2015

Up next: Defense Dept announces "Abdullah in Finger Paints" contest for top generals.
— Obama'sImaginarySon (@NoahWehrman) January 26, 2015

'Beauuutiful': Marco Rubio turns the tables on question about political influence of the wealthy

Pwned - https://t.co/B8i6Pvf1EN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2015

Hah. Karl asks senators whether billionaires have too much power in American politics. Rubio says: What, like Hollywood and the media?
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) January 26, 2015

Do billionaires have too much influence in politics? Rubio: "As opposed to Hollywood or the mainstream media?" Audience applauds
— Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) January 26, 2015

@nickconfessore @exjon Zing. Didn't even skip a beat, did he? Beauuutiful.
— B.W.C. (@safety2where) January 26, 2015

'Do you even science'? Bill Nye humbly ties winter blizzards to climate change

@NoahCRothman Snowstorms in winter? What new witchcraft is this?
— Matt Cover (@MattCover) January 26, 2015

Want to know why I don't take Global Warming Alarmists seriously? They're currently blaming a snow storm, in winter, on Global Warming.
— RB (@RBPundit) January 26, 2015

Do you even science, @TheScienceGuy? Blizzard in January + Climate change = Idiot.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) January 26, 2015

'Free range cannibalism'? Hearty mockery as blizzard-fearing NYC hipsters storm Whole Foods

"911, what's your emergency?" "IT'S SNOWING AND WE'RE OUT OF KALE!"
— Matthew (@Matthops82) January 26, 2015

Must. Get. KALE! RT @moneyries: The scene outside the @WholeFoods in Union Square, NYC right now. (photo by @acpants) pic.twitter.com/jZrK52hTWC
— Kristie Bihn (@kristiebihn) January 26, 2015

I just watched a woman cry in the empty kale aisle of the Tribeca Whole Foods. Life is a prison.
— Glynner85 (@Glynner85) January 26, 2015

Run on Himalayan pink salt. MT @moneyries: This is the scene outside the @WholeFoods in Union Square, NYC right now. pic.twitter.com/HfdoobVMTL
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) January 26, 2015

@MsLesleySmith @moneyries @WholeFoods @acpants On the verge of wintry apocalypse, we demand access to organic pistachios NOW.
— Tim Teeman (@TimTeeman) January 26, 2015

News about panic buying at NYC Whole Foods reaches Louisiana pic.twitter.com/J1eu1jmQKc
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 26, 2015

'Butthurt cream is on Aisle 9': Sen. Harry Reid unhappy with Sen. McConnell's leadership

I've never seen debate shut down as aggressively as when Sen. McConnell refused to allow Dems to debate their own amendments for just 1 min.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) January 26, 2015

@SenatorReid except when you filled the amendment tree on every bill and didn't allow any amendments. Tough shit.
— Sen. Blutarsky (@Illuminatas) January 26, 2015

.@SenatorReid pic.twitter.com/sBtO6xiJyN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2015

@SenatorReid You have no recollection of the entire year of 2014? #TryHarder You are the biggest obstructionist alive pic.twitter.com/FB843lbCMC
— Stacey Lennox (@ScotsFyre) January 26, 2015

'Death Dealer': Scott Walker campaign poster gets dark fantasy makeover

Speaks for itself. :) RT @rdbrewer4: Anyone got a good caption for this? pic.twitter.com/m6gJrwXVjt
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) January 27, 2015

CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - JANUARY 26, 2015

NERDIST NEWS: JANUARY 26, 2015

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: JANUARY 26, 2015

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

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Sign our Open Letter to Speaker Boehner

Walk for Life West Coast Draws 50,000

Millennials' pro-life commitment wows bishops

Salon.com proclaims supposed death of pro-life Catholicism

Persecuted for faith, Christians are united in bloodshed, Pope says

Have We Got What It Takes to Win?

Should the West take on Nigeria's terrorists? Bishops say yes

Reverberations Continue From Pope's 'Rabbits' Remark

Women are irreplaceable in passing on the faith, Pope says

The Strange Notion of "Gay Celibacy"

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JANUARY 26, 2015

National Review's Jim Geraghty and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's topics: Even Bernie Sanders calls bullshit on Obama's rosy economic report, Donald Trump and Sarah Palin flirt with running in 2016, and a drone crashes on the grounds of the White House.



Bernie Sanders wants to cut the "deficits" by spending trillions more

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is flipping the script on the GOP with a seven-step plan to address national "deficits" through increases in spending.

Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said lawmakers must address deficits in jobs, income equality, infrastructure, trade, retirement security and education in their next budget blueprint.

"These deficits must be immediately address by the Budget Committee," he said in an eight-page report.

Sanders, a self-described socialist who caucuses with Democrats and is eyeing a White House run in 2016, has a high-profile role as the leading counterweight to Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee.

While Republicans are aiming to cut deficits and trim deficit spending, Sanders is pushing for new spending on social programs as the recipe for growing the economy.

To address what he calls the infrastructure deficit, for example, Sanders says the United States should spend an additional $1 trillion on repairing roads and bridges by 2020...

