EMAILS ON BENGHAZI SHOW COVERUP

Also, see Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) remarks to the media regarding questions not bein asked:

http://youtu.be/A1jeJmeeMjs

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/29/benghazi-emails-point-at-white-house/8471737/

Senator: E-mails show how Benghazi story shaped

Republicans say e-mails released Tuesday on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, include "the smoking gun" that shows a White House official urged that the assault on the U.S. consulate be blamed on a protest that never happened.

The e-mails, obtained by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information Act request, include one in which White House official Ben Rhodes lists "goals" for then-U.N. ambassador Susan Rice to meet in explaining the attack and protests occurring across the Middle East that week to the American public.

Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in the assault, which the White House subsequently acknowledged was an al-Qaeda-linked terror attack.

The e-mail, sent to various officials including White House spokesman Jay Carney, said one goal was "to underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy."

Another goal was "to reinforce the president and administration's strength and steadiness in dealing with difficult challenges."

Rhodes is assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for strategic communication and speechwriting.

During appearances on five Sunday news programs, Rice did blame the attack on Sept. 11, 2012, on a protest against an anti-Islam video produced by an American. So did Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and President Obama would not say whether it was a terrorist attack until several days later.

The CIA station chief in Libya reported from the beginning that the attack was an al-Qaeda-linked operation and that there was no protest. Though there was some dispute over the manner of the attack, former CIA deputy director Mike Morell testified earlier this month that he had no idea where the story about a video protest came from when he saw Rice make the claim on television.

Republicans say the protest story emanated from a White House bent on protecting the president from charges that he was wrong to claim during his campaign  in 2012 that al-Qaeda was on its heels.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the e-mails "a smoking gun" that points to White House efforts "to shape the story" of what happened in Benghazi.

Rather than have Rice provide "the best information that was available" in her TV appearances, the administration's goal was "to put a political stance on a disaster six weeks before an election," Graham said.

The White House said it relied on the best intelligence available at the time, and when better intelligence arrived, the story was clarified.

Bernadette Meehan, spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said Rhodes' e-mail contains general talking points on unrest spreading throughout the Middle East and North Africa at the time.

"There were protests taking place across the region in reaction to an offensive Internet video, so that's what these points addressed," Meehan said in an e-mail.

Protests in Cairo; Sanaa, Yemen; Khartoum, Sudan; and Tunis, Tunisia, and early reports of similar protests in Benghazi "contributed to questions of how the attack began," she said.

The e-mails also show that then-deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough, on Rhodes' behalf, assigned Clinton aide Jake Sullivan to work with Morell to finalize the initial talking points on Benghazi. At that time, the talking points did not include the story about the video protests.

FREE SPEECH FOR MORONS

Jamie Foxx should be banned! http://youtu.be/k0U4uL48NGk

Here is what Mark Cuban said:

http://m.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/mark-cuban-slams-sterling-bigot-favor-booting-clips-owner-article-1.1772540

Mark Cuban slams Clippers owner Donald Sterling as a bigot, but says 'people are allowed to be morons'

09:16 AM

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says NBA faces 'slippery slope' if it starts to kick owners out of the league for things they think and say in private.

The NBA owners weighed in with strong statements on the Donald Sterling situation Monday, a day before commissioner Adam Silver was scheduled to hand down punishment to the 80-year-old Clippers owner for racist comments attributed to him.

Several owners expressed deep concern over Sterling's comments while Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavericks, also raised the issue of the potential precedent that could be set by forcing Sterling to leave the league.

"I think there's a constitution for a reason, right? Because this is a very slippery slope," Cuban said before Game 4 of the Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs series. "What Donald said was wrong. It was abhorrent. There's no place for racism in the NBA, any business I'm associated with, and I don't want to be associated with people who have that position.

"But at the same time, that's a decision I make. I think you've got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. It's a very, very slippery slope.

"Again, there's no excuse for his positions. There's no excuse for what he said. There's no excuse for anybody to support racism. There's no place for it in our league, but there's a very, very, very slippery slope."

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 ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Clippers owner Donald Sterling finds out his fate on Tuesday afternoon.

He said he believes the league constitution will limit that to a fine and suspension.

"In this country, people are allowed to be morons," Cuban said. "They're allowed to be stupid. They're allowed to think idiotic thoughts. ... Within an organization like the NBA, we try to do what's in the best interest of the league and that's why we have a commissioner and a constitution and I think Adam will be smart and deal with Donald with the full extent available. But, again, if you're saying a blanket, 'Let's kick him out?' I don't want to go that far because it's not about Donald, it's not about his position, it's about his mess - and what are we going to make a decision on?

Cuban called it "damn scary" to consider removing somebody from the NBA because of their private thoughts.

"In no uncertain terms am I supporting what Donald Sterling said, or his position," Cuban said. "He's obviously racist, he's obviously bigoted. And in this day and age when you're in the public eye, you've got to be damn careful - if that's your position and that's unfortunately where you're at - you better be damn careful what you say, even in the privacy of your own home.

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 Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, who is also engaged to Knicks president Phil Jackson, expresses full confidence in NBA commish Adam Silver to handle the Donald Sterling mess.

"But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that."

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, on the other hand, made it clear in an interview with the Houston Chronicle that he wanted Sterling to be forced out of the league. Alexander also interpreted the NBA constitution to not allow the commissioner to have the power to remove an owner except for gambling, but said he suggested to Silver that all the Clippers players be given the option to become free agents after this season, which would be a way to force Sterling out of the league.

"This kind of behavior can't be allowed in the NBA by owners, players or anybody," Alexander said. "This guy has no place in the family of the NBA. Whatever it takes, we have to make sure this kind of event never happens again."

Jeanie Buss, whose family owns the Lakers, said: "The comments and sentiments expressed on the tape are reprehensible and disturbing, and certainly are the opposite of how the Lakers feel about the league's players and fans. I have full confidence that Adam Silver and the NBA will handle this situation appropriately."

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Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert issued a strongly worded statement as well: "It is shocking that anyone could hold the kind of offensive and feeble-minded views that are being attributed allegedly to the Clippers owner, Donald Sterling," Gilbert said in the statement. "The diverse staff members of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise are united in encouraging commissioner Silver and the NBA to respond with swift and appropriate action consistent with a strong zero tolerance approach to this type of reprehensible behavior."

"We trust (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver to handle this matter swiftly and properly, but let me state without reservation: There is no place for prejudice or intolerance in our league, or anywhere else," Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "That's not a debatable point. It's a first principle."

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen said: "The kind of statements attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling, if true, are abhorrent, and not acceptable for the owner of an NBA franchise or anyone in professional sports. We at the Trail Blazers reject any and all such sentiments, and believe NBA leadership should take swift and impactful action in this case."

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2014 Primaries Listed

http://www.rollcall.com/news/cheat_sheet_house_and_senate_primaries_in_may-232514-1.html?ET=rollcall:e17685:153191a:&st=email&pos=epm

Cheat Sheet: House and Senate Primaries in May

• By Emily Cahn
• April 29, 2014, 11:52 a.m.

 

McConnell faces a primary challenge in late May. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Primary season for the midterms begins in earnest in May, when voters head to the polls for some of this cycle’s marquee House and Senate contests.

By the end of next month, parties will know whether Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell survived a GOP primary in Kentucky (likely), whether Sen. Kay Hagan will face a top GOP opponent in North Carolina (increasingly likely), and whether Georgia Republicans are on track to get a choice nominee for Senate (probable, but who knows?).

And that’s just the top of the ticket. There are several other primary contests further down the ballot.

This is Roll Call’s one-stop shop for primaries in May, including top races, dates and poll closing times. Bookmark this post, and check out the At the Races blog for live results and commentary on every congressional primary next month.

May 6
Indiana: The Hoosier State won’t play host to any high-stakes congressional primaries this cycle. Polls close at 7 p.m. EST.

North Carolina: The Tar Heel State features this day’s most interesting primaries. Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EST.

• State Speaker Thom Tillis, the front-runner in a crowded GOP Senate primary, will see whether he gets the party’s nomination or must face a runoff in July.
• Longtime Republican Rep. Walter B. Jones faces a primary challenge from political consultant Taylor Griffin.
• The retirements of Reps. Howard Coble, a Republican, and Mike McIntyre, a Democrat, sparked two open-seat races, both of which feature competitive GOP primaries.
• Former Rep. Melvin Watt’s appointment to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency prompted a crowded primary in the heavily Democratic 12th District.
• “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken is battling former state Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco for the Democratic nomination in the 2nd District. The race took a turn for the negative, when Crisco began airing an attack ad on Aiken’s attendance to a commission he was appointed to by then-President George W. Bush. Whomever emerges from that primary will be the underdog to take on GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers.

Ohio: There’s not much congressional primary action in the Buckeye State this cycle. Freshman Republican Rep. David Joyce faces a primary from state Rep. Matt Lynch in the 14th District. Speaker John A. Boehner also faces some minor opposition within his own party. Operatives on both sides expect these Republicans to cruise to primary victory. Polls close at 7:30 p.m.

May 13
Nebraska: There’s a competitive GOP primary for the open Senate seat in the Cornhusker State — and the results will likely to determine the state’s next senator. Midland University President Ben Sasse and former state Treasurer Shane Osborn are the two leading contenders fighting for the nomination. Last polls close at 9 p.m. EST.

• By Emily Cahn
• April 29, 2014, 11:52 a.m.

West Virginia: West Virginia will feature number of competitive races in 2014. But the open 2nd District contest to replace Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, who is running for Senate, will host the most primary action. Former Maryland GOP Chair Alex Mooney is running a solid campaign but faces a challenge from former U.S. International Trade Commissioner Charlotte Lane, among other Republicans. The winner from that primary will face likely Democratic nominee Nick Casey, the former West Virginia Democratic Party chair. The 2nd District race is rated a Leans Republican contest by Rothenberg political Report/Roll Call. Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EST.

May 20
Arkansas: There are two open House seats — in the 2nd and 4th districts — in the Land of Opportunity. In the primaries for both races, if candidates do not receive a majority of the vote, there will be a runoff on June 10. Polls close at 8:30 p.m. EST.

• In the 2nd District, state Rep. Ann Clemmer and banker French Hill are vying for the GOP nomination. The winner will face the likely Democratic nominee, Patrick Henry Hays, the former mayor of North Little Rock whom Democrats tout as a top recruit.
• In the 4th District, state House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman and energy executive Tommy Moll are seeking the GOP nomination. The winner of that contest will face the likely Democratic nominee, James Lee Witt, a former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Georgia: There are several wide-open primaries in the Peach State. Look for many of them to head to a July 22 runoff, which is triggered when no candidate receives at least a majority of the vote. Polls close at 7 p.m. EST.

• Political observers will have their eyes on the competitive GOP primary for the open Senate seat — the results of which will determine how competitive this race will be in November. Three House members are vying for that Senate seat, creating three open and unpredictable House contests down ballot.
• The races to replace Reps. Jack Kingston, Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey in the 1st, 10th and 11th districts, respectively, are some of the hardest races to handicap on the entire midterm map this cycle. At least six candidates are vying for the GOP nomination in each of these safe Republican seats, including the son of a former congressman and former Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga. None of the candidates are raising very much money. And due to the large number of candidates in each contest, built-in geographical bases are often diluted. Runoffs are almost assured in each of the three primaries, and political operatives can give a scenario for any of the nearly two-dozen candidates running in these three races to advance.
• A handful of Republicans are also running for the chance to take on Democratic Rep. John Barrow in the 12th District.
• A popular sheriff is trying to oust Rep. Hank Johnson in a Democratic primary in the 4th District.

Idaho: One of the marquee battles between the tea party and business-oriented Republican groups will take place here on primary day, when attorney Bryan Smith and Rep. Mike Simpson face off. Last polls close at 11 p.m. EST. 