Also read:

Trump vs. Rove: Clash of the titans?

As 2016 race begins, GOP faces its Palin problem

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 546

Scott Walker takes Iowa by storm

Wisconsin's Scott Walker outshines the competition in Iowa

Huckabee Scrambles To Distance Himself From Common Core

Boko Haram Displaces 1.6 Million Nigerians in Five Years

I'm an atheist, but I have no interest in joining your 'movement'

Troll fest: Obama admin now picking a fight with Republicans over Alaska drilling

Boston bombing jury excludes some Catholics

Liberals Exploit Race & Gender

The Destructive Elites of Davos

Flying Around on Private Jets to Save the Planet

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JANUARY 25, 2015

Jim Gaffigan aims some epic snark at 'American Sniper' detractors

“Well, the only way we beat American Sniper for best picture is if we characterize people that like it as nutjobs.” - Hollywood Publicist
— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) January 25, 2015

Chuck Todd calls out 'the media' for covering #deflategate, not #Yemen

Todd - Zero tweets or stories about Yemen last week RT @Mediaite Chuck Todd Blasts the Media for Focusing on #DeflateGate, Ignoring Yemen
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2015

Todd did however tweet about the Patriots press conference. Who does he think "The Media" is exactly? @chucktodd
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2015

'More proof Obama is a strategic idiot': Administration 'declares war on Alaska' with new plan that would limit drilling

@USATODAY Why? To further oppress poor people?
— Chris O'Shaughnessy (@chrispyosh) January 25, 2015

Days after claiming credit for increased oil production, Obama moves to limit it http://t.co/XcjLuwyRNn #Mo #tcot #sioa #muslim
— Pulp Ark (@pulpark) January 25, 2015

Pay no attention to that Huckabee behind the curtain...

pic.twitter.com/BdEzGo0H4L
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2015

@redsteeze that's terrifying!!
— Red Pickle (@redsoutrage) January 25, 2015

@redsteeze Good evening. Welcome to another night of the macabre.
— Eric Russell (@Ejrussell03) January 25, 2015

'What did it mean?' Joyce Carol Oates wants to know why pro-lifers stand against all abortion

.@JoyceCarolOates When one can't speak for themselves, isn't it up to others to speak for them? Providing #EqualOpportunity to all?
— Danny Dalton (@big1d2) January 25, 2015

@JoyceCarolOates I don't think that's how pro-lifers see it. An abortion is the killing of a human life.
— Christopher Holbrook (@RenardFantastiq) January 25, 2015

@JoyceCarolOates Abortion opponents believe it is murder. Want to stop it. For them, not a matter of choice, but of right and wrong.
— Jolene Galegher (@jrgalegher) January 25, 2015

'The spirit of the dead Groundhog': Mayor de Blasio warns of epic snow storm; Ignores he's probably to blame

DeBlasio is really piling it on right now. Jesus man calm down. Have a snickers
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2015

Blizzard warning issued by National Weather Service for NYC: http://t.co/e7ZHImGCFI pic.twitter.com/RjbnOBiWNc
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 25, 2015

Just threw some wood logs & a duraflame into the bathtub. Currently boarding up windows and listening to the theme from Conan the Destroyer
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2015

'Working is about to get a lot easier': Scientists discover a protein in coffee that has effects similar to morphine

Brazil Finds Coffee Protein with Morphine Effect . . . I'll have Double Morph with LowFat and a Shot of Espresso . . http://t.co/DBOJdQXDbz
— Annietiques (@Annietiques) January 25, 2015

Boko Haram kills hundreds as John Kerry meets with Nigeria's presidential candidates

RT @WashTimes: Kerry breaks protocol, flies to Nigeria to discourage election violence http://t.co/2h9GPinwtY
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) January 25, 2015

Bad: Denis McDonough outs American hostage held by ISIS; Worse? ABC names her in the transcript

Idiot. > RT @Mediaite: WH Chief of Staff Accidentally Reveals First Name of ISIS Hostage http://t.co/uIo8TPpltJ pic.twitter.com/uQdmOv8O7K
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 25, 2015

'American Sniper' hits $200 million at the box office; Michael Moore hardest hit

So the Democrats' long knives are out for American Sniper now? How shocking. #200MillionAndCounting #AmericanSniper
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) January 26, 2015

'American Sniper' holds top spot at weekend box office; now stands at $200.1 million http://t.co/trXoZmYfxL pic.twitter.com/GcaStxPG8H
— Deseret News (@DeseretNews) January 26, 2015

These "American Sniper" box office tallies are "Avatar"-sized numbers. Has made $200m in ten days. After $100m open, fell only 28%. WOW.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 25, 2015

People LOVE "Am Sniper": "only 10 films in CinemaScore’s history that have done an A+ in every single category" http://t.co/Bq1dQ8G2RA
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 25, 2015

Causing liberal heads to explode all across America: 'American Sniper' Dominates Again with $64.4 Million Weekend http://t.co/YL6rB5af4V
— FredZeppelin (@FredZeppelin12) January 26, 2015

*cough* http://t.co/BfbIqS7ivQ pic.twitter.com/aEMwUCcUFd
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 25, 2015

2015 SAG AWARDS WINNERS RECAP

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 545

12 keys to the GOP presidential race right now

Scott Walker Goes Big and Bold at Iowa Freedom Summit

The Hypocrisy of the Plutocratic Left

Obama, the Shiite, Goes to Riyadh

How Obama's Decision to Minimize U.S. Role on World Stage Has Worked Out

What the Rivalry Between al-Qaeda and ISIS Means for the U.S.