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FEDS FINDING WAYS TO END FREE SPEECH

http://mobile.wnd.com/2014/04/big-chill-feds-want-to-scour-net-media-for-hate-speech/

BIG CHILL: FEDS WANT TO SCOUR NET, MEDIA FOR 'HATE SPEECH'

If two Democratic lawmakers have their way, Barack Obama’s Justice Department will submit a report for action against any Internet sites, broadcast, cable television or radio shows determined to be advocating or encouraging “violent acts.”

This according to the text of a new bill from Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

The Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 “would create an updated comprehensive report examining the role of the Internet and other telecommunications in encouraging hate crimes based on gender, race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation and create recommendations to address such crimes,” stated a news release from Markey’s office.

The one-page bill, reviewed by WND, calls for the Justice Department and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to “analyze information on the use of telecommunications, including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media, to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate.”

The bill does not define which actions by broadcasters would be considered to have encouraged violence, seemingly leaving that open to interpretation.

Once the report is compiled, the bill calls for “any recommendations” for action “consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States” that is determined to be an “appropriate and necessary” way to address the purported encouragement of violent acts.

The Boston Herald took issue with the bill, calling it “frankly chilling” that Markey is seeking to “empower an obscure federal agency to begin scouring the Internet, TV and radio for speech it finds threatening.”

“Perhaps he could crack a briefing book on the crisis in Ukraine rather than looking for his own extra-constitutional methods of punishing speech he finds unacceptable,” added the Herald editorial.

With additional research by Joshua Klein.

THE MARK

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/the-mark-scientist-claims-human-microchip-implants-will-become-not-optional_04242014

The Mark: Scientist Claims Human Microchip Implants Will Become “Not Optional”

And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.…

Revelations 13:16-17

Technologies designed specifically to track and monitor human beings have been in development for at least two decades.

In the virtual realm, software programs are now capable of watching us in real time, going so far as to make predictions about our future behaviors and sending alerts to the appropriate monitoring station depending on how a computer algorithm flags your activities. That is in and of itself a scary proposition.

What may be even scarier, however, is what’s happening in the physical realm. According to researches working on human-embedded microchips it’s only a matter of time before these systems achieve widespread acceptance.

Chances are you’re carrying a couple of RFID microchips now. And if you are, they’re sending out a 15-digit number that identifies you. That number can be picked up by what’s called an ISO compliant scanner. And they’re everywhere, too.

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It’s not possible to interact with society in a meaningful way by not having a mobile phone. I think human implants are likely to go along a very similar route. It would be such a disadvantage to not have the implant that it essentially becomes not optional.

Video Report:

(Watch at The Age)

Your initial reaction to this idea may be one of disbelief. There’s no way society would accept such a device. Why would anyone want to implant this in their body?

Consider for a moment where we are right now. For decades Americans rejected the notion that they would submit to being tracked or recorded.

Yet, just about every American now carries a mobile phone. They’re so prevalent, in fact, that many consider it a “right,” prompting the government to actually provide subsidies to those who can’t afford one on their own.

Embedded in every one of those phones is an RFID chip that can track our every movement via GPS or cell tower triangulation. Moreover, those microphones and cameras that come standard on every phone can be remotely activated by law enforcement surveillance systems, a capability that has existed since the early 2000′s.

But as intrusive as these devices are, they are accepted as the norm by billions of people world wide. Not only that, but no one had to “force” them on us. We are, it seems, the masters of our own enslavement. And we pay top dollar to have the best tracking device money can buy!

Granted, one can simply disconnect from “the grid” by throwing away their cell phone. But, the direction these new monitoring technologies are moving coupled with continued government expansion of surveillance suggests that microchip RFID technology will eventually be non-voluntary.

Michael Snyder of The Truth Wins asks What will you do when you can no longer buy or sell without submitting to biometric identification?

This technology is going to keep spreading, and it is going to become harder and harder to avoid it.

And it is easy to imagine what a tyrannical government could do with this kind of technology.  If it wanted to, it could use it to literally track the movements and behavior of everyone.

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And one day, this kind of technology will likely be so pervasive that you won’t be able to open a bank account, get a credit card or even buy anything without having either your hand or your face scanned first.

It’s difficult to imagine a populace that will freely submit to such digital bondage. But as has been the case with the degradation of personal privacy and rights in America, be assured it won’t simply become law over night.

First, the technologies will need to be generally accepted by society. It’ll start with real-time consumer based products like Google Glass. The older generations may reject it, but in a couple of years you can bet that tens of millions of kids, teens and younger adults will be roaming the streets while sporting cool shades, interactive web surfing and the capability to record everything around them and upload it to the internet instantly.

Next, as we’re already seeing from early adopters, RFID chips will be voluntarily implanted under our skin for everything from access to high security buildings to grocery store purchases.

Eventually, once the concept is generally accepted by the majority, it will become our new “social security number.”

To gain access to official services, you’ll need to be a verified human. Without verification you won’t even be able to purchase a six pack of beer, let alone get medical care or a driver’s license.

Whether we like it or not this is the future. Every purchase you make and every step you take will be tracked by a tiny 15-digit passive microchip, meaning that the only way to “turn it off” will be to physically remove it from your body.

In essence, we’ll soon live in a world of Always On Monitoring.

Our children and grandchildren – at least most of them – will likely not only submit to implantation, they’ll gladly pay the costs so that they, too, can “interact with society in a meaningful way.”

Hattip Be Informed

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Cliven Bundy Rides Again, Resurrected From The Ash Heap

"They [the left] can’t win with the facts, with reality, with truth. So they need to create a fog to obscure what’s really taking place on the ground."

http://mobile.wnd.com/2014/04/bundy-times-sting-worse-than-i-thought/#M5vYviX9Xm4CDksD.99

BUNDY-TIMES STING: WORSE THAN I THOUGHT

First of all, let me begin by making an apology to Cliven Bundy.

In a slapdash column yesterday, I gave the New York Times more credit and credibility than it deserved.

I assumed, inappropriately and incorrectly, that the former newspaper of record had actually recounted the words of the Nevada rancher accurately and in context, given that there was an actual recording of the comments.

I was wrong.

After the Times smeared as a rock-ribbed racist through the use of selective quotes the new hero of resistance to tyranny in America, there was a new development: The video recording of the actual remarks emerged.

To say the New York Times bent over backwards to make Bundy look like an unregenerate bigot would be an understatement. I suggest you view the video for yourself at the end of this column. Does he seem like a hater to you? Or does he actually sound like a man with compassion for blacks who have been systematically abused by a new plantation mentality imposed by government dependence?

I did get one thing right, however. I explained it wasn’t really Bundy the New York Times was out to get. It was his supporters – especially elected officials who denounced the heavy-handed and militaristic way the Bureau of Land Management went after Bundy and his family.

It’s called guilt by association – something “progressives” formerly denounced. But, in this case, there was nothing to feel guilty about, because Bundy didn’t say anything racist.

Meanwhile, the guy who I suspect is the mastermind of the efforts by government to make an example of Cliven Bundy yesterday showed his own hand.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on all of his “progressive” friends to form a “united front” against Bundy.

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For those of you untrained in the tactical and strategic arts of the totalitarian left, let me explain that terminology. “United front” has special meaning to only one group – communists. If you doubt what I, a former commie, have to say about it, just Google the term. See for yourself. What Harry Reid’s use of this term suggests is the left considers Cliven Bundy and all those rallying around his cause to be the most important target of the day. The “progressives” are apoplectic about this showdown in the desert. After all, they are supposed to be the champions of hardworking people. The government is supposed to be the friend and savior of working people. Yet, what Cliven Bundy has done, using “progressive” terminology, is to “heighten the contradictions” of socialist reality.

Therefore, as the left often concludes in such cases, he must be destroyed.

That’s why Harry Reid calls him a “domestic terrorist.” That’s why Harry Reid calls for a “united front” against this simple, seemingly powerless rancher. That’s why Harry Reid strangely said after the standoff in the desert was defused, “It’s not over.”

The left has big plans for Cliven Bundy.

The left sees Bundy as a real threat.

And I suspect that’s why the official mouthpiece of the establishment left – the New York Times – jeopardized what’s left of its own reputation by misconstruing and misrepresenting Bundy’s remarks.

He’s that dangerous!

That’s why it was so important to demonize him as a “racist.” They want to use him as a dividing point: Line up behind the “racist” or against him. That’s the strategy – even though race is not even an issue in the controversy Bundy started by merely doing what his family has been doing in the Nevada desert for over 100 years.

Do you get it?

He’s a symbol. For some of us he’s a symbol of a fight against encroaching tyranny. For others he’s a symbol of resistance to achieving their socialist panacea.

It’s the old divide-and-conquer strategy.

They can’t win with the facts, with reality, with truth. So they need to create a fog to obscure what’s really taking place on the ground.

Unedited video of Cliven Bundy:

Edited video of Cliven Bundy:

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GLENN BECKMATMLIBERTY UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

http://www.glennbeck.com/2014/04/25/watch-glenn-delivers-keynote-address-at-liberty-university-convocation/

WATCH: Glenn delivers keynote address at Liberty University convocation

Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:31 PM EDT

UPDATE: Watch Glenn’s entire speech below:

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Original story below:

Glenn broadcasted Friday’s radio program from Liberty University in Virginia because he was invited to speak the school’s convocation. He admitted he had written and re-written his speech several times over the last couple of days, and he ultimately decided to bring along a few historical artifacts from his collection to illustrate how times are changing.

“I got up this morning, and I thought, ‘Who am I to speak today,’” Glenn said on radio this morning. “But as I got here last night – and I brought a whole bunch of stuff to share with them – I kind of changed the direction this morning… But it is really pretty much the same conversation that I had with my daughter yesterday at lunch… I told her, you know, the seasons are changing, and we just have to know who we are. And we have to know who we serve. And we have to know who has the answers. And it’s not the guys in the long robes.”

Glenn took that stage around 10:30am ET, and his radio program and TheBlaze TV carried a portion of the address. While video of the full speech will be available on GlennBeck.com later Friday afternoon, below is a highlight:

To begin, Glenn explained that Friday’s graduates are “entering a time unlike anything America or the world as ever seen. While the possibilities are truly endless, it will be more necessary than ever to enter the world firmly rooted in principle.

“The times are changing, and if we are going to rebuild our nation and keep people free, then we have to look at the source… And the more political answers that we try to find, the more lost in darkness we become. The more we try to find the answers through science, through technology, the more lost we become,” Glenn told the crowd. “The answers are quiet, the answers are simple. And the answers are here. I brought some things with me that I want to show you.”

Two of the things Glenn brought with him were the personal Bibles of King Louie XV of France and King George III of England. Both books were in pristine condition – as though they had never been opened.

“If you look through this, it is absolutely perfect. I don’t think the pages were ever turned,” Glenn said. “What do your scriptures look like? Will someday somebody say, ‘This was my this is my sister’s scriptures. Look, they are in perfect condition,’ or will they have been pored over, dog-eared, written in? That tells the story of your life and your path. This is what freed the world. And this came at a great price.”

The graduates at Liberty University today are entering a less than perfect world, and Glenn encouraged the young men and women gathered in the room to be prepared.

“I am asking you: What is it that you believe? Are you willing to give your life? It’s real. This is not a textbook. Your classes are over. Life is about to begin. And it’s real. What are you willing to do? What is it that means something to you,” Glenn asked. “Expect miracles in your lifetime. Live in such a way that you can demand miracles, expect miracles, call down miracles. And then when they happen, pronounce them, declare them, never be shy. No matter how small or how big, don’t explain it away. That is the awesome power of Jesus Christ and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

BLACK MARINE ASKS GOOD QUESTIONS

...meanwhile, back on the Bundy  ranch....