Fire from the Sky: The 3 Most Deadly Air Forces in Asia

Norway: The People's Revolution vs. The "Religion of Peace"

Teens Learn Why Church Is Pro-Life

American Way: In defense of American Sniper

THE JIM AND MICKEY SHOW - EPISODE 20 #TJAMS

Don't tell me that Pop Culture hasn't become "The Culture". ;-) https://t.co/7SVh936y7d
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) January 25, 2015

THE ANGELUS DOMINI - JANUARY 25, 2015

Every Sunday and on the main liturgical feasts, the Pope recites the Marian prayer of the Angelus with the pilgrims. Before and after the prayer, he delivers a brief reflection and issues greetings.

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 544

GOP's Abortion Barbie causes a meltdown – of more than just the GOP

Millennials Protest Ellmers' Efforts to Delay and Dilute Pro-Life Bill

If Republicans won't fight for late-term babies, what will they fight for?

Yes, I am Pro-Life Even in Cases of Rape and Incest. Here's Why...

Yes, It's Constitutional for Congress to Pass Abortion Laws

The Media Is Making College "Rape Culture" Worse

Adults Raised by Gay Couples Speak Out Against Gay "Marriage" in Federal Court

Islamic Persecution of Christians Around the World

Draft Tom Steyer: Because What the World Needs Now is a Straight White Male Billionaire Democrat

Strategery: Bush's 'Shock and Awe' Campaign Isn't Thinning 2016 GOP Field

RUMOR PATROL! MILEY, SELENA, ZEDD, SEXTING

PJTV'S UP OR DOWN: JANUARY 24, 2015

Is it right for police to spy inside of your home with a new radar device? Why some are saying it's an invasion of privacy.

CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - JANUARY 23, 2015

NERDIST NEWS: JANUARY 23, 2015

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: JANUARY 23, 2015

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

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Pope Francis Shocks Liberals on Same-Sex "Marriage"

For Pope Francis, faith is a criterion in investigating a marriage's validity

Who inspires the young pro-lifers of today? Pope Francis

A Survivor's Perspective: The Importance of Empowering Women to Report Sexual Assault

Methodist Head of "Human Rights" Mocks Prolife Marchers

Assuming the Worst

Pope Francis Completes New Vatican Office to Address Clergy Abuse

Against Those Who Call Religious Art Idolatry

Watching American Sniper as a Catholic

Joe Lombardi's Super Bowl and Super Faith Stories

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JANUARY 23, 2015

National Review's Jim Geraghty and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's topics: Marco Rubio looks set to run for president, Yemen devolves into chaos, and the White House has a meltdown over Boehner's invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu.



Yemen Joins List of Collapsed Mideast States

This week in Yemen, an Iran-backed Shia militia captured the presidential palace. The president has since resigned. It was the latest stage in the slow advance of the Houthis, who entered the capital Sana'a in September of last year.

The latest Houthi victories do not bring the Shia rebels undisputed control of the country. They do, however, ensure the undisputed presence of the Iranian clients in the central government.

The situation in Yemen exemplifies in acute form most of the phenomena which are currently tearing much of the Middle East apart: the fragmentation and weakness of central governments; growing sectarian divisions; the presence and power of a strong, Iranian backed political-military force; the importance of local and tribal power structures; Saudi support for the Sunnis; and the existence of a powerful Sunni Jihadi organization, committed both to local struggle and to terrorism against the West.

The uprising of the Houthis was launched in 2004. The movement derived its popular support from the 30% or so of Yemenis who belong to the Zaidi Shia community, concentrated in the north of the country.

While protesting undoubted discrimination against the Shia, the evidence of Iranian backing for the Houthi militia — officially known as "Ansarullah" (fighters of God) — was apparent from the outset. The stance of the Houthis is reflected in the group's unambiguous slogan: "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, a Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam."

Also read:

Obama's bloody Yemen disaster

Obama's Hollow Threats of Revenge on Bibi

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 543

The Case for Scott Walker

GOP Running Scared on Abortion

Covering abortion: Why do so many journalists use labels from only one side of the debate?

We Shall Not Weary, We Shall Not Rest

A Non-Religious Law Professor's Humane Case for Religious Exemptions

Poll: Only Democrats care about Hillary Clinton's gender

ISIS to Mecca?

Feds to quietly drop civil rights case against Darren Wilson

Ferguson: The Line to Apologize Forms on the Left

Hollywood's War Against American Sniper