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/04/132699-black-marines-letter-refutes-left-wing-media-narrative-cliven-bundy-racist/

Black Marine’s Letter Refutes Left-Wing Media Narrative that Cliven Bundy is a ‘Racist’

While Rand Paul, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck have rightfully distanced themselves from Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s racially bigoted comments (see Kira Davis’ sassy video for the difference with “racism”), there are still some standing up for the principle on which they sided with Bundy over the government’s bullies to begin with.

This letter via the great Kevin Jackson comes from a black Marine going by the name of Charlie Delta:

The media distorts information to the point of social division. This is a photo of myself and the resilient, often charismatic, and maybe not so tactful Cliven Bundy. He’s a cowboy and a helluva family man, not an orator.

One thing he definitely isn’t – a racist. I found his comments to not only be NOT racist, but his own view of his experiences. Who the heck are we to determine another man’s perspective on the world around him?! Just because Picasso’s view of the world was abstract, does it negate the fact that his art was genuine?

Furthermore, if you take the time to do your own research, you’ll find that his statements about some black Americans actually hold weight. He posed a hypothetical question. He said, “I wonder IF” … Hell, I’m black and I often wonder about the same about the decline of the black family.

Bottom line is that we are all slaves in this waning republic, no matter our skin color. Mr. Bundy could have used any racial demographic as an example: Native Americans on reservations, whites in trailer parks, etc. He noticed the crippling effects of receiving government “assistance” and the long term result of accepting handouts.

It’s not progress at all. I challenge Sean Hannity, Rand Paul, and others to read my comment and reconsider their position in this matter. Individual liberties are at stake here, yours and mine. THAT is the issue.

Don’t let the liberal media and ignoramuses like Glenn Beck and that weasel Harry Reid make you lose sight of the real issue here: The federal government is a burgeoning behemoth and a bully on a once constitutional playground.I sincerely hope you real patriots out there who can see through the smoke.

Semper Fidelis

Whatever Bundy’s ignorant views on race issues, that doesn’t change the matter at hand – and that’s liberty.

Chicago Public Schools Now Phoning Home to Make Sure Kids Are Signed Up for Welfare

H/T The Black Sphere

DINEAH D'SOUZA'S "America:

http://www.dineshdsouza.com/archives/news/hollywood-reporter-bill-ayers-noam-chomsky-dsouzas-new-film/?awt_l=FT20o&awt_m=3WS0TXhiSPwlaFn

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: BILL AYERS, NOAM CHOMSKY IN D’SOUZA’S NEW FILM

Originally posted at The Hollywood Reporter.

he follow-up to “2016: Obama’s America” will feature several prominent progressives, including Alan Dershowitz and Charles Truxillo, airing controversial opinions.

Dinesh D’Souza will let several prominent liberal thinkers have their say in his follow-up documentary to 2016: Obama’s America. The conservative filmmaker told The Hollywood Reporter that the documentary, America, will feature the commentary of Alan Dershowitz, Noam Chomsky, Bill Ayers, Michael Eric Dyson and Charles Truxillo.

“In 2016 we let President Obama’s voice be heard — literally,” D’Souza tells THR. “With America, we also wanted to hear directly the voices of America’s biggest critics. The conservative answer to offensive speech has always been not to silence it but to listen carefully, consider what’s been said and offer more speech. I was delighted that some of the smartest progressives in America agreed to sit down with me.”

D’Souza wouldn’t name the prominent liberals who declined his request to appear in the film, nor would he disclose what is said by those who do appear, beyond Charles Truxillo’s comments, seen in a video below.

The filmmaker is under indictment for violating campaign finance laws for allegedly using straw donors in order to give more money to a U.S. Senate campaign than legally allowed. His trial begins May 19, but he says his legal problems will not delay the release ofAmerica.

Several prominent people, including Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, have said that D’Souza is being targeted by political operatives who were upset with 2016, an unflattering look at Barack Obama that used lots of audio and video of the president. The movie also included an interview with George Obama, the president’s half brother in Kenya.

In video of America obtained by THR, Truxillo --  a professor of Chicano studies at the University of New Mexico and a leading voice on the far left on the topic of immigration — airs several provocative opinions.  In the film, he argues in favor of “North America confederating with Mexico in a country that will be predominantly Latino and Hispanic.”

Truxillo also tells D’Souza that Mexican immigrants have no desire to become like “the white brats in the mall” and adds: “I like the things the Americans have. Who doesn’t? But I don’t necessarily want to be part of their culture. I don’t want to end up in the world of Roseanne Barr.”

As for the other progressive thinkers, Dershowitz is one of the country’s most famous attorneys. Clients of the outspoken liberal have included Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson. His representation of accused murderer Claus von Bulow was the subject of Reversal of Fortune, an Oscar-winning 1990 film in which deceased actor Ron Silver plays Dershowitz.

Noam Chomsky, a philosopher-scientist and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of the most  regarded thinkers on the American left. Eric Dyson is a writer, radio host, television pundit and professor of sociology at Georgetown University.

Perhaps the most controversial of the group is Ayers, who co-founded the Weather Underground in 1969. The self-described “Communist revolutionary” group bombed New York City Police Department headquarters in 1970, the U.S. Capitol building in 1971 and the Pentagon in 1972.

Ayers, a retired professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, rose to renewed prominence in 2008 when various media revealed he had a friendly relationship with Obama, who was running for his first term as president. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin famously said that Obama was “palling around with terrorists,” a reference to Ayers.

Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.

D’Souza’s new book on the role of America in the world is now available for pre-order, and the trailer for his upcoming film, America, was just released. Sign this petition to demand America in your city.

The United States and countries in Europe are upset because they can't have their way on abortion and homosexuality at UN

http://onenewsnow.com/culture/2014/04/23/left-steamed-its-agenda-items-continue-to-be-rejected-at-un#.U1j2H3i9LCQ

Left 'steamed' its agenda items continue to be rejected at U.N.

The United States and countries in Europe are upset because they can't have their way on abortion and homosexuality at the United Nations conferences.

The United Nations recently wrapped up two major meetings, with conservative nations and people of faith winning the day. Austin Ruse of C-FAM tells OneNewsNow the proponents of abortion, contraception, and homosexuality walked away empty-handed after repeated efforts.

"Delegations from all over the world have started rejecting the advance on language that is desired by the Left," he explains. "They wanted language on sexual rights, for instance; it was defeated. They wanted language on sexual orientation and gender identity – also defeated. They wanted language on reproductive rights – also defeated."

Ruse says European countries and the United States have a lot of clout and often gain victory because of it.

"But lately they haven't and they're steamed," he says. "They're angry. They express their anger at the conferences. This last conference ended at 5 a.m. and folks from the U.N. Population Fund and the U.S. delegation were visibly agitated that they lost."

But Ruse stresses that doesn't mean they will go away. He points out that portions of the Left's agenda have been before the United Nations for two decades or more – and they continue to return to try and weaken the opposition.

UKRAINE: WHAT IS REALLY AT STAKE?

Newt Gimgrich gives a sobering yet very academic and historical overview of what is and has taken place in the Ukraine in relationship to RUSSIA and the former Soviet Union. This audio history lesson is definitely worth your time. 

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Breakout – Putin’s Chess Game

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In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt discusses the
evolving situation between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin is
methodically attempting to restore the Russian Empire. He has already been
successful, as Crimea, which had been part of Ukraine since 1954, is once again a
part of Russia. However, Putin may not be finished and could be setting his sights on
Eastern Ukraine, which would have devastating results for the region if he decides to
act militarily.

For more on Breakout, tune in to this podcast each week, and read Newt’s new book,
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Agenda 21: The BLM Land Grabbing Endgame

http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/04/agenda-21-blm-land-grabbing-endgame/

Why is the federal government so obsessed with grabbing more land? After all, the federal government already owns more than 40 percent of the land in 9 different U.S. states.  Why are federal bureaucrats so determined to grab even more? Well, the truth is that this all becomes much clearer once you understand that there is a very twisted philosophy behind what they are doing. It is commonly known as “Agenda 21″, although many names and labels are used for this particular philosophy. Basically, those that hold to this form of radical environmentalism believe that humanity is utterly destroying the planet, and therefore the goal should be to create a world where literally everything that we do is tightly monitored and controlled by control freak bureaucrats in the name of “sustainable development”. In their vision of the future, the human population will be greatly reduced and human activity will be limited to strictly regulated urban areas and travel corridors. The rest of the planet will be left to nature. To achieve this goal, a massive transfer of land from private landowners to the federal government will be necessary.

So the conflict between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the BLM is really just the tip of the iceberg. The reality is that the BLM has their eyes on much bigger prizes.

For example, Breitbart is reporting that the BLM is looking at grabbing 90,000 privately-held acres along the Texas/Oklahoma border…

After the recent Bundy Ranch episode by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Texans are becoming more concerned about the BLM’s focus on 90,000 acres along a 116 mile stretch of the Texas/Oklahoma boundary. The BLM is reviewing the possible federal takeover and ownership of privately-held lands which have been deeded property for generations of Texas landowners.

Sid Miller, former Texas State Representative and Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, has since made the matter a campaign issue to Breitbart Texas.

“In Texas,” Miller says, “the BLM is attempting a repeat of an action taken over 30 years ago along the Red River when Tommy Henderson lost a federal lawsuit. The Bureau of Land Management took 140 acres of his property and didn’t pay him one cent.”

Needless to say, officials down in Texas are not pleased about this. In fact, just check out what the attorney general of Texas is saying…

Gen. Abbott sent a strongly-worded letter to BLM Director Neil Kornze, asking for answers to a series of questions related to the potential land grab.

“I am deeply concerned about the notion that the Bureau of Land Management believes the federal government has the authority to swoop in and take land that has been owned and cultivated by Texas landowners for generations,” General Abbott wrote. “The BLM’s newly asserted claims to land along the Red River threaten to upset long-settled private property rights and undermine fundamental principles—including the rule of law—that form the foundation of our democracy. Yet, the BLM has failed to disclose either its full intentions or the legal justification for its proposed actions. Decisions of this magnitude must not be made inside a bureaucratic black box.”

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart Texas, General Abbott said, “This is the latest line of attack by the Obama Administration where it seems like they have a complete disregard for the rule of law in this country …And now they’ve crossed the line quite literally by coming into the State of Texas and trying to claim Texas land as federal land. And, as the Attorney General of Texas I am not going to allow this.”

Does the federal government actually need more land?

As I mentioned above, the feds already own more than 40 percent of the land in 9 different U.S. states…

Nevada: 84.5 percent
Alaska: 69.1 percent
Utah: 57.4 percent
Oregon: 53.1 percent
Idaho: 50.2 percent
Arizona: 48.1 percent
California: 45.3 percent
Wyoming: 42.4 percent
New Mexico: 41.8 percent

The federal government does not need more land. But there is an obsession to grab more so that the dictates of Agenda 21 can be implemented.

The map that I have posted below is a simulation of what the endgame of Agenda 21 might look like. If these radical environmentalists get their way, the only areas that will be allocated for normal human use will be the areas in green…

If you do not go along with the “sustainable development” agenda, you risk being labeled a “threat” to be dealt with.

For example, Senator Harry Reid has used the label “domestic terrorists” to describe those that showed up to support Cliven Bundy at his ranch.

Reid could have used lots of other labels. But he specifically chose to call them terrorists. And considering what the law allows the feds to do to “terrorists”, that is quite chilling.

And don’t think that if you just stay quiet that you won’t get labeled as a “terrorist”. In fact, there is a very good chance that you already fit several government criteria for being a terrorist. Just check out the list below. It comes from my previous article entitled “72 Types Of Americans That Are Considered ‘Potential Terrorists’ In Official Government Documents“…

1. Those that talk about "individual liberties"

2. Those that advocate for states' rights

3. Those that want "to make the world a better place"

4. "The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule"

5. Those that are interested in "defeating the Communists"

6. Those that believe "that the interests of one's own nation are separate from the interests of other nations or the common interest of all nations"

7. Anyone that holds a "political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful, or undesirable"

8. Anyone that possesses an "intolerance toward other religions"

9. Those that "take action to fight against the exploitation of the environment and/or animals"

10. "Anti-Homosexual"

11. "Anti-Immigrant"

12. "Anti-Muslim"

13. "The Patriot Movement"

14. "Opposition to equal rights for homosexuals and lesbians"

15. Members of the Family Research Council

16. Members of the American Family Association 

17. Those that believe that Mexico, Canada and the United States "are secretly planning to merge into a European Union-like entity that will be known as the 'North American Union'"

18. Members of the American Border Patrol/American Patrol

19. Members of the Federation for American Immigration Reform

20. Members of the Tennessee Freedom Coalition

21. Members of the Christian Action Network

22. Anyone that is "opposed to the New World Order"

23. Anyone that is engaged in "conspiracy theorizing"

24. Anyone that is opposed to Agenda 21

25. Anyone that is concerned about FEMA camps

26. Anyone that "fears impending gun control or weapons confiscations"

27. The militia movement

28. The sovereign citizen movement

29. Those that "don't think they should have to pay taxes"

30. Anyone that "complains about bias"

31. Anyone that "believes in government conspiracies to the point of paranoia"

32. Anyone that "is frustrated with mainstream ideologies"

33. Anyone that "visits extremist websites/blogs"

34. Anyone that "establishes website/blog to display extremist views"

35. Anyone that "attends rallies for extremist causes"

36. Anyone that "exhibits extreme religious intolerance"

37. Anyone that "is personally connected with a grievance"

38. Anyone that "suddenly acquires weapons"

39. Anyone that "organizes protests inspired by extremist ideology"

40. "Militia or unorganized militia"

41. "General right-wing extremist"

42. Citizens that have "bumper stickers" that are patriotic or anti-U.N.

43. Those that refer to an "Army of God"

44. Those that are "fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)"

45. Those that are "anti-global"

46. Those that are "suspicious of centralized federal authority"

47. Those that are "reverent of individual liberty"

48. Those that "believe in conspiracy theories"

49. Those that have "a belief that one's personal and/or national 'way of life' is under attack"

50. Those that possess "a belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in paramilitary preparations and training or survivalism"

51. Those that would "impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)"

52. Those that would "insert religion into the political sphere"

53. Anyone that would "seek to politicize religion"

54. Those that have "supported political movements for autonomy"

55. Anyone that is "anti-abortion"

56. Anyone that is "anti-Catholic"

57. Anyone that is "anti-nuclear"

58. "Rightwing extremists"

59. "Returning veterans"

60. Those concerned about "illegal immigration"

61. Those that "believe in the right to bear arms"

62. Anyone that is engaged in "ammunition stockpiling"

63. Anyone that exhibits "fear of Communist regimes" 

64. "Anti-abortion activists"

65. Those that are against illegal immigration

66. Those that talk about "the New World Order" in a "derogatory" manner

67. Those that have a negative view of the United Nations

68. Those that are opposed "to the collection of federal income taxes"

69. Those that supported former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr

70. Those that display the Gadsden Flag ("Don't Tread On Me")

71. Those that believe in "end times" prophecies

72. Evangelical Christians

Do any of those criteria apply to you?

If so, then you are a “potential terrorist” according to the U.S. government.

We live at a time when the federal government is becoming increasingly oppressive. Just consider the following excerpt from a recent article by John W. Whitehead…

It’s not just the Cliven Bundys of the world who are being dealt with in this manner. Don Miller, a 91-year-old antiques collector, recently had his Indiana home raided by the FBI, ostensibly because it might be in the nation’s best interest if the rare and valuable antiques and artifacts Miller had collected over the course of 80 years were cared for by the government. Such tactics carried out by anyone other than the government would be considered grand larceny, and yet the government gets a free pass.

In the same way, the government insists it can carry out all manner of surveillance on us—listen in on our phone calls, read our emails and text messages, track our movements, photograph our license plates, even enter our biometric information into DNA databases—but those who dare to return the favor, even a little, by filming potential police misconduct, get roughed up by the police, arrested, charged with violating various and sundry crimes.

This was not what our founders intended.

Our liberties and freedoms are being eroded a little bit more with each passing day, and most Americans don’t even seem to care.

In the end, we will pay a great price for our apathy.

Source

Take a look at the future of America: The Beginning of the End.

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR COMPARES Black Republicans TO Jewish Nazis

http://freebeacon.com/issues/quinn-campaign-wonders-black-republicans-like-jewish-nazis/

Quinn Campaign Wonders: Black Republicans Like Jewish Nazis?

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D.) / AP

BY: Adam Kredo
April 23, 2014 3:34 pm

Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is in some hot water with the Jewish community after his campaign tweeted—and then quietly deleted—several messages urging backers to read an article comparing black Republican voters to Jews who collaborated with the Nazis.

Chicago Sun Times readers were stunned last week to find that writer Neil Steinberg has penned a column comparing black supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner to Jews who collaborated with the Nazis against their brethren.

“As a general rule, individuals will sell out the interests of their groups in return for personal benefit,” Steinberg wrote in his column, which claimed that Rauner is buying off the black community and its leaders. “It isn’t just a black thing. Jews collaborated with the Nazis during World War II, helping them to round up their own people in the hopes they’d be the last to go.”

Quinn’s camp praised the piece and tweeted it out to supporters several times. The tweets were deleted after local Jewish community officials quietly communicated their outrage to the governor.

“If Rauner is willing to throw his own money away like this, what’s he going to do when he gets his hands on ours?” read one now-deleted tweet from Quinn’s campaign account.

The campaign also retweeted—and then deleted—a missive from Steinberg promoting his piece.

Both tweets were captured by the website Politwoops, which archives political tweets for posterity.

Some in the Chicago Jewish community say that they were outraged by Quinn’s support of the Nazi rhetoric, which was disseminated over Passover, the holiday marking the ancient Jewish people’s release from slavery.

“Coming during Passover just a few days after the [anti-Semitic] shootings in Kansas, this kind of rhetoric was beyond outrageous,” said one local Jewish community insider. “Community leaders immediately contacted the governor’s office and urged retraction.”

Sources say that the heads of several major Jewish organizations personally registered their outrage with Quinn.

Even those in the Chicago political world say they were stunned by the Quinn campaign’s endorsement of the piece.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Democratic official embrace racist rhetoric and Holocaust imagery like Pat Quinn did here,” said one Chicago political strategist. “It’s possible this was a campaign staff mistake—but the buck stops with the governor and he better start vetting every tweet personally going forward.”

Steinberg’s column focused mainly on what he claimed was Republican Rauner’s attempts to court African American community leader Hermene Hartman, who is a well-known publisher.

Steinberg went on to compare Hartman’s relationship with Rauner with those Jews who complied with the Nazis during World War II.

“There is the larger issue here, of Rauner buying not just Hartman but a community,” Steinberg wrote. “Lots of ministers with roofs to repair. I’d like to hear from any black Illinoisan—who’s not in Rauner’s direct employ — who thinks that arrogant rich guy is the man to run the state.”

The Quinn campaign has not officially publicly apologized for promoting the piece or acknowledged deleting its tweets.

The Quinn campaign could not immediately comment because everyone was “in a meeting,” according to a staffer answering phones at Quinn’s campaign office.

BEN CARSON: REJECT PURVEYORS OF DEPENDENCY

CARSON: Blacks must reject purveyors of dependency, victimhood

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/1/carson-outwitting-the-purveyors-of-dependency/?page=all#pagebreak

Divide and conquer is an age-old strategy, effectively used by many in positions of power to ensure that they retain their wealth and authority.

During the dark days of slavery in America, there were many geographic areas where the number of slaves significantly surpassed the number of whites and slave owners.

This occasioned appropriate anxiety for the owners, who cleverly sowed seeds of discord among the different groups of slaves in an attempt to effectively destroy unity. For example, field slaves were told that the house slaves thought of themselves as superior.

This worked in most cases, although there were notable instances of secret cooperation between the slaves to accomplish various goals. It required real wisdom and insight to avoid easy manipulation by the slave owners, who usually used slaves loyal to them to accomplish their nefarious objectives.

In today’s culture, there are political forces that see the descendants of slaves as useful objects for maintaining their positions of wealth and power. By promising to care for their every need, they create dependency.

Frightening those dependents into thinking that they will be abandoned if others are in control, they create loyalty that is undeserved but fierce — loyalty that translates into the real goal: votes. Anything or anyone that threatens this paradigm of victim and protector must be destroyed, lest the victims recognize the deceitfulness of their manipulators and revolt.

The most dangerous people to the modern manipulators are people who have freed themselves from the plantation mentality. They eschew the propaganda of victimhood and advocate for personal responsibility. They see the true compassion of a hand up rather than a handout.

The tragedy is that many “leaders” of the black community succumb to the mesmerizing poison of the controlling elites, who make them feel “cool” and important. I’m sure that some actually realize what is happening, but — like the kids you remember in high school — don’t want to risk being ostracized and expelled from the “in crowd,” and, therefore, remain silent.

It is so important for the black community to realize that there is tremendous strength in unity and that a disagreement on some issues does not have to create animosity. In fact, by engaging in open discussions rather than demonization, a great deal can be learned by all parties.

I am a registered independent, but I have many friends who are Democrats and many who are Republicans. One friend who identifies himself as a Democrat left Alabama at age 16 heading to Boston in search of employment. He accidentally ended up in Hartford, Conn., and worked in a lowly position as a construction aide for a hotel that was being built. This young black man from Birmingham had a strong work ethic and was gifted with common sense.

Today, he not only owns that hotel, but owns many other businesses and is a philanthropist. We do not disagree about most important things, but have some political disagreements, which have no negative impact on our friendship or our ability to work together on joint projects. If someone tried to exploit our differences, we would have a hearty laugh at their expense.

Those who spew venom at black conservatives would do well to read about the lives and philosophies of such luminaries as Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and many others, who refused to subscribe to the victim mentality.

They should make an attempt to understand what it takes to ascend from the lifestyle of Southern sharecroppers to the office of secretary of state of the United States of America.

Perhaps then, they would rally to the side of Condoleezza Rice, who achieved this and much more, including concert pianist. When the black community tolerates a group of liberal Rutgers professors who succeeded in disinviting her to their commencement because she is a black conservative, they embolden the controlling elites and dramatically minimize accomplishments that any ethnic group should be proud of.

We must fight for the precious hearts and souls of all of our young people. We have to give them the “can-do” attitude that characterized the rapid ascension of America. We must defang the dividers by ignoring them and thinking for ourselves.

I wish that those who are the haters and manipulators would take a moment to examine their hearts and motives. I hope they will think about using their intellectual talents for good.

They would be wise to ask themselves this question: How much good did being one of the cool guys in high school do in the long run? Let us all give honor to the concepts of hard work, integrity, kindness, compassion, personal responsibility, family values, and faith in and obedience to God.

Many people from all backgrounds gave up their freedom, their blood and even their lives to provide a life of liberty and dignity for those trapped by the chains of legal discrimination and hatred.

We must not allow their sacrifice to become meaningless by allowing “do-gooders” to replace the chains of overt racism with the new chains of dependency, low expectations, victimhood and misdirected anger.

Let’s use our God-given wisdom to outwit the purveyors of division and deceit. Let’s be loyal to the correct values and principles, regardless of the short-term personal cost. The long-term benefits will be well worth it.

Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and author of the forthcoming “One Nation” (Sentinel, May 20).